Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Raspberry Pi 500 review, including first boot, temperature and power use tests, and a comparison with the Raspberry Pi 400, Orange Pi 800, and my very own Pi 500 Maker Build.

Related ExplainingComputers videos include:

"Raspberry Pi 400": youtube.com/watch?v=P1E5xszQqV8

"Orange Pi 800": youtube.com/watch?v=wJyRGnLPBe8

"Raspberry Pi 500 Maker Build": youtube.com/watch?v=2WphP4qpaM8

"My64 Mini-ITX Retro PC Build": youtube.com/watch?v=RYQglGwItcY

Member Video #22: Pi 500 Video Diary: youtube.com/watch?v=I-_AbGIPF5U

More videos on computing and related topics can be found at:
youtube.com/@ExplainingComputers

And more videos on film and other making, plus retro tech, are on my Christopher Barnatt channel here: youtube.com/@ChristopherBarnatt

Chapters:
00:00 Titles & Intro
01:09 Specifications
06:33 First Boot
09:58 Testing (inc temps & power use)
14:23 The Best (Linux) Keyboard PC?
18:44 Pi 500 vs Orange Pi 800
20:55 Pi 500 vs Maker Build
21:50 Wrap

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