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• The Adv Cardputer from M5Stack retains the best features of the previous version, and adds some sensible upgrades.
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Manufacturer: M5Stack
Price: $30
Link: https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5stack-cardputer-adv-version-esp32-s3
I have adored the M5Stack Cardputer since its first incarnation (see “Board Hoard,” Make: Volume 91), through v1.1 (“Word Is Board,” Make: Volume 95), and was completely overjoyed when I was handed the latest Adv model at Maker Faire Shenzhen in November.
The Adv retains the credit-card-sized form factor of the original, though it trades the light-grey colorway for a brilliant white front and dark grey back. The latter is adorned with M5’s typical feature flow chart, though it loses the original’s top row of 10 Lego Technic receptors and moves the remaining four holes to the upper side. The r