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24 alternatives to Art of the Kickstart - Kickstarting the Most Affordable Single Board Computer

Pine64 - the Most Affordable Single Board Computer

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Art of the Kickstart - Kickstarting the Most Affordable Single Board Computer launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Pine A64▲201

   First $15 64-Bit single board super computer

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   PINE64▲270

   A low cost Linux laptop that looks like a MacBook

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Pine64▲12

   The $15 64-BIT single board computer

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Betabook▲82

   The portable whiteboard for the digital age (Kickstarter)

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5MS
   My self-written hobby OS is finally running on my vintage IBM ThinkPad▲575

   Finally got my hobby OS up and running on real hardware. I love the old IBM thinkpads, so thought it was the perfect machine to get it working on. Been working on it for quite some time now, but this has been a big milestone!

   2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Kicktraq▲81

   Tracks what's hot on Kickstarter.

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Solu▲290

   The world's smallest general-purpose computer

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The 64▲106

   Re-imagining of the original home computer, the Commodore C6

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   CHIP▲250

   The world's first nine dollar computer (pre-launch)

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The C64 Mini▲120

    Everyone's fave first computer, rebooted at 50% scale.

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Mission Computers▲276

    A new breed of affordable desktop computers

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Kick Cards▲84

    A deck of cards help startup businesses shine

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Radinn▲178

    Like a Boosted Board, but a wakeboard (pre-launch)

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Artstarter▲158

    Kickstarter for unique art!

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    CreatorClub▲150

    Teaching hardware startups how to succeed on Kickstarter/IGG

    2022 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Art of The Kickstart - Making Millions Revolutionizing Audio and Defeating Dr. Dre▲60

    Action packed, informative, futuristic kickstarter product

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Kick Your Startup▲82

    Empowering startups to kickstart their success

    2023 · its alternatives →

18. 18IB
    I built my first Cyberdeck▲112

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    KickBooster▲97

    The first affiliate program for crowdfunding campaigns

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20AT
    A talking board game in a 2k program and 128 bytes of RAM▲60

    2024 · s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Blinks▲169

    An open-source board game system with a mind of its own

    2018 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Packed Pixels▲107

    An extra monitor for your laptop! (Kickstarter)

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    kickstartDS▲104

    The starter kit for design systems, open source, low-code

    2022 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Starter for kickstarter▲66

    An unofficial android app for kickstarter

    2015 · its alternatives →

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