The Banana Pi BPI-M7 single board computer is equipped with up to 32GB RAM and 128GB eMMC flash, and features an M.2 2280 socket for one NVMe SSD, three display interfaces (HDMI, USB-C, MIPI DSI), two camera connectors, dual 2.5GbE, WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2, a few USB ports, and a 40-pin GPIO header for expansion.

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    11 months ago

    There aren’t really any reasons to avoid it. There are certainly reasons to choose an alternative product, namely the complete unavailability of 4B and 5 boards. My biggest issue so far is that the alternatives offer features that I don’t want, or have a price that’s way too high for a SBC

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      11 months ago

      Straight up some of those single board computers cost so much that I’ve just considered getting an old mini office PC

      They’re really capable and can be had for like $100

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        11 months ago

        Yeah, unless you need the GPIO or the lower power consumption of a Pi, mini PCs are better for 90% of the projects people use single board computers for. Plus you usually get upgradable ram, and more-resilient storage.

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          Last time I needed IO pins for a project I ended going with a circuit python compatible board

          I think I went with a Qt Py with an esp32, it was like $15, has native type C, and was really easy to work with

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      11 months ago

      namely the complete unavailability of 4B and 5 boards

      Is unavailability still an issue? My local computer store always has a lot in stock of them in stock these days.

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        11 months ago

        Considering the 5 isn’t even being sold yet, I question the validity of your anecdote. The 3B and 4/4B are still hit or miss as far as stock goes. I just bought a 3B from Digikey and it’s the first I’ve seen them in stock since before COVID though it’s not as if I’ve been checking rpilocator daily for updates.