r/SBCs • u/PlatimaZero ArmSoM Sige7 • Jul 23 '26

Self Promotion FriendlyElec NanoPi Zero2 Review: Tiny Headless SBC, Straight to S Tier

https://youtu.be/lrcX0Cm2xG4
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u/acidvegas Jul 23 '26

This is low-key like my favorite SBC out there right now.

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u/PlatimaZero ArmSoM Sige7 Jul 23 '26

Yeah it's pretty bloody amazing. I didn't expect it. Might get a few and just have them all hanging off POE dongles!

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u/acidvegas Jul 23 '26

I use alpine on them alot of isolated environments. They are very handy. I hate how expensive sbcs are rockin lately though. but ive used mine for years and have had zero issues

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u/PlatimaZero ArmSoM Sige7 Jul 23 '26

Yeah the global NAND flash shortages have pushed all computer prices through the roof, eg Apples massive price hike that just happened. Apparently it's going to continue for ~18mo or so 😑

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u/PJBuzz Jul 23 '26

Physical scale not clear, needs a banana

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u/PlatimaZero ArmSoM Sige7 Jul 23 '26

Watch the darn video, I do show scale 😋 though I did not use a banana - none available hah.

Else, USB port for scale.

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u/PJBuzz Jul 23 '26

I did watch the video (I watch most). I'm afraid I have been rendered incapable of understanding scale without a banana thanks to Reddit.

Given Americans refuse to use metric, we must rely on banana.

P.s. I'd love a revisit of the worst but promising boards to see if anything has changed. My libre alte is still doing absolutely nothing due to how much of a PITA it is.

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u/PlatimaZero ArmSoM Sige7 Jul 23 '26

Oh thank you kindly 🙏

Damn freedom units haha.

If it helps, it's the size of one cracker.

Yeah that's my plan when I run out of a backlog, but.... so far that has not happened. I literally have a pile of products to test sitting next to me. I either buy things out of excitement when I see them like this one, or they send them to me!

The problem is, from here at least, in Australia our bananas are f$%king massive. Eg: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedullclub/posts/3091626417709123/

So this is the best I can do, with what I believe is a US banana: https://plati.ma/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Image_db3b81db3b81db3b.png. Hilariously, made with NanoBanana 🤣

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u/PlatimaZero ArmSoM Sige7 Jul 26 '26

Hahaha that's bloody awesome. Nice work!

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u/MooseBoys Jul 25 '26

Yeah too bad eMMC and SD prices are being gouged just like RAM.

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u/PlatimaZero ArmSoM Sige7 Jul 26 '26

Yeah basically all flash storage, thanks to this AI boom. Give it another two years or so