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Hey there -- we have a bunch of case studies on our blog, click the "case study" links on this page -- https://www.balena.io/customers/

And if you're interested in a board that is as easy to program as the Pi but more robust, you can check out -- https://www.balena.io/blog/introducing-project-fin-a-board-f...

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Hi, thanks! From the description at https://www.balena.io/fin/, it looks like I'd be spending ~$170 instead of ~$35 to get:

  - Ability to run on 6V to 24V power
  - Low-power coprocessor
  - Battery-powered real-time clock

The rest of the interfaces all look pretty much the same, except that the Fin loses two USB ports and the headphone jack.

Given that my plan is to run off of 5V USB power and I don't intend to write special software for the coprocessor, can you help me understand whether there might still be good reasons to use a Fin?

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