The $8 Linux Computer (2022)
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#7Peak rank
2Days on list
234Score · 7d
Nov 7, 2026First seen
Rank · 7 days
On Hacker News
- Points
- 203
- Comments
- 85
- Submitted by
- zenincognito
- Posted
- Nov 7, 2026
- Site
- thelittleengineerthatcould.blogspot.com
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Trending history
The $8 Linux Computer (2022) was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 7, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 93 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #7 of 30, reached on Nov 7, 20:09 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 8, 14:09 UTC.
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From the discussion
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I love looking back 10+ years for the cheapest Linux thing you could buy. People were buying devices that were for kids or a router or something and repurposing it because it was open enough to get a shell on / flash Linux to it and start doing projects with. In the 2020s or somewhere before that we got a bunch of…
The Raspberry Pi Zero sold for $5 before the foundation sold out.
Personally I think the LicheeRV nano on SG2002 is worth the investment of 15-20 bucks. This thing has USB OTG, multiple usable GPIO and can be flashed via microSD and has a display out with touch support. I was in the process on building a little iPod Nano clone[1] with Rust / Slint but i was too busy for a while,…
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Is The $8 Linux Computer (2022) trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 8, 14:09 UTC, after 2 days of trending.
What is the highest rank The $8 Linux Computer (2022) reached?
#7 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 7, 20:09 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has The $8 Linux Computer (2022) been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 7, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (93 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
203 points and 85 comments; submitted by zenincognito on Nov 7, 2026.