Orange PiZero 2W 1GB Allwinner H618 LPDDR4 Quad Core CPU 64 Bit Single Board Computer, 1.5GHz Frequency WiFi 5.0 Bluetooth 5.0 onboard Antenna Support 4K Display Run Android Ubuntu

I've got one of these running klipper on an ender 3. Honestly was one of the simplest klipper installs I've done. I've set klipper up on several full sized laptops and even a windows tablet.One thing I'll say is I with headless set-up was better documented for this board. (I'm not even sure it's possible tbh.) I could not figure out how to do it, hooking up this tiny little board up to a keyboard and monitor was cumbersome and I'm lucky I happened to have all the wires and connectors I needed laying around, otherwise I could've ended up spending another $20-30 on other stuff just to get the board to work.Other than that, very happy with it.

Dead On Arrival. It would power on, but would not boot. Som sort of error with the booting and or reading of the boot dir. Yes, I tried several SD Cards and several different OS.

Impressive performance for the size and price. Great alternative to Raspberry Pi for small Linux projects or lightweight servers. GPIO and SPI work great, and Armbian runs smoothly.

Using it for my Ender 3 printer with klipper. You won't find any documentation on how to install MainsailOS on the OPi Zero 2W. The official MainsailOS distro won't boot on the zero 2W. To get it running, I installed Armbian (if you don't know what that is or are unfamiliar with Debian and its commandline I suggest you steer clear of this SBC and get a Raspberry Pi instead, which will work out of the box with MainsailOS and/or Octoprint). Then I followed the instructions to run KIAUH to install Mainsail, Moonraker and Crowsnest. After a reboot I attached 2 usb webcams and configured crowsnest. The install itsself is pretty straightforward and I did not run into any issues. Note: I did not try to compile Klipper on this machine. The distro on the OrangePi website is quite old btw and I would suggest using Armbian.

I really wanted to like the Orange Pi Zero 2W. As someone just starting out, I thought I'd try something a little different from the standard Raspberry Pi, hoping for a fun little challenge and maybe even a great alternative. But unfortunately, this has been more of a headache than a hobby.I had some basic questions about the Wi-Fi antenna setup and which OS image would work best for my project—simple stuff, the kind of thing that should be easy to clarify with a quick message to customer support. So, I reached out to Orange Pi’s support through their official website via email... and then? Radio silence. Not even an auto-reply. Nothing. It's honestly kind of shocking in 2025 for a tech company to completely ignore support inquiries.And listen, I get it—these are budget boards. But no matter how cheap a product is, customer service shouldn’t be optional. If you're experienced and know your way around embedded systems or SBCs, maybe this won’t be a dealbreaker for you. But for beginners like me? It's discouraging. I wanted to learn, but instead I got a lesson in patience and disappointment.Honestly, I’d rather pay a few bucks more and go with a Raspberry Pi, where I know there's documentation, community support, and at least some form of response if things go south. I’m not saying Orange Pi is useless—if you’re a tinkerer who doesn’t need hand-holding, this might work fine. But if you're new and expect even the bare minimum of help? This ain't it.