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.
@JureS Says:
This could be perfect for Home Assistant!
@xnetc9 Says:
Why not get an HP EliteDesk for 100 bucks?
@Robbie-mw5uu Says:
I feel like this isn't an SBC but a barebones pc or laptop motherboard being repurposed as one. It looks very similar to my laptop's motherboard. Like why would an SBC need that an Intel UHD 600 gpu? This board is even priced similarly to an actual barebones pc. I highly doubt the Radza company will even exist in 2030. Honestly, I think this is one of the worst SBCs you've reviewed.
@Hoshino635 Says:
Seems like a workaround for Radxa's poor vendor support & community
@pengcheng8299 Says:
Still no MIPI-CSI/DSI?
@Nicnackity Says:
$17 for shipping to FL.
@SISSYPUSS Says:
Its a good board, sadly other parts needed to configure this as a desktop pc just destroy the economics of the format.
@RobinTheHoodedMan Says:
Another great video. Interesting SBC. Congrats on reaching 1m+ subscibers, (but it was only a matter of time, lol ).
@olek0629 Says:
No wifi and BT? I already love it!
@psxtuneservice Says:
Nice but not cheap, you can buy a 10 time faster and better 2nd hand computer for that price
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