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But even with GPIO, there's other cheaper boards out there with better specs to boot
I tried the orange pi, and that was a hassle, I had to fix and compile some obscure library in C to make python control I/O work.
Yeah but non with better support. They all tend to have OSes with limited updates and/or community support.
That is a huge plus for pi. And likely the only reason they survive.