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Re:Raspberry Pi 4 can finally boot directly from USB by ausjke on Friday September 18, 2020 @06:39PM (#24522537)
at that price range why not just go all the way to mini-itx, when you hook SATA etc you will need a larger case with some cooling space inside, mini-itx seems to be a much more practical option then, a quick search found https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813157930 there are many to choose from actually.

or just nano-itx, both are easier to get cases and power supplies etc.

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Re:Raspberry Pi 4 can finally boot directly from USB by scottlamb on Friday September 18, 2020 @07:12PM (#24522760)
I think we're getting more and more expensive. The Raspberry Pi 4 made a lot of deliberate trade-offs to stay at $35. Going to the ODROID-H2+ means paying another $85 plus (I forgot this in the parent) RAM cost. Then going to a "real mini-itx" board probably means paying for a "real" mini-ITX case and power supply. It'll be nicer for sure but there's significant price creep. Looks like the CPU isn't included either.

The ODROID-H2 Case Type 1 has a fan and space for two 3.5" drives for $20. The ODROID-H2 power supply costs $9.40. I'll be astonished if anything compatible with that ASRock board will match that.

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