• LinuxGizmos coverage
• Product page
• Processor — Snapdragon 410 (4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.2GHz); Adreno 306 GPU
• Memory — 1GB LPDDR3 RAM; 8GB eMMC
• Price — $75

Built by Arrow Electronics, Qualcomm’s 96Boards CE compliant DragonBoard 410c was one of the first 64-bit ARM hacker SBCs. The DragonBoard 410c showcases Qualcomm’s quad-core, Cortex-A53 Snapdragon 410 SoC. At 85 x 54mm, the SBC is about the same size as the Raspberry Pi, but offers 96Boards-compliant, 40-pin low-speed and 60-pin high-speed connectors. There’s no Ethernet port, but you get WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, HDMI, microSD, and three USB ports. The SBC supports Android 5.1, Debian 8.0, and Windows 10 IoT Core. According to CNXSoft, Arrow and Qualcomm are prepping a DragonBoard 600c 96Boards CE board built around the quad-core, Cortex-A15-like Snapdragon 600.

• Company/project — Firefly
• Product page
• Processor — Rockchip RK3128 (4x Cortex-A7 @ 1.3GHz); Mali-400 MP2 GPU
• Memory — 1GB or 2GB LPDDR2 RAM; 8GB NAND flash (eMMC on FirePrimeS+)
• Price — $99 (1GB) or $119 (2GB on S+)

The Firefly’s FirePrime is a cheaper alternative to the Firefly-RK3288 (see below), as it dual boots Android and Ubuntu on a slower quad-core -A7 Rockchip, and offers half the RAM and flash. The sandwich-style, COM/baseboard device includes GbE, WiFi, Bluetooth, HDMI, MIPI-DSI, MIPI-CSI, SPDIF, analog audio, LVDS, IR, and CVBS. The 117 x 85mm boardset offers four USB host ports, a micro-USB OTG port, and dual 42-pin expansion connectors. A FirePrimeS+ SBC appears to be identical except that it doubles RAM to 2GB and switches from NAND to eMMC flash.

• Company/project — Firefly
• Product page
• Processor — Rockchip RK3288 (4x Cortex-A17 @ 1.8GHz); Mali-T760 GPU
• Memory — 2GB DDR3 RAM with 16GB eMMC (4GB DDR3 RAM and 32GB eMMC on Plus model)
• Price — $159 ($229 for Plus)

The Firefly-RK3288 dual boots Ubuntu and Android on a 1.8GHz, quad-core Cortex-A17 SoC. The 118 x 85mm board’s HDMI 2.0 port can output up to [email protected] video, says Firefly, a spinoff of T-Chip Technology Co. The board offers dual-band 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0, a GbE port, and three USB ports. The SBC is further equipped with VGA, LVDS, eDP, MIPI-DSI, MIPI-CSI, SPDIF, serial debug, and IR connections. Additional I/O is available via dual 42-pin connectors. A “Plus” version doubles the RAM and flash.

• Company/project — Firefly
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• Processor — Rockchip RK3288 (4x Cortex-A17 @ 1.8GHz); Mali-T760 GPU
• Memory — 2GB DDR3 RAM; 16GB eMMC
• Price — $189

The Firefly-RK3288 Reload has the same processors and OS support as the Firefly-RK3288, but is recast as a sandwich-style COM-and-carrier product. The 178 x 117mm carrier connects to an 82 x 60mm COM via a 314-pin MXM connector. The Reload provides all the features of the original, and adds a second HDMI output (1.4), a new HDMI input, and a second DVP camera interface, but only for a 5-megapixel camera instead of 13MP. The Reload also adds a SATA port, a third USB host port, a micro-USB OTG port, and 100 new expansion pins, for a total of 184.

• Company/project — Intel
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• Processor — Intel Quark X1000 (1x Pentium-compatible @ 400MHz)
• Memory — 256MB DRAM
• Price — $56

The price of the Linux-ready Galileo Gen 2 dropped last year, but has since risen to a low of $56 at Arrow’s Verical subsidiary. Intel’s second-generation Galileo offers the same Quark processor, memory, and Arduino compatibility as the original, but supplies minor updates to USB, PWMs, and GPIOs. It also adds optional 12V PoE (Power-over-Ethernet) support.

• Company/project — AMD, GizmoSphere.org, SemiconductorStore.com
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• Processor — AMD G-Series GX210HA SoC (2x x86 @ 1GHz); Radeon HD 800 graphics
• Memory — 1GB DDR3 SDRAM
• Price — $189

AMD-backed GizmoSphere.org’s Gizmo 2 swaps out the G-Series APU found on the original Gizmo board for a faster G-Series SoC model. The SBC also adds HDMI, microSD, mSATA, and USB 3.0 ports. The Gizmo 2 ships with Timesys Embedded Linux, but supports other Linux distros, as well as Windows and Minoca OS.

• Company/project — LeMaker
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• Processor — HiSilicon Kirin 6220 (8x Cortex-A53 @ 1.2GHz); Mali 450-MP4 GPU
• Memory — 1GB or 2GB LPDDR3 RAM; 8GB eMMC
• Price — $75 (1GB) or $99 (2GB)

CircuitCo built the original Hikey, which was the flagship SBC for the Linaro-supported 96Boards SBC standard, as well as the first 64-bit ARM hacker board. Availability was sketchy, however, and it’s no longer in stock. Fortunately, there is now a cheaper version from LeMaker sold with 8GB flash. It also adds an optional 2GB of RAM, which you’ll probably want to help keep up with those eight Cortex-A53 cores on the Kirin 6220. The SBC adopts the 85 x 54mm 96Boards Consumer Edition form-factor, featuring a 40-pin low-speed GPIO connector and 60-pin high-speed connector. Features include WiFi, Bluetooth, HDMI and three USB ports. The LeMaker version replaces the earlier DisplayPort with MIPI-DSI. The Linux-oriented board recently received support from the Android Open Source Project, as promised by Linaro in March.

• Company/project — Wandboard.org
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• Processor — NXP i.MX6 UltraLite (1x Cortex-A7 @ 528MHz); WXGA graphics
• Memory — 256MB RAM; 4GB eMMC
• Price — $69

This IoT-oriented, sandwich-style board-set is Wandboard.org’s first new product in years. It runs Google’s lightweight, Android-based Brillo OS on a 528MHz i.MX6 UltraLite housed on a Technexion-built COM that closely resembles the company’s commercial PICO-IMX6UL module. The HobbitBoard offers WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0, as well as Ethernet, dual USB ports, an audio jack, and a PMIC. The COM can be removed and plugged into the 70-pin Hirose socket on an Intel Edison carrier board. When connected to the 100 x 45mm HobbitBoard carrier, the Edison connector remains active. The board also offers a MikroBus socket for Click add-on modules, as well as four board-to-board expansion headers that are identical to those found on the Wandboard. The HobbitBoard is delayed, but it’s up for pre-orders for a low of $69 at ARMkits, with availability in the coming weeks.

• Company/project — SolidRun
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• Processor — NXP i.MX6 Solo, DualLite, Dual, or Quad (1x, 2x, 2x, or 4x Cortex-A9 @ up to 1.2GHz); Vivante 2D/3D GPU
• Memory — Solo (512MB), DualLite and Dual (1GB), and Quad (2GB) DDR3 RAM
• Price — $70 to $130

In launching its high-end HummingBoard-Edge SBC last July, SolidRun reorganized its multi-tier HummingBoard product line into HummingBoard-Base and -Pro editions. These sandwich-style boards are the same as the earlier i1 and i2/i2eX models, except each joins the HummingBoard-Edge in supporting a choice of MicroSOMs based on i.MX6 Solo, DualLite, Dual, and Quad SoCs. The 86 x 55mm boards offer Pi-like ports and layout, as well as a 26-pin connector that is similar to those used on the first-gen Pi models. Both models offer dual USB 2.0 ports, as well as HDMI, MIPI-CSI, and SPDIF audio. As with the other HummingBoard models, the GbE port is limited to 470Mbps due to i.MX6 thresholds.

• Company/project — SolidRun
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• Product page
• Processor — NXP i.MX6 Solo, DualLite, Dual, or Quad (1x, 2x, 2x, or 4x Cortex-A9 @ up to 1.2GHz); Vivante 2D/3D GPU
• Memory — Solo (512MB), DualLite and Dual (1GB), and Quad (2GB) DDR3 RAM
• Price — $85 to $210 (Pro)

The HummingBoard-Pro is identical to the HummingBoard-Base, except that it adds mini-PCIe, mSATA, LVDS, analog audio, RTC, and IR. It also offers two more internal USB headers. Options on both models include microSD slots, a wireless module, a power adapter, and a custom enclosure.

• Company/project — SolidRun
• LinuxGizmos coverage
• Product page
• Processor — NXP i.MX6 Solo, DualLite, Dual, or Quad (1x, 2x, 2x, or 4x Cortex-A9 @ up to 1.2GHz); Vivante 2D/3D GPU
• Memory — Solo (512MB), DualLite and Dual (1GB), and Quad (2GB or 4GB) DDR3 RAM; 4GB eMMC
• Price — $102 to $252

The HummingBoard-Edge is larger (102 x 69mm) than the HummingBoard-Pro, and doubles the USB 2.0 count to four, while adding optional onboard eMMC. It has all the other Pro features, and adds an M.2 slot, a SIM slot, and a MIPI-DSI connector. Other additions include a larger 36-pin GPIO connector and a wide-range 7-36V power supply. As with the Pro, SolidRun offers numerous options including wireless modules, and in the case of the Quad model, which exceeds our $200 limit in the higher configurations, 4GB of RAM.

• Company/project — SolidRun
• LinuxGizmos coverage
• Product page
• Processor — NXP i.MX6 Solo, DualLite, Dual, or Quad (1x, 2x, 2x, or 4x Cortex-A9 @ up to 1.2GHz); Vivante 2D/3D GPU
• Memory — Solo (512MB), DualLite and Dual (1GB), and Quad (2GB or 4GB) DDR3 RAM
• Price — $70 to $235

As the name suggests, the HummingBoard-Gate is designed primarily for IoT gateway duty. The SBC lacks HummingBoard-Edge features like LVDS, analog audio, or eMMC and M.2 storage. Otherwise, it’s almost identical, with the same 102 x 69mm footprint, wide-range 7-36V power supply, mini-PCIe, and optional wireless modules and metal enclosure. Its major new offering is a MikroBus socket that accepts MikroElektronika’s 200-plus Click add-on modules, offering I/O, wireless, sensors, transceivers, displays, encoders, and pushbutton modules.

• Company/project — Inforce Computing
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• Processor — Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 (4x “Krait” cores clocked at 1.7GHz); Adreno 320 GPU; QDSP6V4 DSP
• Memory — 2GB PCDDR3 RAM; 4GB eMMC
• Price — $143

Voted as the most requested board among those we omitted in our May 2015 survey, the Inforce 6410Plus is aimed primarily at the commercial market, but is an open platform that has attracted the maker market. The Plus model that arrived last June updates the original, bringing new robotics and IoT focused features like GPS, MIPI-CSI, MIPI-DSI, a beefier 12V power supply, a slimmer, 16mm profile, and a new 34-pin PAC expansion header. The 100 x 70mm Pico-ITX board continues to run Linux or Android on the quad-core, Cortex-A15-like Snapdragon 600. Inforce has replaced LVDS with dual MIPI-DSI interfaces that join the pre-existing micro-HDMI port. Other features include GbE, microSD, SATA, WiFi, BT, and three USB ports, including an OTG port.

• Company/project — Intel
• LinuxGizmos coverage
• Product page
• Processor — Intel Atom “Tangier” (2x x86 @ 500MHz); Quark coprocessor
• Memory — 1GB LPDDR3 RAM; 4GB eMMC
• Price — $87

The Intel Edison is a COM, not an SBC, but it’s also sold as part of a sandwich-style SBC called the Edison Kit for Arduino. Arduino extensions are also found in many of the specialized Edison hacker kits available from third parties like SeeedStudio (Grove sensors) and DSF Robot. Intel’s Edison Kit for Arduino goes for $87.17 on Eduporium, but costs $110 at Adafruit. The 35.5 x 25mm Edison module mounted on the board runs a Yocto Project Linux build on a 22nm Intel Atom that has been stripped of its HD graphics. The full kit offers WiFi, Bluetooth LE, a microSD slot, and dual micro-USB ports. Other I/O includes an Arduino connector and a 70-pin header that has been adopted by third party boards.

• Company/project — LeMaker
• Product page
• Processor — Actions S500 (4x Cortex-A9 @ up to 1.6GHz); PowerVR SGX544 GPU
• Memory — 1GB or 2GB DDR3 RAM; 8GB eMMC
• Price — $45

LeMaker has followed up its Banana Pro (see farther above) with a LeMaker branded Guitar, a sandwich-style, open-spec SBC. The COM runs Android 5.0 or Linux on a quad-core Actions S500 SoC. The baseboard (Rev.B) offers WiFi, Bluetooth, Ethernet, HDMI, micro-USB 3.0, and dual USB host ports. There’s also a MIPI-CSI camera interface and RPi-compatible 40-pin connector.

• Company/project — MediaTek Labs, SeeedStudio
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• Processor — MediaTek MT7688AN (1x MIPS core @ 580MHz); Atmel ATmega32U4 MPU (Duo only)
• Memory — 128MB RAM; 32MB flash
  Price — $12.90 or $15.90 (Duo)

MediaTek Labs’ tiny, SeeedStudio-built LinkIt boards run OpenWrt on a 580MHz MIPS SoC, and targets IoT endpoints and gateways. The $13 model measures 56 x 26mm, and offers WiFi, microSD, and dual micro-USB ports, and the $16, 61 x 26mm LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo adds an MPU for Arduino support. The boards provide GPIO, I2C, SPI, UART, PWM, and Fast Ethernet, plus I2S audio on the base model and ADC and SPI on the Duo. SeeedStudio offers an optional breakout board for the standard LinkIt, and provides three options for the Duo: breakouts for Arduino and Grove sensors, and a more feature-rich Grove Starter Kit. A MediaTek Cloud Sandbox service is available for IoT data collection and analytics, and a LinkIt/Grove kit can link up to Amazon’s AWS IoT cloud platform.

• Company/project — LinkSprite Technologies
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• Processor — NXP i.MX6 Quad (4x Cortex-A9 @ up to 1.2GHz); Vivante GC355 GPU
• Memory — 1GB DRAM
  Price — $119

The LinkSprite Acadia runs Ubuntu or Android on an i.MX6 Quad, rather than the Allwinner SoCs typically used on LinkSprite’s pcDuino boards. Compared to the V2 model covered in the LinuxGizmos story linked to above, the V3 loses the onboard eMMC flash but provides both a microSD slot and dual SD slots. Other features include HDMI, LVDS, SATA, audio, and GbE connections, as well as three USB ports, dual cameras interfaces, and an Arduino-compatible header.

• Company/project — LinkSprite Technologies
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• Product page
• Processor — Allwinner A80 (4x Cortex-A15 @ up to 2GHz, 4x Cortex-A7 cores @ up to 1.3GHz); PowerVR G6230 GPU
• Memory — 2GB DRAM; 8GB flash
• Price — $95

The LinkSprite Arches was originally unveiled as the pcDuino8 in May 2014, and then arrived in beta form later in the year, before going final in 2015. The Arches runs Linux or Android on an octa-core Allwinner A80, and is quite similar to the A80-based Cubieboard4. The SBC is equipped with microSD, HDMI, GbE, and three USB ports (one of them 3.0 OTG), as well as WiFi, Bluetooth, and a CSI camera interface.

• Company/project — Haoyu Electronics, MarsBoard.com
• Product page
• Processor — TI Sitara AM3358 (1x Cortex-A8 @ 1GHz)
• Memory — 512MB DDR3 RAM; 4GB eMMC
• Price — $75n

The latest MarsBoard is a BeagleBone Black clone designed for those looking for a modular, sandwich-style design. The CM-AM335 module is also available separately. The board is almost identically spec’d as the BB Black, right down to the dual 50-pin connectors, although the port layout is different.

• Company/project — Haoyu Electronics, MarsBoard.com
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• Product page
• Processor — Rockchip RK3066 (2x Cortex-A9 @ 1.6GHz); Mali-400 GPU
• Memory — 1GB DDR3 RAM; 4GB eMMC
• Price — $58

The MarsBoard RK3066 is a modular, COM+baseboard SBC that runs Linux and Android on the dual-core RK3066. There are five USB ports and a 10/100 Ethernet port, along with HDMI, SPDIF, IR, and camera interfaces. An almost identical, $60 PX2 version is designed more for industrial usage, and there’s also a more feature-rich Pro model (see below).

• Company/project — Haoyu Electronics, MarsBoard.com
• Product page
• Processor — Rockchip RK3066 (2x Cortex-A9 @ 1.6GHz); Mali-400 GPU
• Memory — 1GB DDR3 RAM; 4GB eMMC flash
• Price — $140

The MarsBoard RK3066 Pro has the same RK3066 SoC, memory, and modular, COM+baseboard design as the standard version, and similarly runs Linux and Android. This larger, pricier board adds more I/O, however, including an Arduino interface, a VGA port, a microSD slot, and 1-Wire, SPI, I2C, and UART interfaces. The Pro also offers the previously supplied five USB ports, 10/100 Ethernet, HDMI, LCD, SPDIF, IR, and camera interfaces.

• Company/project — Intel, ADI, MinnowBoard.org
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• Processor — Intel Atom E3826 (2x x86 @ 1.46GHz); Intel HD Graphics
• Memory — 2GB DDR3L RAM
• Price — $140

Built by ADI Engineering, with the support of the Intel-backed MinnowBoard.org community, the 3.9 x 2.9-inch MinnowBoard Turbot replaces the CircuitCo-built MinnowBoard Max, which is no longer in production. Whereas the Max was available with a single-core Atom E3815 or dual-core E3825, the Turbot moves to a slightly faster, dual-core Atom E3826. Otherwise, the Turbot is almost identical, except for a new RTC battery holder and other tweaks. As before, the Debian and Android 4.4 ready board includes a low-speed expansion header that provides Arduino-like prototyping I/O and supports homegrown add-on boards called Lures. Other I/O includes dual USB ports plus GbE, micro-HDMI, and SATA connections. Netgate had the best price we saw, at $140.

• Company/project — FriendlyARM
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• Processor — Samsung S5P6818 (8x Cortex-A53 @ 400MHz to 1.4GHz); Mali-400 MP GPU
• Memory — 1GB or 2GB DDR3 RAM; 8GB eMMC
• Price — $60

Equipped with an octa-core Samsung S5P6818, the 100 x 60mm NanoPC-T3 SBC is almost identical to the earlier, quad-core NanoPC-T2, which is now available for $44. In addition to the faster processor, the T3 also adds a 2GB RAM option. Other features common to both NanoPC boards include an SD slot, a GbE port, plus WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0. The boards also provide four USB host ports, and a micro-USB client port. Media ports include HDMI, LVDS, LCD, MIPI-DSI, MIPI-CSI, audio, and other extras. In place of the 40-pin Pi connector found on the NanoPi boards, the NanoPC-T3 has 30-pin GPIO expansion.

• Company/project — FriendlyARM
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• Product page
• Processor — Allwinner H3 (4x Cortex-A7 @ 1.2GHz); ARM Mali-400 MP2 GPU
• Memory — 512MB or 1GB DDR3 RAM
• Price — $11 or $16 (1GB)

While most of FriendlyARM’s open-spec SBCs run on Samsung SoCs, the $11 NanoPi M1 adopts a quad-core Allwinner H3. The 69 × 48mm SBC takes aim at the $10, H3-based Orange Pi One. It offers more expensive $10 shipping to the U.S. but adds a number of features missing from the Orange Pi One. These include a CVBS A/V output, an IR receiver, a mic, and two more USB 2.0 host ports for a total of three. Standard features shared by both include microSD, Fast Ethernet, HDMI, DVP camera, and a 40-pin Raspberry Pi compatible connector. Images are available for Ubuntu MATE and Ubuntu Snappy Core.

• Company/project — FriendlyARM
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• Product page
• Processor — Samsung S5P4418 (4x Cortex-A9 @ 400MHz to 1.4GHz); 3D GPU
• Memory — 1GB DDR3 RAM
• Price — $25

The NanoPi M2 SBC was announced in early March, several weeks before the cheaper M1 model detailed above. The 64 x 56mm SBC uses a quad-core Samsung S5P4418 SoC instead of an Allwinner H3, and advances from 10/100 to 10/100/1000 Ethernet. There are only two coastline USB host ports instead of three, although two more host ports are available via headers. There’s also a micro-USB client port. Other I/O includes, HDMI, LCD, DVP camera, microSD, and audio. The NanoPi-M2 is further equipped with a mic, PMIC, RTC pins, a debug interface, and a 40-pin Pi-compatible interface.

• Company/project — FriendlyARM
• LinuxGizmos coverage
• Product page
• Processor — Samsung S5P6818 (8x Cortex-A53 @ 400MHz to 1.4GHz); Mali-400MP GPU
• Memory — 1GB DDR3 RAM
• Price — $35

The NanoPi M3 appears to be the current price leader among the relatively few octa-core hacker SBCs. The 64 x 60mm SBC is available with Debian and Android images to run on its Samsung S5P6818 SoC. WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0 are onboard along with a GbE port. Multimedia interfaces include HDMI, LCD, LVDS, DVP camera, and audio. The SBC is further equipped with dual USB 2.0 host ports and two more USB headers, plus a micro-USB client port. A 40-pin, RPi-compatible header is also available. Too bad there is no 2GB RAM option to keep up with that 64-bit octa-core.

• Company/project — FriendlyARM
• Product page
• Processor — Samsung S5P4418 (4x Cortex-A9 @ 400MHz to 1.4GHz); 3D GPU
• Memory — 1GB DDR3 RAM
• Price — $23

The NanoPi2 Fire replaces the earlier NanoPi2 SBC by swapping out the onboard wireless module for a Gigabit Ethernet port, and adding a power management IC. It similarly runs Android or Debian on a quad-core S5P4418 SoC, which is also used by the very similarly configured NanoPi M2. (We wonder why FriendlyARM launched two such similar boards in quick succession.) The 75 x 40mm SBC offers both an HDMI port and an LCD interface, and supplies a DVP connection for a camera. Other features include a microSD slot, a 40-pin, Pi-compatible connector, a micro-USB OTG port, and a USB host port — one less than the M2.

• Company/project — Hardkernel, Odroid project
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• Processor — Amlogic S805 (4x Cortex-A5 @ 1.5GHz); Mali-450 GPU
• Memory — 1GB DDR3 RAM; optional eMMC 4.5
• Price — $26.80 (with $1.80 Connector Pack)

Aimed at IoT and robotics applications, the Odroid-C0 is a smaller (65 x 56mm) somewhat stripped down version of the Odroid C and C+ (see below). It has the same quad-core SoC, but HDMI is the only coastline port. An optional Connector Pack lets you solder on real-world connections for onboard, unpopulated interfaces including dual USB host, serial console, IR, I2S, and a Raspberry Pi 40-pin interface. A battery connector with charging circuit supports an optional 3.7V Li-Po battery. Internet connectivity requires an optional WiFi dongle.

• Company/project — Hardkernel, Odroid project
• LinuxGizmos coverage
• Product page
• Processor — Amlogic S805 (4x Cortex-A5 @ 1.5GHz); Mali-450 GPU
• Memory — 1GB DDR3 RAM
• Price — $32

The Odroid-C1+ upgrades the Odroid-C1, which came in fourth place in our 2015 SBC reader survey. With the arrival of the similar, but 64-bit Odroid-C2, the C1+ has dropped to $32. The C1+ converts the HDMI port from micro to full-size, offers the heatsink as standard issue, and adds an I2S audio interface, USB-OTG power, and a CEC function that is independent of RTC. Otherwise it’s the same as the C1, with an Android- and Ubuntu-ready quad-core Cortex-A5 SoC, microSD or eMMC storage expansion, a GbE port, and four USB host ports. The 85 x 56mm SBC also features a RPi-compatible 40-pin connector.

• Company/project — Hardkernel, Odroid project
• LinuxGizmos coverage
• Product page
• Processor — Amlogic S905 (4x Cortex-53 @ up to 1.5GHz); Mali-450 MP2 GPU
• Memory — 2GB DDR3 RAM; optional 8GB eMMC
• Price — $40

The Odroid-C2 has the same 85 x 56mm size and layout as the Odroid-C1+, but advances to a quad-core, Cortex-A53 Amlogic S905 SoC. It matches or exceeds the specs of the Raspberry Pi 3, which came out a month later. The C2 doubles the RAM of the C1+ to 2GB, and offers a choice between up to 64GB of eMMC and an 8GB or 16GB SD 3.01 compatible UHS-1 microSD card that is touted for its speed. The Odroid-C2 can output 4k/60Hz video with 3840 x 2160-pixel resolution — barely — and the Odroid project is working on firmware improvements to enhance rendering performance. Otherwise, the C2 has almost everything the C1+ has, including GbE and HDMI ports, four USB host ports, and a 40-pin RPi connector. Other S905-based hacker boards include an upcoming SBC from VideoStrong .

• Company/project — Hardkernel, Odroid project
• LinuxGizmos coverage
• Product page
• Processor — Samsung Exynos5422 (4x Cortex-A15 @ 2.0GHz and 4x Cortex-A7 @ 1.4GHz); Mali-T628 MP6 GPU
• Memory — 2GB LPDDR3 RAM
• Price — $74

The Odroid-XU4 replaced the Odroid-XU3, which came in sixth place in our 2015 survey, and was discontinued along with the Odroid-U3. The XU4 has the same octa-core Exynos5422 and Mali-T628 GPU as the XU3, and although it drops a few interfaces, it’s less than half the price. Hardkernel has removed the DisplayPort, leaving only an audio-ready HDMI port. The USB 3.0 OTG port has morphed into a second USB 3.0 host port, and there’s only one USB 2.0 port instead of four. There’s no longer an audio codec, so you’re dependent on HDMI, USB, or I2S for sound. As before, there’s an option for a USB-based SATA 3 module, an I/O board, and various wireless options. The XU4 advances from 10/100 to 10/100/1000 Ethernet, and adds a 12-pin GPIO header in addition to the previous expansion connector.

• Company/project — Shenzhen Xunlong Software
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• Product page
• Processor — Allwinner H3 (4x Cortex-A7 @ 1.2GHz); Mali-400 MP2 GPU
• Memory — 512MB DDR3 RAM
• Price — $12

Shenzhen Xunlong now lists six Orange Pi models on its website, and seven on its shopping page. We’ve condensed this a bit, starting by tossing out the Orange Pi 2 and Mini 2, which no longer appear to be for sale. The latest Orange Pi is the fetchingly priced Orange Pi Lite, a WiFi variant of the Orange Pi One. The 69 x 48mm Lite has the 1.2GHz version of the quad-core Allwinner H3 compared to 1.6GHz on the Orange Pi PC, and it’s limited to half a gig of RAM. You do get microSD, HDMI, MIPI-CSI, dual USB host, a micro-USB OTG port, and the usual Orange Pi 40-pin RPi-compatible header. WiFi is onboard, which is a good thing since there’s no Ethernet. The $12 price and under $4 shipping would be irresistible if not for the Orange Pi project’s mixed record on firmware releases and reliability. It’s not the worst, but popularity seems to be catching up with the project. Fortunately, the Armbian community has picked up the slack by supporting the Allwinner H3 with Debian.

• Company/project — Shenzhen Xunlong Software
• LinuxGizmos coverage
• Product page
• Processor — Allwinner H3 (4x Cortex-A7 @ 1.2GHz); ARM Mali-400 MP2 GPU
• Memory — 512MB DDR3 RAM
• Price — $10

The outrageously affordable Orange Pi One preceded the similar $12 Lite version. The One offers 10/100 Ethernet instead of WiFi, and has only one USB host port instead of two. Otherwise, the specs are identical, including microSD, HDMI, MIPI-CSI, micro-USB OTG, and 40-pin connections. Comparing by price, performance, and features, if not support and community, it clearly beats the $5 to $25 RPi Zero or $9 to $25 Chip, but the H3-based $11 NanoPi M1 has a few more features.

• Company/project — Shenzhen Xunlong Software
• LinuxGizmos coverage
• Product page
• Processor — Allwinner H3 (4x Cortex-A7 @ 1.6GHz); ARM Mali-400 MP2 GPU
• Memory — 1GB DDR3 RAM; 8GB eMMC on PC Plus
• Price — $15 ($20 for PC Plus)

The $15 Orange Pi PC has an Allwinner H3, a Raspberry Pi-like 85 x 55mm footprint, and RPi-compatible 40-pin expansion. It has twice the RAM of the Lite and One models, and provides microSD, HDMI, CVBS, CSI, USB OTG, and 10/100 Ethernet connections. A new Orange Pi PC Plus model adds 8GB of eMMC flash.

• Company/project — Shenzhen Xunlong Software
• Product page
• Processor — Allwinner H3 (4x Cortex-A7 @ 1.6GHz); Mali-400 MP2 GPU
• Memory — 2GB DDR3 RAM; 8GB eMMC
• Price — $49 ($39 for Plus2E)

Like the Orange Pi 2 and the still available, $39 Orange Pi Plus1, the Orange Pi Plus2 and new Plus2E run distributions such as Lubuntu, Raspbian, and Android on a quad-core, 1.6GHz Allwinner H3. Compared to the Plus1, the Plus2 doubles the RAM to 2GB and expands slightly to 108 × 67mm. Other features appear to be identical, including an RPi-compatible 40-pin connector, four USB host ports, plus micro-USB, microSD, SATA, HDMI, CVBS, and CSI interfaces. Both WiFi and GbE connections are standard. The Orange Pi Plus2E swaps the four-port USB hub for three separate USB ports, and loses the SATA connection, but shaves $10 off the price.

• Company/project — Adapteva, Parallella.org
• LinuxGizmos coverage
• Product page
• Processor — Xilinx Zynq-7020 or -7010 SoC (2x Cortex-A9 @ 667MHz plus FPGA); 16-core Epiphany RISC chip
• Memory — 1GB DDR3 RAM
• Price — $99

Aimed at power-efficient server clustering applications and parallel programming research, the Parallella features a Zynq ARM/FPGA SoC running Ubuntu, plus a homegrown 16-core Epiphany coprocessor. I/O includes microSD, gigabit Ethernet, micro-HDMI, and dual USB ports. Four 60-pin connectors provide for Epiphany and FPGA extensions. Adapteva also offers a $75 Micro-Server version with a Zynq-7010 that omits the USB, HDMI, and expansion I/O. In April, a major new SDK release arrived with stock versions of Ubuntu/Linaro 15.04 and Linux kernel 4.4.

• Company/project — LinkSprite Technologies
• Product page
• Processor — Allwinner A10 (1x Cortex-A8 @ 1GHz); Mali-400 GPU
• Memory — 512MB (Lite) or 256MB (Lite WiFi); no flash (Lite) or 2GB flash (Lite WiFi)
• Price — $29 each

LinkSprite’s Ubuntu- and Android-ready pcDuino Lite and pcDuino Lite WiFi hold down the low end of the pcDuino product line, combining the Cortex-A8 based Allwinner A10 with Arduino-style expansion and HDMI ports. The Lite WiFi version replaces the Lite’s Fast Ethernet connection with WiFi. It also has half the RAM at 256MB, but unlike the Lite, it provides 2GB of flash. The WiFi version is also slightly smaller at 100 x 52mm.

• Company/project — LinkSprite Technologies
• LinuxGizmos coverage
• Product page
• Processor — Allwinner A20 (2x Cortex-A7 @ 1GHz); Mali-400 GPU
• Memory — 1GB DRAM; 4GB flash (except for Lite)
• Price — $40 ($35 for Lite)

The 92.2 x 54.1mm pcDuino3Nano offers most of the features of the larger, $49 pcDuino3, including Arduino expansion and Ubuntu and Android support. The Nano lacks the 3’s WiFi, LVDS, and I2S digital audio connections. For $5 less, the pcDuino3Nano Lite omits the standard version’s 4GB flash and IR connection. Standard features on both include microSD, HDMI, GbE, MIPI-CSI, audio, and SATA ports, as well as two USB host ports and an OTG port. LinkSprite also continues to sell a larger, A20-based pcDuino2 board, as well as a pcDuino3B that is identical to the pcDuino3 except it changes from Fast to Gigabit Ethernet.

• Company/project — LinkSprite Technologies
• Product page
• Processor — Allwinner H8 (8x Cortex-A7 @ 2GHz); Power VR SGX544 GPU
• Memory — 1GB DRAM
• Price — $49

The pcDuino 8 Uno touched down last fall with an octa-core Allwinner H8 clocked to 2GHz, combined with the usual pcDuino Arduino expansion. The 3 5/8 x 2 1/8-inch board provides microSD expansion, a GbE port, USB host and OTG ports, and HDMI, audio, MIPI-CSI, and IR connections. LinkSprite also offers an Android-only PCDuino 8 STB set-top box version for the same price that ships with slightly different I/O and an enclosure. The PCDuino 8 STB is sibling to a very similar pcDuino4 STB that offers a quad-core Allwinner H3 SoC.

• Company/project — Pine64, Inc.
• LinuxGizmos coverage
• Product page
• Processor — Allwinner A64 (4x Cortex-A53 cores @ 1.2GHz); Mali-400 MP2 GPU
• Memory — 512MB (standard), 1GB ($19 Plus), 2GB ($29 Plus) DDR3 RAM
• Price — $15 to $29

The Pine A64 attracted 36,781 Kickstarter backers last year, who generated $1,731,465 to back this incredibly cheap quad-core, 64-bit Raspberry Pi clone. Standard features include microSD, HDMI, Fast Ethernet, audio, dual USB 2.0 host, and micro-USB ports. The 127 x 79mm board offers a Pi-compatible, 40-pin connector and a 14-pin Euler connector for more I/O. There’s also an RTC and -20 to 70°C support. The $15 model ships with 512MB RAM, but we would recommend the $19 or $29 Plus models, available in 1GB and 2GB configurations, respectively. These models also boost Ethernet to GbE, and add a touchpanel interface, MIPI-DSI and MIPI-CSI ports, plus display and camera options.

• Company/project — Code
• LinuxGizmos coverage
• Product page
• Processor — NXP i.MX6 Quad (4x Cortex-A9 @ up to 1.0GHz); Vivante 2D/3D GPU
• Memory — 2GB DDR3 RAM
• Price — $100

The PixiePro, which runs Arch Linux on an i.MX6 Quad, is a wireless wizard, offering 802.11ac, Bluetooth, NFC, 3G, and GPS. Real-world ports include dual microSD slots, micro-HDMI, TOSLINK audio, micro-USB OTG, and dual USB host ports. A SATA interface is onboard, and there’s a pair of high-density, rear-mounted expansion connectors supporting GbE, PCIe, MIPI-CSI and -DSI, and various serial and industrial interfaces. Other features include accelerometers and a 0 to 85°C temperature range.

• Company/project — Radxa
• LinuxGizmos coverage
• Product page
• Processor — Rockchip RK3188 (4x Cortex-A9 @ 1.6GHz); Mali-400 GPU
• Memory — 1GB DDR3 RAM; 4GB NAND flash (2GB/8GB on Pro)
• Price — $59 (Lite), $99 (Pro)

The Radxa Rock Lite and Rock Pro run Android or Linux on the quad-core RK3188 SoC. The SBCs measure 100 x 80mm, and offer microSD, WiFi, HDMI, Ethernet, USB, and SPDIF connections. You also get 80 pins of expansion I/O. A $99 Pro version supplies twice the RAM, at 2GB, plus 8GB NAND flash, and Bluetooth.

• Company/project — Radxa
• Product page
• Processor — Rockchip RK3288 (4x Cortex-A17 @ 1.6GHz); Mali-T764 GPU
• Memory — 2GB DDR3 RAM (4GB on SOM-B model); 16GB eMMC flash (32GB on SOM-B model)
• Price — $129

Unlike the Radxa Rock Lite, the Radxa Rock 2 Square has a modular, sandwich-style design featuring a Rock 2 SOM computer-on-module. The Rock 2 SOM has a faster, quad-core Cortex-A17 RK3288 SoC, as well as 2-4GB RAM and up to 32GB flash, depending on whether you buy the SOM-A or SOM-B. The Square Baseboard supports microSD cards of up to 128GB, as well as SATA HDDs up to 4TB. It offers WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 BLE, GbE, and four USB ports. You also get HDMI 2.0, SPDIF, and analog audio ports, as well as LVDS, eDP, IR, debug, and UART I/O. The SBC is currently out of stock, however, and activity on the site appears to have slowed.

• Company/project — Raspberry Pi Trading
• LinuxGizmos coverage
• Product page
• Processor — Broadcom BCM2835 (1x ARM1176JZFS core @ 1GHz) with FPU and VideoCore IV GPU
• Memory — 512MB SDRAM
• Price — $5 ($14 with Essentials kit)

The Raspberry Pi Zero shocked the embedded world in November with a ground-breaking $5 price. Even when factoring in $9 to $20 more to add various cables and adapters, it’s a good deal, especially if you can benefit from the compact, 65 x 30mm footprint. The Zero upgrades the same ARM11 processor found on the Pi A+ and B+ to 1GHz speed, yet it seems more like a follow-on to the COM-like, $30 Raspberry Pi Compute Module. The Zero will likely see duty in small-run manufacturing as much as it will for casual home hacking. The tiny SBC ships with a microSD slot, a pair of micro-USB ports, and a mini-HDMI port with audio support, as well as an unpopulated composite video header. Missing are the USB ports, DSI port, and audio jack found on the Pi 2 and 3, but the latest models now have a CSI interface for a camera.

• Company/project — Raspberry Pi Trading
• LinuxGizmos coverage
• Product page
• Processor — Broadcom BCM2836 (4x Cortex-A7 @ 900MHz); Broadcom VideoCore IV GPU @ 250MHz
• Memory — 1GB SDRAM
• Price — $35

With the arrival of the Raspberry Pi Zero, 2, and 3, we’ve dropped the earlier ARM11-based Model B+ and Model A+ from our list, although they can still be found for as low as $13 and $23, respectively. Now that there’s a faster, WiFi capable RPi 3, the RPi 2 will be gone from our next roundup, as well. The main reason it’s still here is that it’s sometimes hard to find an RPi 3 selling for its official $35 price. The the RPi 2 was a big deal when it arrived in early 2015, replacing the 700MHz ARM11 Broadcom SoC with a 900MHz, quad-core, Cortex-A7 model. The RPi 2 is backward compatible with earlier Pi’s, while the faster SoC and 1GB of RAM supports more robust Linux OSes like Ubuntu. Aside from the CPU and RAM, the Pi 2 is almost identical to the Model B+, with the same I/O, size (85 x 56mm), weight (45 grams), and 40-pin expansion connector.

• Company/project — Raspberry Pi Foundation
• LinuxGizmos coverage
• Product page
• Processor — Broadcom BCM2837 (4x Cortex-53 @ 1.2GHz); Broadcom VideoCore IV GPU @ 400MHz
• Memory — 1GB SDRAM
• Price — $35

Supply appears to have finally caught up with demand for the sizzling hot Raspberry Pi 3, and it can currently be found in stock at MCM Electronics, for example, at the official $35 price. The first 64-bit RPi gives you everything the RPi 2 does at the same price, and adds a much faster processor plus WiFi and Bluetooth. A few other boards can beat it on price, performance, and features, and many of them offer RPI expansion compatibility, but they don’t offer the same thriving community and support.

• Company/project — MYIR
• LinuxGizmos coverage
• Product page
• Processor — TI AM437x (1x Cortex-A9 core @ up to 1GHz); PowerVR SGX530 GPU
• Memory — 512MB DDR3 RAM (alternatively 256MB or 1GB); 4GB eMMC flash
• Price — $99

MYIR’s open-spec, 100 x 65mm Rico Board taps TI’s single-core, Cortex-A9, Sitara AM437x SoC. The SBC integrates HDMI, GbE, and dual USB ports, as well as a 24-bit LCD interface that supports optional 7-inch touchscreens. Also available are camera interfaces and dual 40-pin expansion connectors with support for CAN and other industrial I/O. Note that MYIR offers numerous MYD-branded, sandwich-style development boards that are open spec, but aim more at the OEM market, such as the AM437x-based MYD-C437X.

• Company/project — Newark Element14, RioTboard.org
• LinuxGizmos coverage
• Product page
• Processor — NXP i.MX6 Solo (1x Cortex-A9 @ up to 1GHz)
• Memory — 1GB DDR3 RAM; 4GB eMMC
• Price — $79

The RioT (“Revolutionizing the Internet of Things”) board runs Android or Linux on a low-power, single-core Cortex-A9 SoC. The 120 x 75mm SBC offers several advantages over the similar Wandboard Solo, including twice the RAM, built-in flash, and many more USB ports.

• Company/project — Roseapplepi.org
• LinuxGizmos coverage
• Product page
• Processor — Actions S500 (4x Cortex-A9 @ up to 1.6GHz); PowerVR SGX544 GPU
• Memory — 2GB DDR3 RAM; 4GB to 64GB eMMC 4.5
• Price – about $50

This 85 x 56mm Raspberry Pi imitator uses the same Actions Semi Bubblegum-S500 reference design used on the LemonPi RPi clone. The board runs Linux or Android on the quad-core S500 SoC. The LemonPi, which shipped to Indiegogo backers in March after significant delays, does not appear to be heading for the general public, as Embed Studio now points users to Roseapplepi.org for support. The two boards are almost identical, although while Indiegogo backers got the LemonPi for $35 or less, the Roseapple Pi currently goes for a low of $50 at Asian sites like Uitrox. The Roseapple Pi SBC is equipped with HDMI 1.4, MIPI-CSI-2, audio, USB 3.0, and two USB 2.0 ports. Other features include a microSD slot, 10/100 Ethernet, and a Raspberry Pi-compatible 40-pin adapter. The board draws 5V/700mA power via a micro-USB port.

• Company/project — Newark Element14, Atmel
• LinuxGizmos coverage
• Product page
• Processor — Atmel SAMA5D4 (1x Cortex-A5 @ 528MHz)
• Memory — 512MB DDR2 RAM; 512MB NAND flash
• Price — $94

The SAMA5D4 Xplained is a collaboration between Atmel’s Linux4SAM developers site and Newark Element14. The Linux-ready, IoT-focused SBC showcases Atmel’s SAMA5D4, which like the earlier SAMA5D3, is limited to a single Cortex-A5 core. The SAMA5D4 adds NEON, L2 cache, and security features, and several models support 720p video. The 138 x 88mm Xplained board ships with 512MB each of RAM and NAND flash, and offers partial Arduino compatibility. You also get HDMI, Fast Ethernet, and three USB ports.

• Company/project — SeeedStudio
• LinuxGizmos coverage
• Product page
• Processor — Qualcomm Atheros AR9331 (1x MIPS 24kc @ 400MHz); Atmel ATmega32u4 MCU @ 16MHz
• Memory — 64MB RAM; 16MB flash; 32KB flash for MCU
• Price — $70

SeeedStudio’s Seeeduino Cloud Arduino Yún clone is a variation on its Seeduino Arduino clone, and similarly adds Arduino support and the ability to connect the company’s Grove sensor and I/O add-ons. By integrating Dragino’s HE computer-on-module, the Seeeduino Cloud provides a Yún-like Atheros AR9331 WiFi subsystem that runs OpenWrt Linux. Other features include a 10/100 Ethernet port, USB host port, a micro-USB port, 20x DIO pins, seven PWM channels, and 12 analog inputs. Like the Seeduino, the Seeeduino Cloud eases the interface between Arduino firmware and complex web services, in this case via a YúnBridge library that delegates all network connections and processing of HTTP transactions to the Linux machine.

• Company/project — Krtkl
• LinuxGizmos coverage
• Product page
• Processor — Xilinx Zynq-7010 or for $60 more, 866MHz -7020 SoC (2x Cortex-A9 @ 667MHz plus FPGA); STM32 MCU
• Memory — 512MB or 1GB DDR3 RAM
• Price — $62 or $72 (1GB)

The delayed Snickerdoodle is now set to ship to Crowd Supply backers on June 29, and the $72 1GB version can be bought today with the same shipping deadline. Aimed primarily at drone and robot developers, the 89 x 51mm SBC runs Linux on a Zynq ARM/FPGA SoC. The pricier Zynq-7020 option is the same as the -7010 on the Linux side, but offers greater FPGA capability. The Snickerdoodle ships with a TI Wilink 8 wireless module, and offers a microSD slot, a micro-USB port, and a 3.7 to 17V supply. The numerous options include homegrown “MicroShield” expansion boards such as a general breakout, an Arduino baseboard, and a $55 PiSmasher baseboard that adds GbE, USB, HDMI, and 68 GPIOs. Other Snickerdoodle based options include a $300 Gryphon drone autopilot and a $500 WhiteRhino industrial baseboard.

• Company/project — Udoo (Seco)
• LinuxGizmos coverage
• Product page
• Processor — NXP i.MX6 SoloX (1x Cortex-A9 @ 1GHz); Cortex-M4 MCU; Vivante GPU
• Memory — 512MB DDR3L RAM (1GB on Plus version)
• Price — $50 (Basic) $60 (Extended), $65 (Full)

Like the larger Udoo Quad/Dual SBCs, the IoT-focused, 85 x 59mm Udoo Neo runs Linux or Android on a Cortex-A9-based i.MX6. The Neo, however, is optimized for the single-core i.MX6 SoloX, and uses the SoC’s Cortex-M4 MCU to mimic an Arduino. The specs differ slightly from the Kickstarter package referenced in the LinuxGizmos link above. The Udoo Neo Basic provides Ethernet, microSD, USB host, micro-USB OTG, micro-HDMI, LVDS with touch, and a Parallel camera interface. There’s also an Arduino connector, GPIO, and UART, CAN, PWM, I2C, and SPI interfaces. For $10 more, the Neo Extended bumps the RAM to 1GB, adds 3-axis motion sensors, and replaces Ethernet with a WiFi/Bluetooth module. The Neo Full is identical to the Extended, but offers both Ethernet and wireless. Udoo recently tried its hand at the x86 world with an open-spec, Atom x5-E8000-based Udoo X86 SBC, due to ship to Kickstarter backers in November.

• Company/project — Udoo (Seco)
• LinuxGizmos coverage
• Product page
• Processor — NXP i.MX6 Quad or DualLite (4x or 2x Cortex-A9 @ 1GHz with Vivante GPUs); Atmel SAM3X8E Cortex-M3 MCU
• Memory — 1GB DDR3 RAM
• Price — $99 (Dual Basic); $115 (Dual); $135 (Quad)

Seco’s Udoo project offers three SKUs for its mainstream Udoo board. They all measure 110 x 85mm, and are enhanced with a Cortex-M3 based Arduino Due subsystem. The Udoo Dual Basic and Udoo Dual provide the dual-core i.MX6 DualLite while the Quad has the quad-core i.MX6 with a higher-end Vivante GPU. The Dual Basic supplies microSD, HDMI, LVDS with touch, audio, and CSI connections along with dual USB host and dual micro-USB ports, one of which is OTG. There are 76 GPIO pins in addition to the Arduino interface. The Udoo Dual adds WiFi and GbE connections, and the Quad also adds SATA.

• Company/project — Inverse Path
• LinuxGizmos coverage
• Product page
• Processor — NXP i.MX53 (1x Cortex-A8 @ 800MHz)
• Memory — 512MB DDR3 RAM
• Price — $130; $155 (with USB host adapter); $185 (with adapter and 32GB microSD with Debian)

This tiny (65 x 19mm), Crowd Supply funded SBC for secure computing applications has dropped in price to $100 (or $110 with optional USB host adapter), down from $130/$155. The USB Armory features Trustzone security, USB emulation, and a secure boot feature that lets users apply verification keys that ensure only trusted firmware can be executed on a specific device. The SBC is limited to two real-world ports: a USB 2.0 OTG port and a microSD slot, but you can extend that with the adapter.

• Company/project — Wandboard.org
• LinuxGizmos coverage
• Product page
• Processor — NXP i.MX6 Solo, DualLite, or Quad (1x, 2x, or 4x Cortex-A9 @ 1GHz); Vivante GPU
• Memory — 512MB (Solo) 1GB (Dual), 2GB (Quad) DDR3 RAM
• Price — $79 (Solo); $99 (Dual); $129 Quad

The aging, and somewhat pricy Wandboard remains surprisingly popular (#17 in our May 2015 survey), thanks in large part to its still lively open board community, which churns out frequent software updates, such as its April 29 Android 6.0 “Marshmallow” release. The Wandboard is designed as a modular, sandwich-style, COM+baseboard assembly featuring a replaceable compute module. Features include dual microSD slots, analog and SPDIF audio, plus GbE, HDMI, camera, serial, USB, and USB OTG connections. The Dual lacks the Quad’s SATA connection, and the Solo also foregoes the WiFi and Bluetooth found on the Quad and Dual. Wandboard.org recently released a Brillo-ready, i.MX6 UltraLite based HobbitBoard (see farther above).

• Company/project — MYIR
• LinuxGizmos coverage
• Product page
• Processor — Xilinx Zynq-7010 or -7020 (2x Cortex-A9 cores @ 667MHz, plus FPGA) or optional Zynq-7020
• Memory — 1GB DDR3 RAM
• Price — $99 (7010) or $119 (7020)

The Z-turn Board runs Linux on the Xilinx Zynq-7010 or -7020, which combine dual Cortex-A9 cores with different levels of FPGA circuitry. The 102 x 63mm SBC features HDMI, GbE, and dual mini-USB ports, as well as a variety of sensors, buzzers, switches, buttons, and LEDs. Dual 80-pin expansion connectors express the FPGA signals, and can be configured as LVDS pairs. A $139 kit version adds a power adapter, cables, and a 4GB data card.