is 8gb single-board computer enough to compile firefox, inkscape, libreoffice, etc.. on linux

• right now, i found only raspberry pi, but they were released almost three years ago,[ 1 ] good user support and works out of the box

• web search has found results for using packages & user support

• my questions:

  • are there other vendors offering similar products?
  • should i wait another year or any product might be available with more than 8gb?
  • should i consider only ram?

• why sbc?

  • to compile my most used packages for every release of gcc version including minor dot updates
  • after an year, conpile my own linux kernel

[ 1 ] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi#Specifications

regards, jindam