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The original was posted on /r/sbcgaming by /u/njofra on 2024-07-24 11:04:41+00:00.
Obviously, this is /r/SBCGaming, but to me it seems like the meaning has strayed away from it's original intention. SBC is a single board computer, something like a Raspberry Pi, that has all the 'computer' parts on one board and not that much else. This subreddit has long left it's original meaning - and that's fine, it became the central hub for handheld gaming, it's not the first sub that evolved past it's name (although I'd like a sub for Linux ARM gaming, looking for pointers if it exists).
I'm just wondering, at which point do these devices stop being SBCs? Something like a PiBoy which is just a RPi case obviously fits. Does it fit handhelds that run Linux on similar hardware to popular SBCs like Miyoo Mini or R36? To me that's already in the gray area, that's an integrated device like a smartphone is. The same especially applies to more powerful Android devices and x86 devices are more like laptops than SBCs. Handheld consoles like a Gameboy, Switch or a DS are about as far as you can get from the spirit of an SBC.
Just to reiterate, this is purely a philosphical question, I'm not trying to change what this subreddit is.