Following the mainline Linux kernel support for the VisionFive 2 RISC-V single board computer from StarFive, Linux kernel patches are on the way for their new VisionFive 2 Lite low-cost offering. With the StarFive VisionFive 2 Lite this RISC-V board can be procured for as little as $19.9 USD as one of the cheapest yet fairly capable RISC-V SBCs.
The VisionFive 2 Lite is a recently crowd-funded effort from StarFive Tech with the cheapest 2GB version costing just $19.9+ USD while 4GB of RAM and WiFi will cost $30+ and 8GB with WiFi at $37+.
I’m thinking of it as an alternative to a software emulated RISC-V more than anything else
I think the rk3588 based boards are a better bang for the buck than pi (aside from my continual disappointment from how the managed things during the pandemic, but thats a whole other thing), and some esp32 boards fill the other gaps, but thats how I think about things, obviously not an answer for everyone.
But even with the really comparatively bad performance of this little guy, its still going to be way better than emulated I think. Of course, I’ll have to buy one to confirm that. A perfect excuse! 😄