Sipeed Lichee Pi 4A RISC-V SBC review and Debian demo. This is the first RISC-V computer I've tested that's provided a usable desktop computing experience right out of the box. End-user RISC-V is starting to arrive! :)
You can learn more about the Lichee Pi 4A on its web page here:
https://sipeed.com/licheepi4a
And the board has excellent documentation here:
https://wiki.sipeed.com/licheepi4a.html
Note that the hardware I used in this video was purchased from AliExpress:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005532736080.html
I have reviewed four previous RISC-V SBCs, including the StarFive VisionFive 2, which also (after some messing around) provides a good desktop experience:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykKnc86UtXg
I also have an 2023 update on RISC-V developments here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJVSZEX6d9M
And my general introduction to RISC-V is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps0JFsyX2fU
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:45 Unboxing
03:33 Specifications
07:26 First Boot
10:37 Debian Demo
18:10 Another Milestone
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