curiouscarbon
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thanks!Nothing to do with the RPi foundation. I've just had too much troubles with the hardware. For starters, they made a product that has a USB power connector, which doesn't work with USB voltages. They usually work with 5.3V, but, even then, with plenty of available current, you can still get the dreaded undervoltage error. I've never had that problem with any other SBC.
There are also other issues with them that, in my experience, make them unreliable. I've tried using them on my 3D printer, and they just have issues sometimes, which is not good in the middle of a day-long print. I'm currently using a couple of Orange Pi Zero Plus 2 (I think), and they've never had issues.
I think they're great for their original intended purpose of providing a (relatively) low-cost SBC for education and hobbyist, but I don't find them reliable enough for applications where you need high reliability.
undervoltage crashes have visited me a number of times before. kinda picky about PSUs..
interesting to hear about the absence of power supply brownout issues. cheers