There was only one really important question here to answer. It WAS touched on quickly in a tongue and cheek fashion when discussing how long the manufacturer expects to make this board... but seriously, it is the ONLY thing that is really important here. In the world of desktop and laptop computing, processors only stay active in the market for an average of two years. Technology moves so fast in this area, that within two years, somebody (maybe even the same CPU manufacturer) has introduced a better processor for the same or lower money. The processor used in this product came out in late 2019 - 4.5 years ago. That it can even be purchased still is pretty amazing, but rest assured, unless it has become a "Darling" in the Embedded Community, it's days are numbered. WHY then, would a company come out with a brand new product using a CPU that has been in the market for 4.5 years, and whose manufacturer (Intel) has already put it in the Discontinued List?
@gerardorivero5888 Says:
There is no doubt that it is an excellent alternative to the Raspberry Pi 5, more powerful and versatile, but it is still beaten by far by refurbished products from HP or Lenovo, such as an HP EliteDesk 705 G4 that we can buy for less than 200 euros (which is what they cost more or less this X2L or Raspberry Pi 5 fully equipped. And putting a RP2040 only costs us 5 eu. more. Only the 4K video output is a plus.
@oliversmith7354 Says:
Definitely interested in seeing some benchmarks for the NIO. How does it compare to other popular SBCs?
@JLowe-uu8lr Says:
!=8)
@Microfiom35 Says:
Hello brother . I have a question: Which single board computer allows using Google Play Store same as smartphone because I would like to download photography app such as Filmic Pro or Cinema FV-5 ?
@benjaminlee3669 Says:
The Radxa nio 12l is a little computer which is a game-changer for my home theater setup. Dual displays and smooth 4K streaming with the genio 1200 - amazing value.
@Badg0r Says:
I want this board! This is better than a PI
@zetaconvex1987 Says:
What a nice concept, a PC that combines a microcontroller. It seems to have a good combination of price, power consumption and speed, too. Nice little machine.
@NightOwlAmbient Says:
For those interested in the disk performance, with a new Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB nvme SSD on Windows 11 Pro on the 8GB Radxa X2L, I got the following on CrystalDiskMark: reads: 1703 MB/s, 1021 MB/s, 134 MB/s, and 52 MB/s. Writes: 1447 MB/s, 995 MB/s, 75 MB/s, and 69 MB/s. Also, Speedtest shows 16 ms ping and 953 Mbit/s down, 38 MBit/s up, which is just shy of my 1 Mbit/s down cable internet, so the nic is providing full bandwidth. Setup for Windows 11 from a USB 3 thumb drive took about 30 minutes. The only thing I haven't got working is the Wifi card. Windows did not recognize it during setup.
@chromerims Says:
1 million subscribers, hooray 🎉
Congratulations!
@SergiuszRoszczyk Says:
Finally found a time to watch. Expected yet another unfinished product and I found great x64 SBC with Pico as a GPIO coprocessor and proper power input. A good relief after Pi5 and its stupid 5V5A input. This one you can power even from a cheap charger from blue/yellow furniture shop 😀
Also software support is way ahead of ARM especially in a GPU department.
I like that SWD header is exposed (I think you missed it?) - pretty exciting for C++ development and debugging RP2040 using second RP2040. And a good thing is that when you burn GPIO the chip can be replaced and is dirt cheap
@pondellojonez Says:
@euphanasia210 Says:
This seems like it would be a perfect DVR for sub streams on Windows or Linux.
@Gstrouzas Says:
Dimensions are almost identical as the youyeetoo X1. Plus the youyeetoo X1 has better CPU, more RAM options (Max 16gb) and EMMC (Max 256GB) more ports (6 USB). Its slightly more expansive though and the GPIO is 6pin
@kloneo Says:
why don't you use affiliate links or patreon?
@MoraFermi Says:
It's always fun to see new boards showing up with already discontinued CPUs on them.
@ThomasRager Says:
I have multiple negatives with this board. Nothing is included, not even a SSD mounting screw. It's even worse than with a pi. You don't have a low-cost device if you need to buy a power supply, an obligatory cooler, a battery. I would classify this as a rip-off even if they point out that you need to buy this needed stuff separately.
@b747xx Says:
Nice if you need the GPIO and do it from an X86.
I wish there where less expensive...
For a desktop computer replacement it is way too under-powered and overpriced considering that you also need a case and a power brick for the usb connector.
For the same price you can get a used Lenovo thinkcentre tiny or similar Dell elitedesk tiny.
So for the same price, if you just need a cheap computer, you get:
- 6 USB 3 instead instead of 2
- 1 or 2 M.2 for NVME
- 1 Sata port
- 2 display out (often 1 DP + 1 HDMI). Some unit come with an extension of an extra port (Can be any of the 3 main type, DP, HDMI or VGA). No port are in the "micro/mini" format so no adapters required.
- Some units come with Bluetooth+wifi (else it can be added)
- CPU is usually 8500T +, some of them are 6500T but it's still 2 to 3 time faster than this bottom of the barrel celery J series CPU.
- CPU can be upgraded
- RAM can be upgraded (most model support up to 64GB)
- The price include the case, the power brick, the cmos battery, 8 or 16GB worth of RAM and usually it come with 128GB worth of sata or nvme storage.
@apollolux Says:
"Radxa" and "low-cost" are two terms I did not expect to hear together anytime soon! XD
@walkman1269 Says:
Just curious about the power supply. Is it a USB C PD type power supply that provides 12v or is it just 12v over a USB C cable? I've seem both but have no experience with Radxa.
@carabara3947 Says:
Just Setting Up My GeekomA7 Lot Of Money But Watching Your Video With No Sub Station Hum Vibration From Fans Nice And Quiet With No Big Metal Box Taking Up Space Thank You Very Much
@johnvirgin405 Says:
Another great SBC video. Many thanks.
@norelife999kjghgjhfg Says:
how to make it portable?
@ericwood3709 Says:
It's crazy how some people are conditioned to think you can't have less than 16 GB RAM these days. An OS and/or applications would have to be pretty bloated or working with some pretty heavy data loads to need that much. I think the marketing is getting to them. Maybe a bit of an echo chamber effect as well since they hear it from others and assume it's true and start repeating it.
@microlinux Says:
Also, I've tested a type C PD that only does max 9v and it booted fine, but it's recommended 12v. I won't risk it on trying 5v.
@CMDROldDuck Says:
I’m guessing the heatsink is mandatory, unlike the Pi, yes? Also, can SATA be connected directly to M.2 via an adapter?
@IoanEugenStan Says:
I have a peculiar use case for this.
I wonder if the board could be fitted in a laptop case.
I have an Lenovo E480 for which I bought a third motherboard.
If it fails like the first two (very poor thermals for E480) I am considering using a slim board like this one in the case.
Use the LCD display and keyboard at least.
If I can also use the battery that would be great.
One requirement for this is to have a slim board with most / all IO on one side .
@christopher480 Says:
Another great review :)
@norbydroid3430 Says:
I love that! If I could afford one, I would like to get the 2gb model, a small drive for it and run an OS that noone else would use: FreeDOS. I would be awesome to find an sbc that is Windows 98 or XP compatible.i spend loads of time in FreeDOS. Thank you EC for lettin me know of this gem.
@rozhrahman8663 Says:
I just wish you computer guys be obsessed or fascinated by external digital to audio converters as much as you're fascinated by GPUs and CPUs.
@gerrydawson9250 Says:
I bought the 8gb Model from RS for £69 with free 24 hr shipping. No heatsink though but installed windows 11 on a crucial 500gb M.2 drive and it never got above 50 degrees C. I think a small chipset heatsink with a fan off an old motherboard should suffice for light duties such as a media centre
@drabjan Says:
As ARM SBCs are in my opinion overpriced, I think I'll have to migrate to a less popular SoCs. This is a nice option. A great value for the money and versatile. Thank you and have a nice day.
@teleosus1 Says:
Interesting, great review, cheap, but unavailable I've often wanted to set up an RPi in a small pack with it's own 5v battery pack, wireless keyboard/mouse, and portable 11'' monitor. The Radxa board is flat enough to mount on the back of the monitor though it's 12v rather than 5v.
@Quack_34 Says:
i hope in future it get inbuilt wifi-bluetooth also
@yusuf9356 Says:
We need game test.
@jaro0lan Says:
wtf
@walkman1269 Says:
Would any know if the e-keyed m.2 accepts a Ethernet card and be present on the pci bus? That would make this an option as a pfsense or opensense firewall.
@squidwardtentacles2736 Says:
it'd be interesting to see gaming performance with a distro like Batocera
@Lurch-Bot Says:
I bought a pack of M.2 screws on Amazon for like $5.
As for the J4125, I think intel probably made tens of millions of them so I don't think stock is an issue, considering they are selling an entire SBC for half the original MSRP of the J4125. Since it is 9th gen architecture it will run Windows 11 and if you get the 8GB model, it will be fine as a basic Windows 11 desktop.
@user-qd9pg8xt2k Says:
Does it require any drivers from radxa? I don't trust them to continue supporting anything.
@ozzymandius666 Says:
Very nice unit, especially at the price! Thanks, Chris!
@robwisdom4521 Says:
Congrats on 1 million subscribers!
@eugeniusz7144 Says:
Awesome review! This looks like a very nice board. One more thing I really liked in this video is the attention being focused on what really matters - not very often seen these days. Thanks!
@intercity125 Says:
Quick tip - 'lspci -vv' will give you the PCIe link status rather than having to guess!
@LazloNQ Says:
Hey Chris...how about a review of the Rock chip equipped Mixtile Blade 3...it's a stackable one board computer and I'd like to see a real world review of it by you.
@mickejohansson7054 Says:
Can you do a video on how to set up this board with dual boot Windows 11 and Linux Mint?
@rampart1234 Says:
Just checked on the printable case. It is from
PaPaMidnight on printables.
@rampart1234 Says:
A nice printable case can be found on printables for this SBC.
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