There are many SBCs that are technically better than the Pi, but the problem is always the long term support, and software offerings.
@dkryptonutАй бұрын
This. The Pi's draw isn't the hardware, it's the ecosystem.
@christianlempaАй бұрын
That's a good point! I probably mention it in my Kubernetes Cluster video, using RPIs, as it was part of my decision making about support, number of accessories, etc.
@XtianApiАй бұрын
Yes so many comparisons get it wrong. Yes you can buy $150 n100 mini PC and put a gpio board on it, but can you imagine dealing with that and Windows rather than just flashing an image to an SD and being done? " but it has more power" So does every other computer in my house so what
@justbob8294Ай бұрын
i wish the zimablade used a newer n100 cpu.
@christianlempaАй бұрын
that would be cool, yeah
@Flytrappa26 күн бұрын
this board with a m.2 slot for larger internal storage and 2x ethernet or ethernet+wifi -> Would be great to uses as a travel nas/router.
@BeNtOoOoOoАй бұрын
And i found my J4105 outdated, on an ASROCK board with 2x SODIM DDR4. That's not even an option on these days really... Any 2nd hand used PC does better for less.
@alvcm7208Ай бұрын
Why do you claim that mdadm is oudated? I know there are newer solutions like ZFS for hosts dedicated specifically for storage, or file systems like btrfs that have their partial RAID implementation. But are there better solutions for RAID on general purpose hosts/servers that are not memory-intensive? Just because mdadm is old doesn't mean it is deprecated, rather it makes it a mature technology ready for production.
@christianlempaАй бұрын
Outdated is probably not the right word, call it "old" :)
@alvcm7208Ай бұрын
@@christianlempa we can all agree on that haha
@HiltonT69Ай бұрын
They need one with a modern CPU...
@christianlempaАй бұрын
That would be amazing! Like others said, Intel N100 would be cool
@trapexitАй бұрын
My biggest issues with the Blade are: 1) Only 1 USB port (that is practically accessible, they have 2 connectors below the pcie connector but not practical to use.) 2) the heat generated. It gets too hot to touch if you just boot up a random GUI Linux distro. 3) The mini DP port should have just been a USB-C. Technically you can use the power USB-C port for other things with power passthrough but because it requires 12V it is incompatible with most docs.
@VincentGroenewoldАй бұрын
The looks reminded me of my walkman back in the day. :) Kinda cool, but like you mention, not very interesting compared to the previous version and looking cool doesn't really matter anyway. I'd rather pick the old one or A Raspberry with way more support behind it.
@christianlempaАй бұрын
Haha yeah that walkman style is nice :D
@brianrodrigues8875Ай бұрын
In case anyone is concerned, YOU are the FREAKIN man! 😎 Thank you
@christianlempaАй бұрын
Haha thanks :D
@makerbymistakeАй бұрын
I've been using mine as a backup NAS. I had similar thoughts to yours: It's cool but it's not as good as a Pi 5
@deuyanonАй бұрын
I think in this price range the Odroid boards are a good alternative to the zimaboard/blade.
@christianlempaАй бұрын
Good point! Thanks for sharing
@FelipeBudinichАй бұрын
Have they fixed the processor lottery? (Basically they have two different quad core configurations, but sell it as one SKU and you get one at random)
@XtianApiАй бұрын
Zimaboard 2 coming!
@christianlempaАй бұрын
🥰
@MrPirreEАй бұрын
I think OpenMediaVault would be great replace for most that think about use CasaOS as a NAS software
@kritikusi-666Ай бұрын
"Honest and humble opinion" Got it. You forgot to wink. Great review though. I still do not understand why Raspberry pi does not come with better options. Such as dual ethernet port, or modular ram and so on.
@makerbymistakeАй бұрын
Raspberry Pi CM5 will be out soon and there will be plenty of carrier boards for it that will compete with systems like this one
@DragonshaderАй бұрын
@@makerbymistakeand how many of those can you attach at the same time?
@ronm6585Ай бұрын
Thanks Christian.
@christianlempaАй бұрын
you're welcome ;)
@miecz8316Ай бұрын
5w is quite high, i get 4w on a minipc with n100
@christianlempaАй бұрын
It's still low compared to a regular Desktop PC
@octoberbleak8184Ай бұрын
Could this be a good option for a local seed box? or is it too much for something like that?
@christianlempaАй бұрын
I don't have any experience with that unfortunately
@theTrigantАй бұрын
What is your Keyboard ?
@GustavoMsTrashCanАй бұрын
9:00 Me, a orange pi zero 3 enjoyer: "Cheez, 5 watts on idle? That is 2 times as much as my little chap uses while running on full load!"
@werecynicalwhywolf8700Ай бұрын
I had one of these, I used on my robot to clean the swimming pool but I added a few upgrades to make AI art...
@cycycoolАй бұрын
hi what's the name of the alternative Terminal app on MacOS thanks
@GR3YS0RG4N1CSАй бұрын
Wezterm
@pandashangoutАй бұрын
He mentions two in the last video. Wave and Warp.
@cycycoolАй бұрын
@@pandashangout thanks ;)
@royborgenАй бұрын
I would love to see a raspberry pi or similar that come with an m.2 slot. I've had a few raspberry pi's, but I feel the SD-cards are such a crappy and unstable medium. I've had several crashes because of it. I know that pi can boot from USB as well, but this mean that I will need to have an external device. I want it all in one nice case. If anyone know of such an option, let me know.
@pdx2240Ай бұрын
I know its not perfect, but I use the "Samsung FIT Plus" as my node-discs in my raspberry pi cluster. The performance is good enough compared to how simple the solution is, and way better than sd-cards.
@ZedrisАй бұрын
Pi5 has cases that include the hat within it for m.2 look at a pi 5 with the argon neo m.2 case
@Andy-fd5fgАй бұрын
@@Zedris there are a number of "HATs" out here now with m.2 slots on... so you can put it in your own case. There are also a few HATs with a PCIe switch chip and two m.2 slots. @JeffGeerling has some videos on these. Hopefully when the Pi6 comes along (Probably in 2 or 3 years time) it will have a few more PCIe lanes to play with... 4 sounds good, on an oclink connector.
@HiltonT69Ай бұрын
There are numerous M.2 adapters for the RPi, and many similar devices with an M.2 slot.
@DragonshaderАй бұрын
Das ist doch ein Walkman aus den späten 80ern xD
@JonniiismАй бұрын
gg
@venompireАй бұрын
no arm = big "no no" for single board pc imho
@TheChadXperience909Ай бұрын
It's a huge "naw...", and I don't know why you agree to do these Sponsored videos when they're not even paying you. Well, that's not actually true though, because you ARE getting paid through those affiliate links, and so you're not being completely honest with us. However, if you don't personally have a use case for this product, and are going to produce a tutorial and how you set yours up, then I would tell them, "No thanks. I'm not your puppet". Otherwise, you're just a sellout, and a part of the toxic mess that KZfaq is becoming.
@christianlempaАй бұрын
Many people value unbiased reviews to see what the product is like, that's what I do
@markus965Ай бұрын
Hi, hab gerade versucht dich auf discord anzuschreiben aber das ging nicht durch. Ich wollte dir zur Unterstützung was zuschicken falls du sowas annimmst.