Choosing the small computer: ESP32, Pico, Arduino, or a small Linux board?

"Which board is best?" The honest answer: there is no best board, only the right board for one job. This video meets four families of boards (the ESP32, the Raspberry Pi Pico, the Arduino UNO and small Linux boards like the Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W), asks four questions that settle the choice, and shows a real mistake: a board with no WiFi at all. Send this to the friend who is about to buy "the best board". All the guides, with the parts and the steps: https://iotmentor.dev/guides/ Plant thirst alert (the dry-soil example): https://iotmentor.dev/guides/thirsty-... Ask IotMentor about your own idea (free): https://iotmentor.dev Prices are list prices at the makers' own stores (Seeed, Raspberry Pi, Arduino), October 2026, before tax and shipping; check before you buy. Which board would you pick for your own build, and why? Write it in the comments. Voice: AI narration (synthetic voice). 0:00 "Which board is best?" 0:25 Four families 1:36 Question one: does it need to talk to your phone or the internet? 2:07 Question two: where does the power come from? 2:41 Question three: how heavy is the job? 3:10 Question four: what was the guide built with? 3:48 Dani's mistake 4:41 The choice at a glance 5:09 Your turn #iot #esp32 #arduino #raspberrypi #electronics #maker Photos: "ESP32 Thing" by SparkFun Electronics, CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., resized or cropped: https://www.flickr.com/photos/4189885... Product names and logos belong to their owners; the parts are shown as examples, not as endorsements. Music: "Numinous Shine" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...