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by hackcasual 1259 days ago
Odroid is my go to low cost SBC. If you just need something like a WiFi connected display/sensor/switch, esp32. I really like the M5stick. Other than that specific projects usually have a list of alternatives which can help. There's a multi board build for Octoprint for example
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I had a pretty bad experience with Odroid. I purchased a home assistant blue, which uses the Odroid N2+ and the USB ports died on it, which is a non-starter since I use Zigbee and Zwave USB sticks. Apparently this issue is not uncommon, and there was no way to get it warrantied or do an RMA.
I had a pretty bad experience with a Sandisk branded "Industrial" SD I purchased directly from Odroid (they put their sticker on it, partitioned it then added the payloads) as died within 1 year of very very low use.

I'm wondering if it was a real Sandisk.

Since I got about 10 at the same time it sucks: I'd have to individually test them before entrusting any of these with any data.

That's good to know. I've used them in the past for embedded vision for FIRST robotics. I was actually thinking about getting the N2+ to replace my Rpi4 for HA, but might just go with a NUC.