Raspberry Pi hasn't been a cheap SBC for a long time. It's now in the same market segment as a NUC, but without the case and with worse price to performance.
Unfortunely there are no ARM NUCs with a good distribution support, and that is still a strong value for getting a Raspberry Pi.
Unfortunely there are no ARM NUCs with a good distribution support, and that is still a strong value for getting a Raspberry Pi.