The NanoPi M1+ and Neo3 were reviewed as a smaller, cheaper, but less capable board than equivalent Raspberry Pi computers. The NanoPi 4 R6S have three ethernet ports.
Nano Pi computers have been used in experimental drones for disaster recovery and air quality monitoring.
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