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Why choose this family: Router boards, x86 boards and budget Pi alternatives from FriendlyElec, ZimaSpace and others.
The catch: Each one is good at one thing; check the software story before buying.

In this family	Processor	RAM	Network	Great fit for	Price
ZimaBoard 2	Intel N150	16 GB	2 × 2.5 GbE	Home Assistant, Media server, Router / firewall	$279
NanoPi R6S	Rockchip RK3588S	8 GB	3 × 2.5 GbE	Router / firewall	—
Le Potato	Amlogic S905X	2 GB	1 × 0.1 GbE	—	—

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Great fit for: Home Assistant · Media server · Router / firewall

A silent, fanless N150 board in an aluminium case with two Intel 2.5 GbE ports, two SATA ports and a PCIe slot.

from $279 (typical price)Recommended

Other boards

Great fit for: Router / firewall

A fanless three-port router board with an eight-core RK3588S, made for OpenWrt.

—Recommended

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Great fit for: No use rated great

A cheap board in Pi 3 format with mainline Linux support; slow, and only 100 Mbps Ethernet.

—Older hardware