Dope Tech Episode 2

<<@michieldrost951 says : Those micro HDMI connectors are atrocious. I wouldn't have mind if these Pi's had only one HDMI if it meant the video port would be sturdy. Perhaps I should give the Orange Pi a spin.>> <<@machoman6969 says : The only thing that bothers me about the pi 500 is the need for an adapter to go around that micro hdmi thing when the chassis is massive enough for a full size hdmi port>> <<@tutacat says : Actually it does have an M.2 slot, but the PCB is not populated :(>> <<@hhpatel999 says : is any pi run windows OS?>> <<@artadams1 says : I have the raspberry pi 500 booting from external SSD via USB port.>> <<@carnby24 says : Nice i loved your review. But its a little bit too pricy for me>> <<@Akhmet-Balala says : Почитав коментарі. На платі є можливість розпайки NVME але відсутній набір компонент. Чому просто не створити роз'єм, та винести туди цю частину, аби ті, кому воно треба - просто придбали-б адаптер і з його допомогою підключали-б накопичувач? Так, трошки дорожче плата (на 1 роз'єм) але, можливість розширення іноді краще ніж обмеження.😊>> <<@mrsrhardy says : Its worse, the teardown shows it should have had a nvme! The 500+ with the full keyboard dropped today and it has 16gb DDR4 and 256gb nVme built in and a full keyboard but the price is an eyewatering $200USD/$320AUD>> <<@thehoneyseals says : I love these videos, chris is the absolute best!!>> <<@NerdOnWheelz says : You fooled me too with that M.2 slot!>> <<@samh8422 says : If you’re English use £ fair enough use dollars but in small next to it>> <<@destroyer2973 says : If you are booting an OS from a MicroSD card I would highly recommend using an MicroSD card made for endurance. I personally use a Samsung Pro Endurance 256GB for this reason, even if that card is made for dash cams and security cameras and is slower than the Samsung Pro Ultimate 512GB I use on my Nintendo Switch.>> <<@TheErixcode says : that power button will make you cry! also no nvme is a bummer, micro hdmi will break after some time, don't know if that type-c is thunderbolt or not! also I would try fedora instead of ubuntu :P>> <<@M22018 says : The only problem that makes me still unsatisfied with pi 400 and 500, are lack of storage upgradability, since we know that they can add support SSD M.2 nvme or atleast M.2 Sata 2230 slot and squeeze it inside the mainboard. they can also put 2 USB C 3.1 port in 90° Layout to replace the USB 2.0 port. since that USB A 3.0 Port are backwards compatible with usb 2.0. To make it more professional.>> <<@GIGEL657 says : Bro really said raspby pi 500>> <<@willalm830 says : you can get a slightly 2bd hand HP micro for less and far more capable, seems price creep is this companies policy to get a cult then mug them the Adobe cancer>> <<@patdbean says : Why dose someone notcdesign a keyboard with a built in power supply, that can have a standard rasburry pi slotted into it. With fly leads to take the mini HDMIs to the outside. So that you can just go from a pi 3 to 4 to 5 and slot it into the same keyboard. Without having to be a generation behind all the time buying pi 400/500.>> <<@gdutfulkbhh7537 says : I hope that keyboard is better than the previous generation. Mine was woeful and it the keyboard failed after very little use.>> <<@luizpereira7165 says : Raspberry should make it with a decent keybord.>> <<@HellDrinker says : Hello, and thank you for the video, it is very informative. I have a question: can it cast video signal via bluetooth or wi-fi? Thank you.>> <<@bukester1945 says : The Ubuntu issue is fixed as of may 2025. it boots like it is supposed to. Still testing stability.>> <<@bjordan429 says : I agree with the micro HDMI. I'd gladly take 1 full or mini over 2 micro. 5:40 - You really did have me excited here. haha 15:50 - Wow, thanks for testing this. Flex is huge drawback for me. I would be frustrated. And I dont necessarily need a 5 over a 4 in my case.>> <<@typxxilps says : 15:36 - yes, late comment , cause I had to watch it again now while being on the verge of buying a new Pi 500 and selling my Pi 400 or not. But you are right about the legend of the letter keys and also I like the colourfull keys a lot. A big step back to see these smaller key legend cause the older you get the harder its get to read those keys. Also Orange PI 800 is making a better impression as everything is included from Mic, Loudspeaker, 3,5 mm jack and VGA . I wonder why Raspberry is not coming up with those components in their line cause all of these make more sense than running with speaker and mic via bluetooth which you have to carry with you. VGA might feel outdated but it is sustainable to have won considering that many of these machines are connected to older monitors. I am not saying that the Orange 800 is the better keyboard computer, but it makes me hesitant to buy a Pi 500 cause too much missing that it would be worth to upgrade the Pi 400 now for tasks that I usually do no have like Video playback. It is rather the low power machine which does everything without the need of an external keyboard and a power hungry monitor use rarely, but in case VNC has issues I instantly want and need a fully fledged running PC incl. Monitor with a cable. Hence I am not willing to spend 40€ or more just for a bit of power gain. 4 GB RAM on a Pi 4 has not been the biggest issue so far even though Home Assistant has hit from time to time the 80% RAM usage mark so I might need a Pi with more RAM but then I wood go for the Pi 5 with 8 GB instead of the Keyboard version right now. I am just scrolling through your video of the past year to see if I have missed something important or like in this case saw that I had it watched already and could not remember the result of your tests.>> <<@SeanC-x7f says : Is there no way to easily connect a pi500 to a vga? Im not that savvy but is there no adapter or something like that>> <<@jimcallahan448 says : No NVME and no Ubuntu (stuck at green screen). Guess that means use Argon One V5?>> <<@HebaruSan says : Thank you for providing a rough benchmark comparison for the M.2 speed. Other reviewers complain that it's missing without going into detail on the impact. I wonder if they left it out because they felt they'd have to provide a M.2 drive rather than just a slot, to keep the system as turnkey as possible.>> <<@elizabeththompson4424 says : I really don't see running an OS on a FLASH CARD I see that card burning out in short order so If you do you'd better make copies of that SD Card and something other than WHITE! YEAH! Geany Programmers Editor & VLC might have to give one of these a try... LEARNED SOMETHING NEW! didn't know about: {1..10} I always use: for ((i=1;i<=10;i++)) Linux... always several ways to do the same thing...🤪>> <<@bettyjones2614 says : I was going to buy what looked to be a modern take on the 80s especially when your video showed how easy it was to fit internal storage until the dream was no more.... so unfortunately until they bring back the PCIe I'm out! Thanks Mr Barnatt for saving me from big disappointment.>> <<@meh78336 says : If they release a newer version with full sized HDMI and NVMe slot, I would be very tempted to buy, but this just seems like a missed opportunity and only gives the bare minimum.>> <<@disasterincarnate says : no built in/working m.2 slot for me means i wont be upgrading from my pi400, its kinda the only real upgrade i wanted to see in the pi500, without m.2 i just dont see the need to upgrade and i hate having "stuff/adapters/enclosures" sticking out of my usb ports when that could have been neatly done internally. Given the pi400 and pi500 are inspired from the Amiga home computers i find it weird they didnt include an m.2 slot as a trapdoor slot option like Amigas used for their ram/accelerators.>> <<@digitizedgoldminds7372 says : Didnt even know there was an orangepi 🤣😂 what a time to be alive>> <<@paulbillingham4594 says : This content has given me a great deal to think about. I run an old Dell 7010, with a 1TB hard drive and Linux OS. I had a pi 400 which worked superbly, but gave it to my grandson when he started coding club. I will consider either a pi 500 or orange pi 800 as the notion of a desktop PC running about 4 watts plus screen and saving a massive amount of space is a big selling point. For ordinary use, are the ports that much of an issue? I plug straight into my router and am considering making some you tube content. Being old I ask myself is this going to cause issues????>> <<@taipo101 says : My R400 was the biggest disappointment in its amateurish build. HDMI mistake No ejector ears on the GPIO mistake and the keyboard . The BBC micro was the build standard. Looks like the P500 is no better>> <<@MyTube4Utoo says : Dude got me with the 'door' that doesn't exist. If this device had the door, and 16g of RAM, I'd probably buy several. Maybe even paying just a bit more. I also don't like the micro-HDMI ports, though.>> <<@marcodigits says : Why wouldn’t you mention the € prices as well ? Don’t you think it’s a bit odd to only mention the British pound and the us dollar? It really is odd.>> <<@FreedomToRoam86 says : Raspberry Pi should come out with a Pi 516, with an NVME slot and the 16gb Pi 5. Sell it for $120 and it would be sweeet!>> <<@richardseville8122 says : As usual brill videos & easy to follow & understand>> <<@JethroRose says : have a 400, was hoping the 500 would do display out over type-C, guess I'll wait a bit longer.>> <<@ubermut says : totally agree with your conclusion. really disappointed in the lack of ssd option and full size hdmi. I still bought one though 🙃>> <<@namewithheld367 says : They could have swapped one of the USB-As for a USB-C and then included a full size HDMI.>> <<@Grazell says : No black pi 500, no sale. The white matches no monitor I've ever owned.>> <<@SelfIndulgentGamer says : Well this went under my radar 😮>> <<@drsynthpattern says : I have seen an M.2 pcb space inside the Pi500 too, so it's definitely obvious that 'they' will incorporate this option in the future to keep sales interest stable regarding this product. It's basically cleaver marketing, which is something I had learned in Branding, Strategy and Innovation at Uni. FOLLOWERS may indeed emanate from INTEREST.>> <<@MSS47Ag says : If only it had a functional inbuild trackpad next to it. You could take it with you traveling/commuting and only needed a C-cable/power brick and HDMI cable!🙂>> <<@11thHourRecords says : Would anyone be interested in a full size keyboard adaptation, based on a standard wireless keyboard/mouse combo such as Logitech and replacing the underside plastic enclosure with a 3D printed shell to accept a Pi board installation? I'm wondering about engineering such a product 🤔>> <<@spiderron1463 says : I love my 400. Not upgrading yet. I do a lot of coding on it, and it feels cozy.>> <<@mugambindwiga says : I had a similar idea a few years ago. I even noted it down. Not exactly, but similar, to fill a slightl;y different need>> <<@farishanafiah8461 says : I like the idea of Pi Keyboard, but imagine a modular solution where you can install any RPi-compatible SBC in it. I mean, Radxa can give Rockchip RK3588S and Intel N100 on SBCs similar to RPi4 and RPi5.>> <<@soloflo says : Is this a 70% keyboard?>> <<@歸虛 says : 如果鍵盤上有內置LED 正好也可以當作一個寫作控制實驗的題材。同時也可以讓鍵盤能多點附加價值跟豐富色彩變化方式>>