Dec 04, 2018 If you’re in the market for an ARM server you may be interested in the MiniNode 5 Node Raspberry Pi 3 CoM Carrier Board which is available to purchase both.
![Board Board](/uploads/1/2/4/6/124697037/965057700.jpg)
As for the Raspberry pi module, it is the same price as the sopine module and half the RAM. One could argue the pi is better supported, but the sopine modules support armbian (and are actually in stock).
So is it worth it, well not right now. If you buy the module and the base board it is just cheaper and better to by a pi 3+. I saw a pi compute module backplace to hold 5 (i think it was 5) modules for like $250 (a pine64 clusterboard for 7 modules and a built in Gb switch is $100).
![5 Node Raspberry Pi 3 Com Carrier Board 5 Node Raspberry Pi 3 Com Carrier Board](/uploads/1/2/4/6/124697037/397497204.jpg)
There are probably uses for it, maybe custom embedded devices, but i am not 100% convinced. I was a lot more excited about the Raspberry Pi 3+ Model A. That is nice for the price, but even then nano pi's have comperable devices for simliar cost (and are actually in stock).
I still love Raspberry Pi's though and can't wait until the 4 comes out. But as my Rock54 screams with a quad core and 4GB of emmory and usb3 for $45, i am questioning what a raspberry Pi 4 could bring to the table for the same price (M.2, 8GB of ram, etc...).