Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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🔗 *The full guide* : _https://core-electronics.com.au/guides/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-500-plus-teardown-and-overview/_

The Pi 500+ is hot off the press - the premium version of the Pi 500, and a fully-fledged computer inside of a keyboard. In this video, we will be tearing one apart to see what's inside, what's new (such as the RGB mechanical keyboard and SSD), while also taking a general overview of it and why you would use one.

🔧🔨🧰 Hardware featured in this guide:

*Raspberry Pi 500+:*
_https://core-electronics.com.au/catalog/product/view/sku/CE10256_
*Raspberry Pi 500+ (Kit):*
_https://core-electronics.com.au/catalog/product/view/sku/CE10257_

💡❓ If you have any questions about this content or want to share a project you're working on head over to our *maker forum:* _coreelec.io/forum_

0:00 Intro
0:42 Unboxing
1:10 The New RGB Mechanical Keyboard
3:34 Opening It Up
4:30 The Giant Heat Sink and Thermal Tests
5:37 Looking At The Main Board
8:15 Power Consumption Tests
8:59 Final Thoughts


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• *DFRobot* _https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/dfrobot-australia_

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