Orange Pi 5 SBC review, including hardware specifications, with demos running Ubuntu and Debian, and applications that include Chromium, GIMP, LibreOffice, Blender and Kdenlive. There is also discussion of the differences between an RK3588 and RK3588S system on a chip (SoC), with tests to show the implications for the speed of an M.2 NVMe SSD.

At the time of uploading this video (Jan 14th 2023), the 4GB Orange Pi 5 was selling on Amazon.com for $82.99 https://amzn.to/3IOe2li Note that this is an affiliate link, and that as an Amazon Associate I earn a commission from any qualifying purchases you may make.

The Orange Pi 5 featured in this video was purchased on prerelease from AliExpress in November 2022 for £53.03 plus taxes and shipping, which came to £74.35 delivered. At the time of making this video (in the second week of January 2023) the 4GB model with no accessories included was selling on AliExpress for $75.00. But as I say in the video, Orange Pi prices seem to change very regularly, and the board is sold in a lot of different packages.

You can learn more about the Orange Pi 5, and download operating system images, from its web page here: http://www.orangepi.org/html/hardWare...

Please note that the above is not an affiliate or otherwise sponsored link, and that I have no association with Orange Pi.

My previous review of the Rock 5B is here:
   • Rock 5B: Powerful RK3588 SBC  

My previous review of the Orange Pi 800 ARM keyboard computer is here:
   • Orange Pi 800: ARM Keyboard Computer  

If you are interested in comparing the RK3588 and RK3588S SoCs, you can review information as follows:

RK3588 datasheet:
https://www.rockchips.com/uploads/pd...

RK2588S Datasheet:
https://www.cnxsoftware.com/pdf/data...

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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:50 Unboxing & Specs:
07:19 Ubuntu
12:05 NVMe Speed Test
14:55 Debian & Applications (inc Kdenlive render test)
20:33 Wrap

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