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.
Depends on your use-case. If you want to use GPIO and other low level features, yes the Pi is faster to get going, if you’re just using ir for a NAS/storage then a board like that will work out of the box.
At which point you’re better off with a mini pc.
I totally agree with you there. https://lemmy.world/comment/5500098:
I even went further on GPIOs and low level electronics here https://lemmy.world/comment/5500638:
This is the problem I see with these “high end pi” systems. The benefit of the RPI is low-cost and small form factor along with the GPIO.
When you start to get too expensive you compete with more capable systems in the same price range.
Well, it always depends on the use case. And if you think over the use case, maybe other solutions might even be better.