Raspberry Pi5 8GB

This thing is awesome! I’m getting double the performance over the Pi 4. Great to use as a development and build platform for my Pi projects.

I’ve used a few s.b.c’s (single board computers) in my time. And I’ve never had issue with the PI’s. This Raspberry pie was no exception. It’s being used as a kiosk mode display to display job status’ and works great. One thing that really comes through when getting into s.b.c’s is community support. There are less expensive competitors but the wealth of pre-written libraries, projects, documentation, and code/pinout examples really matter. The hardware is great, but it’s the aftermarket products and community that make it a no-brainer. Lots of cases, hats, and libraries to play with.

I put one of these in an embedded application, and what can I say - it works great. It does however almost certainly need a heat sink... even just connecting it and using it on a desk to set it up it would random shut off or lock up. With a heat sink, no problem. There are multiple chips that get hot, so I used a passive that covers the entire board, but it's quite likely that just small stick-ons might be fine. Mine's emulation a pdp-10 (PiDP-10 kit) so is running continuously at about 160% CPU (load avg 1.6). The heat sink wasn't even a perfect fit, and won't cleanly contact all packages, but is still sufficient. It's been running continuously for about 5 days now. Pretty neat. The 8GB RAM lets Linux keep much of the storage (the parts actually used) resident, opportunistically cached even when not in active use (or open).Plan for a heat sink, or two small sticky ones, and a 5V 5A USB-C supply. The HDMI is micro-HDMI, so if you plan to use a display make sure to get a cable for that as well (micro-HDMI to regular HDMI if that's what your display input is).

Loving this thing! I bought it, along with 2 rtl-sdr (Software Defined Radios) to replace a police scanner. This so greatly exceeds my expectations! I was able to attach to a 4K screen with a simple HDMI adapter, and this works just great. I'm barely scratching the surface of what it can do, but I am very impressed!

The Pi 5 is a noticeable leap forward. Everything runs faster — from boot time to heavier workloads like emulation or running a full desktop. The 8GB of RAM gives a lot more breathing room for multitasking. I’ve paired it with active cooling, and temps stay in check. If you’ve used earlier models, this one feels like a real desktop replacement in comparison. Definitely worth it if you’re upgrading.

Excellent service and device. It is working 24/7 since installed. Great improvement over rpi 4

solid board for opendsh infotainment system setup.runs solid in 110 degree car with no issues.idles 2 watts

It's the latest iteration of the pi we love. The pro's 2 hdmi ports. The cons, they are the mini ports, so you need adapters, or get a case that has a board to convert to full size.Oh, and its expensive. I know that everything has gone up in price, and it's more advance. It just seems they've gone a long way from the cheap in expensive rpi that you could get for $25 and moved into a new world of forget the price, we can charge what we want for the product.