Re:When will this stop? The Raspberry Pi 5 16GB SBC now sell...
by LaurensBER on Monday November 09, 2026 @04:48PM
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The X96 Max Plus has excellent Linux support (S905X3, 4 core A53 @ 1.9 GHz, decent GPU), 1GB NIC, 4GB memory 1X USB 3.0, 1x USB 2.0. It's what I'm eyeing at the moment.
They currently go for ~60 USD which steep compared to the pre-ram crisis prices but nothing crazy.
For comparison sake, you can find a few really high-end routers that are faster but most are a lot less powerful than this.
The CPU/GPU actually allows you to emulate a fair amount, up to N64, PSP and Dreamcast (but definitely with some compromise) so they function great as retroboxes as well.
They sip power and run great as a small homeserver. You can even use them as a NAS for media (that you're willing to lose since you won't be running any form of RAID with 1 USB 3.0 port).
They currently go for ~60 USD which steep compared to the pre-ram crisis prices but nothing crazy.
For comparison sake, you can find a few really high-end routers that are faster but most are a lot less powerful than this.
The CPU/GPU actually allows you to emulate a fair amount, up to N64, PSP and Dreamcast (but definitely with some compromise) so they function great as retroboxes as well.
They sip power and run great as a small homeserver. You can even use them as a NAS for media (that you're willing to lose since you won't be running any form of RAID with 1 USB 3.0 port).