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Arduino Nano A000005 review

The classic Arduino Nano in a compact shape, with an ATmega328P, 14 digital and 8 analog pins and a mini-USB port.

Small Uno

Same chip, smaller shape.

Dated

Mini-USB is old.

Price

About $26 at our reading.

Prices quoted in this text are dated readings and can differ from the live price in the buy box.

Where it earns its place, and where it falls short

Strengths

  • Genuine Arduino
  • Two extra analog pins compared with the Uno
  • Small

Compromises

  • Old mini-USB
  • No wireless
  • Costs more than clones

Specifications

MCUATmega328P
I/O14 digital, 8 analog
USBMini-USB
SizeBreadboard friendly
Amazon ASINB0097AU5OU

Questions makers ask before buying

Does the title match the bullets?

The title says 22 digital pins; the bullets say 14 digital and 8 analog.

What USB?

Mini-USB.

Our score

8.3/ 10

Good, but the Nano ESP32 costs less at our reading.

This one against the other workshop machines

workshop machines from the same category, at nearby prices. Only what all of them publish is shown: a column with holes compares nothing.

Model Price MCU
Arduino Nano A000005 $26 ATmega328P
Arduino UNO R4 WiFi $28 Renesas RA4M1 + ESP32-S3
Arduino Uno REV3 $28 ATmega328P, 16 MHz
ELEGOO ESP-32 3-Pack $20 ESP32, dual core, 240 MHz

What sets the models apart, in workshop machines

  • If price decides: ELEGOO ESP-32 3-Pack, at $20.

What use this one answers, among workshop machines

A builder placing an Uno-class chip in a small project.

What buyers actually choose

Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 500.

The figure is a floor, rounded by Amazon, and read through Keepa — it says what buyers picked, not what a maker claims.

Sources

Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for maker machines and tools and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.

What we judge these workshop machines on