it's kinda funny how many posts I boost about Arm based machines considering I still do most of my computing on x86... the pull of miniaturization and low power consumption is strong when living a nomadic existence and/or building a #CouchLab, despite the fact there are often many more gotchas with Arm gear.

we're starting to see more x86 machines in the SBC size regime, but the fact that AMD just does not make CPUs in the ≤ 6 watt range, and Intel's TDP ratings are infamously "flexible" has a lot to do with the fact there are so few ultra-mini x86 systems.

I have a feeling the future direction of this project, as I start to get into more testing & reviewing of hardware (assuming I get the cash to do so, or people donate hardware), is going to involve a lot of Arm-based gear. and of course, if I have big problems or get stumped trying to get a particular system going due to platform gotchas, that'll be part of the review.

at the moment I have 2 main interests in Arm boxes for use & review:

FriendlyElec NanoPi R76S (for NAS use)

FriendlyElec NanoPi M6 (ultimate miniature fallback device for desktop computing as it's the size of a pack of smokes .. currently I have a much less capable NanoPi M4 in a cardboard box filling this role)