Cheap serverbox Hardware

Boxes matching or surpassing the (no longer produced) DreamPlug in price and core features:

is supported in Debian (see stable armhf and testing armhf release notes, ARM multiplatform kernel notes, and similar notes for other archs).
includes proper case (not simply top and bottom plates)
fanless (in normal rooms, also on very hot days)
Price incl. case below USD 160
min. ½GB ram (for 32bit operation - likely min. 1GB for 64bit)
min. 1GHz CPU (for ARMv5 CPUs - different for other CPUs)
uSD slot, easy accessible
ethernet (proper builtin or on daughterboard, not "toys" like USB-attached or ENC28J60)

Adequate

Boxes less ideal - either more expensive or possibly using less than ideal components or wiring for essential parts.

Name	Speed	arch	RAM	disk	battery	SATA	Wifi	Ethernet	OSHW	price	stability
APU.2e0	1x4	amd64	2	-	-		-	1000x2		131
BeagleBone Black C	1	armhf/omap	½	4	-	-	-	100		65
BeagleBone Enhanced 512	1	armhf/omap	½	4	-	-	n	1000		62
BeagleBone Enhanced 1G	1	armhf/omap	1	4	-	-	n	1000		79
Cubieboard1	1	armhf/sunxi	1	4			-	100		56	stable
Cubieboard2	1x2	armhf/sunxi	1	4			-	100		64	stable
Cubieboard5/Cubietruck+	2x8	armhf/sunxi	2	8		( )	n	1000		117	untested
CuBox i1	1	armhf/imx	½	8	-	-	-	1000		80
CuBox i2	1x2	armhf/imx	1	8	-	-	-	1000		90
CuBox i2eX	1x2	armhf/imx	1	8	-		-	1000		100
CuBox i4Pro	1x4	armhf/imx	2	8	-		n	1000		120
CuBoxTV 1GB	1x4	armhf/imx	1	-	-		-	1000		100
CuBoxTV 2GB	1x4	armhf/imx	2	-	-		-	1000		130
HummingBoard Edge Solo	1	armhf/imx	½	8	-		-	100		132
HummingBoard Edge Dual-lite	1x2	armhf/imx	1	8	-		-	100		156
HummingBoard Gate Solo	1	armhf/imx	½	8	-	-	-	100		117
HummingBoard Gate Dual-lite	1x2	armhf/imx	1	8	-	-	-	100		141
Intel NUC 7CJYH	2	amd64	+8	4	-		n	1000		126
MiraBox	1	armhf/armada	1	1	-	(USB3)	n	1000x2		149
ODroid C1+	1.5x4	armhf/amlogic	1	-		-	-	1000		40
ODroid C2	1.5x4→2x1	armhf/amlogic	2	-		-	-	1000		51
OLinuXino A20 MICRO	1x2	armhf/sunxi	1	-			-	100		56	stable
OLinuXino A642Ge8G-IND	1.2x4	arm64/sunxi	2	16		-	-	1000		83
pcDuino 3S	1x2	armhf/sunxi	1	4	-	-	-	100		89	untested
Pine64 PINE A64-LTS	1.2x4	arm64/sunxi	2	-		-	-	1000		40	untested
Pine64 ROCK64 1GB	1.5x4	arm64/rk	1	-		(USB3)	-	1000		33
Pine64 ROCK64 2GB	1.5x4	arm64/rk	2	-		(USB3)	-	1000		43
Pine64 ROCK64 4GB	1.5x4	arm64/rk	4	-		(USB3)	-	1000		53
ROCK Pi 4 A 1GB	1.8x2+1.4x2	arm64/rk	1	-	-	(M.2+USB3)	-	1000		44
ROCK Pi 4 B 1GB	1.8x2+1.4x2	arm64/rk	1	-	-	(M.2+USB3)	n	1000		54
ROCK Pi 4 A 2GB	1.8x2+1.4x2	arm64/rk	2	-	-	(M.2+USB3)	-	1000		54
ROCK Pi 4 B 2GB	1.8x2+1.4x2	arm64/rk	2	-	-	(M.2+USB3)	n	1000		64
ROCK Pi 4 A 4GB	1.8x2+1.4x2	arm64/rk	4	-	-	(M.2+USB3)	-	1000		70
ROCK Pi 4 B 4GB	1.8x2+1.4x2	arm64/rk	4	-	-	(M.2+USB3)	n	1000		80
Rock960 4GB	1.8x2+1.4x4	arm64/rk	4	32	-	(M.2+USB3)	ac	1000		139	unstable-untested
Rock960c 1GB	1.8x2+1.4x4	arm64/rk	1	-	-	(M.2+USB3)	ac	1000		69
Sheeva64	1.2x2	arm64/armada	1	4	-	.	-	1000x2		89
Up Board A10-0116	1.9	amd64	1	16	-	(USB3)	-	1000		107
Up Board A10-0232	1.9	amd64	2	32	-	(USB3)	-	1000		127
Utilite Value	1	armhf/imx	½	4	-	-	-	1000		134
Wandboard Solo	1	armhf/imx	½	-	-	-	-	1000		98
Wandboard Dual	1x2	armhf/imx	1	-	-	-	n	1000		118
Wandboard Quad	1x4	armhf/imx	2	-	-		n	1000		138

Legend:

+ at RAM size indicates replaceable option.
b/a/g/n/ac/ax at Wifi indicates newest supported protocol generation
+ at Ethernet indicates switch ports
( ) at SATA indicates inferior USB bridge interface
(USB3) at SATA indicates no SATA but arguably usable SATA3 interface instead
→ at Speed means "from to", i.e. "1.5x4→2x1" means that 1.5 GHz with 4 cores as well as 2 GHz with 1 core is possible — and potentially further steps inbetween.
stable links to confirmation notes on this wiki of boot using official stable installer
untested means board should boot with stable Debian but unconfirmed
unstable links to confirmed boot using testing/unstable official installer
unstable-untested means board should boot but unconfirmed

TODO

Boxes working with mainline linux and mainline u-boot, but needing changes to Debian packages:

Name	Speed	arch	RAM	disk	battery	SATA	Wifi	Ethernet	OSHW	price	notes
Cubieboard2-Dual	1x2	armhf/sunxi	1	-			-	100		58	needs custom-configured u-boot
ITEAD Core EVB + AW2041	1	armhf/sunxi	1	4	-		-	1000		82	needs u-boot
ITEAD Core EVB + AW2042	1x2	armhf/sunxi	2	4	-		-	1000		97	needs u-boot
Pine64 SOPINE A64	1.2x4	arm64/sunxi	2	-		-	-	1000		43	needs u-boot

Promising

Upcoming boxes looking promising, but not yet available for general sale:

Name	Speed	arch	RAM	disk	battery	SATA	Wifi	Ethernet	OSHW	price	notes
Caninos Loucos Labrador	1.3x4	armhf/amlogic	2	16	-	-	n	100		possibly ~40)

Unsuitable

RaspberryPi: requires nonfree software to start up
RaspberryPi2: requires nonfree software to start up
RaspberryPi3: requires nonfree software to start up
Banana Pi Router: Sold only as board, not with case (and likely too expensive with case added).
Cubieboard4: not yet supported A80 SoC.
Cubieboard6: Sold only as board, not with case.
EOMA68: No ethernet.
Exynos SoC boards: requires nonfree software to boot
MIPS Creator CI20: Sold only as board, not with case

Raspberry Pi boards might become usable if alternative firmware works and gets packaged for Debian.

Devices too expensive not listed here (that'd be a looong list). Some such options are described at a mailinglist post.

Related resources

Kernel

sunxi

Wiring

sunxi

Licensing

OSHW

A hardware equivalent of Debian Free Software Guidelines (DFSG) is OpenSource Hardware (OSHW).

Beware of similar looking labeling like "Open hardware". Might be just a typo, but is often used when e.g. publishing a PDF but not sources for board schematics.

Also beware of boards (correctly) labelled as OSHW, where System-on-Chip is on a non-OSHW daughter board.

Misc

CategoryHardware

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 * is supported in Debian (see [[https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/armhf/ch02s01.html.en#armhf-armmp-supported-platforms|stable armhf]] and [[http://d-i.debian.org/manual/en.armhf/ch02s01.html#armhf-armmp-supported-platforms|testing armhf]] release notes, [[https://wiki.debian.org/DebianKernel/ARMMP|ARM multiplatform]] kernel notes, and similar notes for other archs).
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-||'''Name'''||'''Speed (GHz)'''||'''Debian arch'''||'''Ram (GB)'''||'''disk (GB)'''||'''battery'''||'''SATA'''||'''Wifi'''||'''Ethernet speed'''||'''[[OpenSourceHardware|OSHW]]'''||'''Price (USD) incl. case'''||
||APU.1D                  ||1x2||amd64           ||2||-|| -    || (./) ||- ||1000x3|| {X}  ||[[http://www.pcengines.ch/order1.php|134]]||
||APU.1D4                 ||1x2||amd64           ||4||-|| -    || (./) ||- ||1000x3|| {X}  ||[[http://www.pcengines.ch/order1.php|155]]||
||Banana Pi Pro           ||1x2||armhf/sunxi     ||1||-|| -    || (./) ||n ||1000  || {X}  ||[[https://www.bananapi.com.au/shop/banana-pro-banana-pi-pro/|100]]||
||Banana Pi M3            ||2x8||armhf/sunxi     ||2||8|| -    || (./) ||n ||1000  || {X}  ||[[https://www.bananapi.com.au/shop/banana-pi-m3-acrylic-case/|150]]||
||!BeagleBone Black C     ||1  ||armhf/omap      ||½||4|| -    || -    ||- ||100   || (./) ||[[https://www.adafruit.com/products/1876|65]]||
||Cubieboard              ||1  ||armhf/sunxi     ||1||4|| (./) || (./) ||- ||100   || {X}  ||[[http://store.r0ck.me/products/cubieboard-1gb|57]]||
||Cubieboard2             ||1x2||armhf/sunxi     ||1||4|| (./) || (./) ||- ||100   || {X}  ||[[http://store.r0ck.me/products/cubieboard2|67]]||
||Cubieboard2-Dual        ||1x2||armhf/sunxi     ||1||-|| (./) || (./) ||- ||100   || {X}  ||[[http://store.r0ck.me/products/cubieboard2-dual-mirco-sd-card-version|51]]||
||Cubieboard3/Cubietruck  ||1x2||armhf/sunxi     ||2||8|| (./) || (./) ||n ||1000  || {X}  ||[[http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/Black-Ewell-Case-for-Cubietruck-p-1734.html|100]]||
||Cubieboard5/Cubietruck+ ||2x8||armhf/sunxi     ||2||8|| (./) || (./) ||n ||1000  || {X}  ||[[http://www.eleduino.com/Cubieboard-5-CubieTruck-plus-Black-Metal-Case-p10561.html|117]]||
||!CuBox i2               ||1x2||armhf/freescale ||1||-|| -    || -    ||- ||1000  || {X}  ||[[http://solid-run.com/product/cubox-i2/|90]]||
||!CuBox i2 eX            ||1x2||armhf/freescale ||1||-|| -    || (./) ||-  ||1000 || {X}  ||[[http://solid-run.com/product/cubox-i2ex/|120]]||
||!CuBox i4Pro            ||1x4||armhf/freescale ||2||-|| -    || (./) ||n ||1000  || {X}  ||[[http://solid-run.com/product/cubox-i4pro/|140]]||
||CuBoxTV 1GB             ||1x4||armhf/freescale ||1||-|| -    || (./) ||- ||1000  || {X}  ||[[http://cuboxtv.com/product/cuboxtv/|100]]||
||CuBoxTV 2GB             ||1x4||armhf/freescale ||2||-|| -    || (./) ||- ||1000  || {X}  ||[[http://cuboxtv.com/product/cuboxtv-2gb/|130]]||
||'''!DreamPlug'''        ||1.2||armel/kirkwood  ||½||2|| -    || (./) ||g ||1000x2|| {X}  ||[[http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/p-54-dreamplug-devkit.aspx|159]]||
||!HummingBoard Pro i1    ||1  ||armhf/freescale ||½||-|| -    || -    ||- ||100   || {X}  ||[[http://solid-run.com/product/hummingboard-edge/|127]]||
||!HummingBoard Pro i2    ||1x2||armhf/freescale ||1||-|| -    || -    ||- ||100   || {X}  ||[[http://solid-run.com/product/hummingboard-edge/|144]]||
||!HummingBoard Pro i2eX  ||1x2||armhf/freescale ||1||-|| -    || (./) ||- ||1000  || {X}  ||[[http://solid-run.com/product/hummingboard-edge/|158]]||
||Intel DE3815TYKHE       ||1.4||amd64          ||+8||4|| -    || (./) ||n ||1000  || {X}  ||[[http://www.mini-box.com/NUC-Atom-processor-E3815-DE3815TYKH0E|159]]||
||ITEAD Core AW2041       ||1  ||armhf/sunxi     ||1||4|| -    || (./) ||- ||1000  || {X}  ||[[https://imall.itead.cc/development-platform/arm/itead-core-a20-kit.html|82]]||
||ITEAD Core AW2042       ||1x2||armhf/sunxi     ||2||4|| -    || (./) ||- ||1000  || {X}  ||[[https://imall.itead.cc/development-platform/arm/itead-core-a20-kit.html|97]]||
||!MinnowBoard MAX      ||1.3x2||amd64           ||2||-|| -    || (./) ||- ||1000  || {X}  ||[[http://store.netgate.com/MinnowBoard-Max-C230.aspx|165]]||
||MIPS Creator CI20     ||1.2x2||mipsel          ||1||8|| (./) || -    ||- ||100   || {X}  ||[[https://store.imgtec.com/|65]]||
||!MiraBox                ||1  ||armhf/armada    ||1||1|| -    || -    ||n ||1000x2|| {X}  ||[[http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/p-58-mirabox-development-kit.aspx|149]]||
||NanoPC-T1             ||1.5x4||armhf/exynos    ||1||8|| -    || -    ||- ||100   || {X}  ||[[http://nanopc.org/NanoPC-T1_Feature.html|78]]||
||ODroid C1+            ||1.5x4||armhf/amlogic   ||1||-|| (./) || -    ||- ||1000  || {X}  ||[[http://hardkernel.com/main/products/prdt_info.php|37]]||
||ODroid C2               ||2x4||armhf/amlogic   ||2||-|| (./) || -    ||- ||1000  || {X}  ||[[http://hardkernel.com/main/products/prdt_info.php|45]]||
||OLinuXino A10 LIME      ||1  ||armhf/sunxi     ||½||-|| (./) || (./) ||- ||100   || (./) ||[[https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/A10/|41]]||
||OLinuXino A20 LIME      ||1x2||armhf/sunxi     ||½||-|| (./) || (./) ||- ||100   || (./) ||[[https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/A20/|43]]||
||OLinuXino A20 LIME2     ||1x2||armhf/sunxi     ||1||-|| (./) || (./) ||- ||1000  || (./) ||[[https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/A20/|56]]||
||OLinuXino A20 MICRO     ||1x2||armhf/sunxi     ||1||-|| (./) || (./) ||- ||100   || (./) ||[[https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/A20/|69]]||
||pcDuino 3S              ||1x2||armhf/sunxi     ||1||4|| -    || -    ||- ||100   || {X}  ||[[https://store.linksprite.com/pcduino3s-a20-single-board-computer-no-power-supply-or-hdmi-cable/|89]]||
||Radxa Rock Lite       ||1.6x4||armhf/rockchip  ||1||-|| -    || -    ||n ||100   || {X}  ||[[http://store.radxa.com/products/radxa-rock-lite|59]]||
||Radxa Rock Pro        ||1.6x4||armhf/rockchip  ||2||8|| -    || -    ||n ||100   || {X}  ||[[http://store.radxa.com/products/radxa-rock-pro|99]]||
||Sheeva Plug             ||1  ||armel/kirkwood  ||½||½|| -    || (./) ||- ||1000  || {X}  ||[[http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/p-46-sheevaplug-dev-kit.aspx|99]]||
||Utilite Value           ||1  ||armhf/freescale ||½||4|| -    || -    ||- ||1000  || {X}  ||[[http://utilite-computer.com/web/order-utilite-direct|134]]||
||Pine64+                 ||1.2x4 ||armhf/sunxi? ||2||-|| -    || -    ||- ||1000  || {X}  ||[[https://shop.pine64.com/collections/board/products/pine-a64-board-2gb|51]]||
||Wandboard Solo          ||1  ||armhf/freescale ||½||-|| -    || -    ||- ||1000  || {X}  ||[[http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/WBSOLO/1406-0001-ND|114]]||
||Wandboard Dual          ||1x2||armhf/freescale ||1||-|| -    || -    ||n ||1000  || {X}  ||[[http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/WBDUAL/1406-0004-ND|132]]||
||Wandboard Quad          ||1x4||armhf/freescale ||2||-|| -    || (./) ||n ||1000  || {X}  ||[[http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/WBQUAD/1406-0005-ND|162]]||
||Linksys WRT1200AC     ||1.3x2||armhf/armada?   ||½||¼|| -    || (./) ||ac||1000+4|| {X}  ||[[http://www.linksys.com/us/p/P-WRT1200AC/|130]]||
+== Recommended ==

Boxes known to use high quality components and wiring for essential parts.

=== NAS ===

 * Mainline [[#Kernel|kernel]], covering all essential parts
 * SATA connection, efficiently [[#Wiring|wired]]
 * Gigabit ethernet, efficiently [[#Wiring|wired]]

||'''Name'''||'''Speed'''||'''arch'''||'''RAM'''||'''disk'''||'''battery'''||'''SATA'''||'''Wifi'''||'''Ethernet'''||'''[[#OSHW|OSHW]]'''||'''price'''||'''stability'''||
||Banana Pro              ||1x2||armhf/sunxi     ||1||-|| -    || (./)    ||n ||1000  || {X}  ||[[http://www.eleduino.com/Banana-pro-devboard-p10522.html|55]]||[[InstallingDebianOn/Allwinner#Stable|stable]]||
||Cubieboard3/Cubietruck  ||1x2||armhf/sunxi     ||2||8|| (./) || (./)    ||n ||1000  || {X}  ||[[http://www.eleduino.com/Cubieboard-3-Cubietruck-Devboard-Base-kit-p10417.html|86]]||[[InstallingDebianOn/Allwinner#Stable|stable]]||
||ESPRESSObin V7        ||1.2x2||arm64/armada    ||2||-|| -    || (./)    ||- ||1000x3|| {X}  ||[[https://globalscaletechnologies.com/product/espressobin/|79]]||
||OLinuXino A20 LIME2     ||1x2||armhf/sunxi     ||1||-|| (./) || (./)    ||- ||1000  || (./) ||[[https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/A20/|51]]||[[InstallingDebianOn/Allwinner#Stable|stable]]||

=== Cheap ===

 * Mainline [[#Kernel|kernel]], covering all essential parts
 * 100 Megabit ethernet, efficiently [[#Wiring|wired]]
 * Price incl. case below USD 50

||'''Name'''||'''Speed'''||'''arch'''||'''RAM'''||'''disk'''||'''battery'''||'''SATA'''||'''Wifi'''||'''Ethernet'''||'''[[#OSHW|OSHW]]'''||'''price'''||'''stability'''||
||!BeagleBone Green       ||1  ||armhf/omap      ||½||4|| -    || -       ||- ||100   || (./) ||[[https://www.seeedstudio.com/Seeed-Studio-BeagleBone-Green.html|54]]||
||OLinuXino A10 LIME      ||1  ||armhf/sunxi     ||½||-|| (./) || (./)    ||- ||100   || (./) ||[[https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/A10/|36]]||[[InstallingDebianOn/Allwinner#Stable|stable]]||
||OLinuXino A20 LIME      ||1x2||armhf/sunxi     ||½||-|| (./) || (./)    ||- ||100   || (./) ||[[https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/A20/|44]]||[[InstallingDebianOn/Allwinner#Stable|stable]]||
||OLinuXino A64-1G        ||1.2x4||arm64/sunxi   ||1||-|| (./) || -       ||- ||1000  || (./) ||[[https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/A64/A64-OLinuXino/|47]]||

== Adequate ==

Boxes less ideal - either more expensive or possibly using less than ideal components or wiring for essential parts.

||'''Name'''||'''Speed'''||'''arch'''||'''RAM'''||'''disk'''||'''battery'''||'''SATA'''||'''Wifi'''||'''Ethernet'''||'''[[#OSHW|OSHW]]'''||'''price'''||'''stability'''||
||APU.2e0                 ||1x4||amd64           ||2||-|| -    || (./)    ||- ||1000x2|| {X}  ||[[https://www.pcengines.ch/newshop.php?c=4|131]]||
||!BeagleBone Black C     ||1  ||armhf/omap      ||½||4|| -    || -       ||- ||100   || (./) ||[[https://www.adafruit.com/product/1996|65]]||
||!BeagleBone Enhanced 512||1  ||armhf/omap      ||½||4|| -    || -       ||n ||1000  || (./) ||[[https://www.sancloud.co.uk/store/buy-beaglebone-enhanced-wifi-512|62]]||
||!BeagleBone Enhanced 1G ||1  ||armhf/omap      ||1||4|| -    || -       ||n ||1000  || (./) ||[[https://www.sancloud.co.uk/store/buy-beaglebone-enhanced-wifi-1g-onboard-antenna|79]]||
||Cubieboard1             ||1  ||armhf/sunxi     ||1||4|| (./) || (./)    ||- ||100   || {X}  ||[[http://www.eleduino.com/Cubieboard1-A10-Cortex-A8-Mini-PC-Development-Board-p10437.html|56]]||[[InstallingDebianOn/Allwinner#Stable|stable]]||
||Cubieboard2             ||1x2||armhf/sunxi     ||1||4|| (./) || (./)    ||- ||100   || {X}  ||[[http://www.eleduino.com/Cubieboard2-Dual-core-A20-Mini-PC-Devboard-base-kit-p10418.html|64]]||[[InstallingDebianOn/Allwinner#Stable|stable]]||
||Cubieboard5/Cubietruck+ ||2x8||armhf/sunxi     ||2||8|| (./) ||( (./) ) ||n ||1000  || {X}  ||[[http://www.eleduino.com/Cubieboard-5-CubieTruck-plus-Devboard-p10560.html|117]]||[[InstallingDebianOn/Allwinner#Stable_untested|untested]]||
||!CuBox i1               ||1  ||armhf/imx   ||½||8|| -    || -       ||- ||1000  || {X}  ||[[https://shop.solid-run.com/product/SRMX6SOW00D512E008X00CE/|80]]||
||!CuBox i2               ||1x2||armhf/imx   ||1||8|| -    || -       ||- ||1000  || {X}  ||[[https://shop.solid-run.com/product/SRMX6DLW00D01GE008X00CE/|90]]||
||!CuBox i2eX             ||1x2||armhf/imx   ||1||8|| -    || (./)    ||- ||1000  || {X}  ||[[https://shop.solid-run.com/product/SRMX6DUW00D01GE008X00CE/|100]]||
||!CuBox i4Pro            ||1x4||armhf/imx   ||2||8|| -    || (./)    ||n ||1000  || {X}  ||[[https://shop.solid-run.com/product/SRMX6QDWT1D02GE008X00CE/|120]]||
||CuBoxTV 1GB             ||1x4||armhf/imx   ||1||-|| -    || (./)    ||- ||1000  || {X}  ||[[http://cuboxtv.com/product/cuboxtv/|100]]||
||CuBoxTV 2GB             ||1x4||armhf/imx   ||2||-|| -    || (./)    ||- ||1000  || {X}  ||[[http://cuboxtv.com/product/cuboxtv-2gb/|130]]||
||!HummingBoard Edge Solo ||1  ||armhf/imx   ||½||8|| -    || (./)    ||- ||100   || {X}  ||[[https://shop.solid-run.com/product/SRMX6SOW00D512E008E00CE/|132]]||
||!HummingBoard Edge Dual-lite ||1x2||armhf/imx   ||1||8|| - || (./)  ||- ||100   || {X}  ||[[https://shop.solid-run.com/product/SRMX6DLW00D01GE008E00CE/|156]]||
||!HummingBoard Gate Solo ||1  ||armhf/imx   ||½||8|| -    || -       ||- ||100   || {X}  ||[[https://shop.solid-run.com/product/SRMX6SOW00D512E008G00CE/|117]]||
||!HummingBoard Gate Dual-lite ||1x2||armhf/imx   ||1||8|| - || -     ||- ||100   || {X}  ||[[https://shop.solid-run.com/product/SRMX6DLW00D01GE008G00CE/|141]]||
||Intel NUC 7CJYH         ||2  ||amd64          ||+8||4|| -    || (./)    ||n ||1000  || {X}  ||[[https://www.walmart.com/ip/Intel-NUC-NUC7CJYH-Desktop-Computer-Celeron-J4005-2-GHz-DDR4-SDRAM-Mini-PC-UHD-Graphics-600-Wireless-LAN-Bluetooth-HDMI-6-x-Total-USB-Port-s/294899388|126]]||
||!MiraBox                ||1  ||armhf/armada    ||1||1|| -    || (USB3)  ||n ||1000x2|| {X}  ||[[http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/p-58-mirabox-development-kit.aspx|149]]||
||ODroid C1+            ||1.5x4||armhf/amlogic   ||1||-|| (./) || -       ||- ||1000  || {X}  ||[[https://www.hardkernel.com/shop/odroid-c1/|40]]||
||ODroid C2         ||1.5x4→2x1||armhf/amlogic   ||2||-|| (./) || -       ||- ||1000  || {X}  ||[[https://www.hardkernel.com/shop/odroid-c2/|51]]||
||OLinuXino A20 MICRO     ||1x2||armhf/sunxi     ||1||-|| (./) || (./)    ||- ||100   || (./) ||[[https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/A20/|56]]||[[InstallingDebianOn/Allwinner#Stable|stable]]||
||OLinuXino A642Ge8G-IND  ||1.2x4||arm64/sunxi   ||2||16|| (./) || -       ||- ||1000  || (./) ||[[https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/A64/A64-OLinuXino/|83]]||
||pcDuino 3S              ||1x2||armhf/sunxi     ||1||4|| -    || -       ||- ||100   || {X}  ||[[https://store.linksprite.com/pcduino3s-a20-single-board-computer-no-power-supply-or-hdmi-cable/|89]]||[[InstallingDebianOn/Allwinner#Stable_untested|untested]]||
||Pine64 PINE A64-LTS   ||1.2x4||arm64/sunxi     ||2||-|| (./) || -       ||- ||1000  || {X}  ||[[https://store.pine64.org/product/pine-a64-lts/|40]]||[[InstallingDebianOn/Allwinner#Stable_untested|untested]]||
||Pine64 ROCK64 1GB     ||1.5x4||arm64/rk  ||1||-|| (./) || (USB3)  ||- ||1000  || {X}  ||[[https://store.pine64.org/product/rock64-media-board-computer/|33]]||
||Pine64 ROCK64 2GB     ||1.5x4||arm64/rk  ||2||-|| (./) || (USB3)  ||- ||1000  || {X}  ||[[https://store.pine64.org/product/rock64-media-board-computer/|43]]||
||Pine64 ROCK64 4GB     ||1.5x4||arm64/rk  ||4||-|| (./) || (USB3)  ||- ||1000  || {X}  ||[[https://store.pine64.org/product/rock64-media-board-computer/|53]]||
||ROCK Pi 4 A 1GB ||1.8x2+1.4x2||arm64/rk  ||1||-|| -   ||(M.2+USB3)||- ||1000  || {X}  ||[[https://www.seeedstudio.com/ROCK-Pi-4-Model-A-1GB-p-4149.html|44]]||
||ROCK Pi 4 B 1GB ||1.8x2+1.4x2||arm64/rk  ||1||-|| -   ||(M.2+USB3)||n ||1000  || {X}  ||[[https://www.seeedstudio.com/ROCK-Pi-4-Model-B-1GB-p-4148.html|54]]||
||ROCK Pi 4 A 2GB ||1.8x2+1.4x2||arm64/rk  ||2||-|| -   ||(M.2+USB3)||- ||1000  || {X}  ||[[https://www.seeedstudio.com/ROCK-Pi-4-Model-A-2GB-p-4151.html|54]]||
||ROCK Pi 4 B 2GB ||1.8x2+1.4x2||arm64/rk  ||2||-|| -   ||(M.2+USB3)||n ||1000  || {X}  ||[[https://www.seeedstudio.com/ROCK-Pi-4-Model-B-2GB-p-4139.html|64]]||
||ROCK Pi 4 A 4GB ||1.8x2+1.4x2||arm64/rk  ||4||-|| -   ||(M.2+USB3)||- ||1000  || {X}  ||[[https://www.seeedstudio.com/ROCK-Pi-4-Model-A-4GB-p-4136.html|70]]||
||ROCK Pi 4 B 4GB ||1.8x2+1.4x2||arm64/rk  ||4||-|| -   ||(M.2+USB3)||n ||1000  || {X}  ||[[https://www.seeedstudio.com/ROCK-Pi-4-Model-B-4GB-p-4137.html|80]]||
||Rock960 4GB     ||1.8x2+1.4x4||arm64/rk  ||4||32|| -  ||(M.2+USB3)||ac||1000  || {X}  ||[[https://www.seeedstudio.com/Rock960-Board-Based-on-the-RK3399-SoC-4GB-RAM-Version-p-3125.html|139]]||unstable-untested||
||Rock960c 1GB    ||1.8x2+1.4x4||arm64/rk  ||1||-|| -   ||(M.2+USB3)||ac||1000  || {X}  ||[[https://store.vamrs.com/collections/new/products/rock960-model-c|69]]||
||Sheeva64              ||1.2x2||arm64/armada    ||1||4|| -    || .       ||- ||1000x2|| {X}  ||[[https://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/p-86-sheeva64.aspx|89]]||
||Up Board A10-0116       ||1.9||amd64          ||1||16|| -    || (USB3)  ||- ||1000  || {X}  ||[[https://up-shop.org/up-boards/272-up-board.html|107]]||
||Up Board A10-0232       ||1.9||amd64          ||2||32|| -    || (USB3)  ||- ||1000  || {X}  ||[[https://up-shop.org/up-boards/272-up-board.html|127]]||
||Utilite Value           ||1  ||armhf/imx   ||½||4|| -    || -       ||- ||1000  || {X}  ||[[http://utilite-computer.com/web/order-utilite-direct|134]]||
||Wandboard Solo          ||1  ||armhf/imx   ||½||-|| -    || -       ||- ||1000  || {X}  ||[[https://shop.technexion.com/wb-imx6s-bw.html|98]]||
||Wandboard Dual          ||1x2||armhf/imx   ||1||-|| -    || -       ||n ||1000  || {X}  ||[[https://shop.technexion.com/wb-imx6u-bw.html|118]]||
||Wandboard Quad          ||1x4||armhf/imx   ||2||-|| -    || (./)    ||n ||1000  || {X}  ||[[https://shop.technexion.com/wb-imx6q-bw.html|138]]||
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- . + at RAM size indicates replaceable option.
 . ? at Debian arch indicates not yet fully supported.
 . b/g/n/ac at Wifi indicates newest supported protocol
 . + at Ethernet speed indicates switch ports.
+ . '''+''' at RAM size indicates replaceable option.
 . '''b'''/'''a'''/'''g'''/'''n'''/'''ac'''/'''ax''' at Wifi indicates newest supported protocol [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11#Generations|generation]]
 . '''+''' at Ethernet indicates switch ports
 . '''( (./) )''' at SATA indicates inferior USB bridge interface
 . '''(USB3)''' at SATA indicates ''no'' SATA but arguably usable SATA3 interface instead
 . '''→''' at Speed means "from to", i.e. "1.5x4→2x1" means that 1.5 GHz with 4 cores as well as 2 GHz with 1 core is possible — and potentially further steps inbetween.
 . '''stable''' links to confirmation notes on this wiki of boot using official stable installer
 . '''untested''' means board ''should'' boot with stable Debian but unconfirmed
 . '''unstable''' links to confirmed boot using testing/unstable official installer
 . '''unstable-untested''' means board ''should'' boot but unconfirmed

== TODO ==

Boxes working with mainline linux and mainline u-boot,
but needing changes to Debian packages:

||''Name''||''Speed''||''arch''||''RAM''||''disk''||''battery''||''SATA''||''Wifi''||''Ethernet''||''OSHW''||''price''||'''notes'''||
||Cubieboard2-Dual        ||1x2||armhf/sunxi     ||1||-|| (./) || (./)    ||- ||100   || {X}  ||[[http://www.eleduino.com/Cubieboard2-Dual-mirco-SD-Card-version-Development-Board-p10421.html|58]]||needs [[https://github.com/armbian/build/issues/114|custom-configured u-boot]]||
||ITEAD Core EVB + AW2041 ||1  ||armhf/sunxi     ||1||4|| -    || (./)    ||- ||1000  || {X}  ||[[https://www.itead.cc/itead-core-evb.html|82]]||needs [[InstallingDebianOn/Allwinner#Unsupported_bootstrapping|u-boot]]||
||ITEAD Core EVB + AW2042 ||1x2||armhf/sunxi     ||2||4|| -    || (./)    ||- ||1000  || {X}  ||[[https://www.itead.cc/itead-core-evb.html|97]]||needs [[InstallingDebianOn/Allwinner#Unsupported_bootstrapping|u-boot]]||
||Pine64 SOPINE A64     ||1.2x4||arm64/sunxi     ||2||-|| (./) || -       ||- ||1000  || {X}  ||[[https://store.pine64.org/product/sopine-a64-baseboard-combo/|43]]||needs [[InstallingDebianOn/Allwinner#Unsupported_bootstrapping|u-boot]]||
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-Upcoming devices looking promising, but not yet available for general sale.
+Upcoming boxes looking promising, but not yet available for general sale:
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-  * [[http://rhombus-tech.net/|EOMA68]]
+||''Name''||''Speed''||''arch''||''RAM''||''disk''||''battery''||''SATA''||''Wifi''||''Ethernet''||''OSHW''||''price''||'''notes'''||
||Caninos Loucos Labrador ||1.3x4||armhf/amlogic ||2||16|| - || -    ||n       ||100      || {X}    ||[[https://caninosloucos.org/en/|possibly ~40)]]||
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-  * [[RaspberryPi|Raspberry Pi]]: Requires non-free blob to boot (and pretty weak when using Debian - Raspbian is not Debian)
  * [[RaspberryPi2|Raspberry Pi 2]]: Requires non-free blob to boot
  * RaspberryPi3: Requires non-free blob to boot
+  * RaspberryPi: [[https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Hardware/Single_Board_Computers#Single-board_computers_with_fatal_flaws|requires nonfree software to start up]]
  * RaspberryPi2: [[https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Hardware/Single_Board_Computers#Single-board_computers_with_fatal_flaws|requires nonfree software to start up]]
  * RaspberryPi3: [[https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Hardware/Single_Board_Computers#Single-board_computers_with_fatal_flaws|requires nonfree software to start up]]
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-  * Cubieboard4: Sold only as board, not with case.
+  * Cubieboard4: not yet supported A80 SoC.
  * Cubieboard6: Sold only as board, not with case.
  * [[http://rhombus-tech.net/|EOMA68]]: No ethernet.
  * Exynos SoC boards: [[https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Hardware/Single_Board_Computers#Single-board_computers_with_fatal_flaws|requires nonfree software to boot]]
  * MIPS Creator CI20: Sold only as board, not with case

Raspberry Pi boards might become usable
if [[http://crna.cc/b/11|alternative]] [[https://github.com/christinaa/rpi-open-firmware/issues/37#issuecomment-388551489|firmware]] works
and gets packaged for Debian.
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+Some such options are described at [[https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2017/09/msg00202.html|a mailinglist post]].
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+=== Kernel ===

 * [[http://linux-sunxi.org/Linux_mainlining_effort#Status_Matrix|sunxi]]

=== Wiring ===

 * [[http://linux-sunxi.org/Sunxi_devices_as_NAS#Requirements_.2F_which_device_to_choose|sunxi]]

=== Licensing ===

==== OSHW ====

A hardware equivalent of Debian Free Software Guidelines (DFSG) is [[OpenSourceHardware|OpenSource Hardware]] (OSHW).

Beware of similar looking labeling like "Open hardware".
Might be just a typo, but is often used when e.g. publishing a PDF but not sources for board schematics.

Also beware of boards (correctly) labelled as OSHW,
where System-on-Chip is on a non-OSHW daughter board.

=== Misc ===

  * [[FreedomBox/Hardware|FreedomBox Hardware List]]
  * [[https://www.board-db.org/|SBC database]]
  * [[https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/single-board-computers|FSF article about SBCs]]
  * [[https://forum.armbian.com/index.php/topic/1925-some-storage-benchmarks-on-sbcs/#entry15318|brief comparison of ARM boards for NAS use]]
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+  * http://rhombus-tech.net/evaluated_cpus/
  * [[https://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/2016/07/25/aarch64-desktop-hardware/|discussion mid-2016 on the state of decent consumer-grade 64-bt ARM boards]]
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