Qualcomm is already being accused of "ruining" Arduino

[ptillisch]

I shared my impressions of the differences between the UNO Q and Raspberry Pi SBCs in this regard in a previous discussion:

@ptillisch

The Raspberry Pi is different in that it can not be used at all without an SD card. And a high quality SD card is required, whereas there is a plague of horrible quality and fake SD cards on the market. Likewise, for the RPi models that are powered via a classic USB micro connection, the common power supplies the average person already had on hand don't provide sufficient current for the RPi's relatively demanding power needs. Therefore, the purchase of a high quality power supply was also typically essential to have success with the product. So providing all the essential components, verified to be sufficient for the task, in a kit makes perfect sense for the RPi.

Conversely, the UNO Q has on-board non-volatile memory, so there is no need for an SD card. A computer or a phone charger can serve as a sufficient power supply for the board, so there is no need to purchase a power supply. And most people already own a suitable USB cable. So the UNO Q board alone is everything you need for essential functionality.

So I would downgrade the "17" figure to "2", but that is still a significant difference. I know I ended up spending significantly more on my first Raspberry Pi SBC purchase than I expected going in. I still use that 3B+ regularly (I set it up as a NAS for simple file sharing between my computers) though, so in the end I am satisfied with the value I received, even if I had second thoughts at the time of the purchase.

think that many of us have been a bit frustrated to end up with a significantly higher