There's just some weird appeal in "non-standard" computing setups to me.
Like... not your standard x64 Windows/OS X PC. Things like alternative OSes, different CPU architectures, little single-board machines.
I read someone preferred using their Raspberry Pi for things because they felt like it was "their own". I can kinda understand this, and beyond building your own desktop, it's kind of the next best thing.
I don't think these little boards are advanced enough yet to fully take over, though. If you're used to multiple monitors, going down to one is hell. Storage, while it's getting better, isn't quite there yet. Drivers and support aren't as big in most of these boards.
Still, though, they somehow fascinate me. Hell, even using older machines for tasks fascinates me, but I'd rather, say, use an RPi 3 than a PowerPC Mac these days. Less power usage and better support by far, even if I miss the things and the PPCs had their era where they were widely supported.
I also miss netbooks. Little cheap tiny machines that could do most stuff of the era. Solid.
