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Also:

- compact form factor, cases etc.

- teaching esp kids (standardization)

- pre-built libraries and software compatibility (easier)

Example: I used an rpi4 and old LED TV to drive a digital wall art piece. SBC fit the space and pre-built software cut hours: I coded it up in HTML/JS and headless chrome.

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>pre-built libraries and software compatibility

Surely this is the main con of ARM devices?

If you're running one of the recent Debian-based distros for these boards software compatibility isn't a big issue. Each SoC has its own funky firmware + GPU blobs needed for bootstrapping, they almost all use the same ARM64 ABI and can run a huge number of OSS binary and source packages.

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