Radxa Rock 5B RK3588 8-core CPU SBC, GPU, NPU, HDMI with 8K Output, and M.2 M Key Connector with PCIe 3.0, Single Board Computer (Radxa Rock 5B 16GB)

Perfect exactly what was needed. You won't be disappointed. Fast speeds, easy conectability. Great quality and perfect size. The power and functionality is superior.

I refer to it as a Raspberry Pi on steroids! It is a power hog so you'll need a high amperage power supply especially if your running the 10" touch screen off of it as well like I am. So far I've been able to run Node-Red, Apache, MySQL, and many cyber security tools on it with no issues. I liked it so much, I got a second one for further R&D works. Transfer from SD card initial boot to a 1TB SSD drive had no major issues. The guides need a little updating but I was able to get it working. 🤓

In addition to this Radxa, I have an Orange Pi 5+, and I like the Pi better. First of all, the Radxa 5B gets very hot. It seems to idle high, too. Second of all, it turns itself back on all the time for reasons I don't understand. It's not just unplugging and plugging it back in (plugging it in turns it on) it just turns on randomly and wastes a lot of energy. Due to my setup (5 computers and 3 monitors) this is not ideal. I don't hear it, and I don't see it. Third of all, It's performance is not what I expected. It's fine, but for the money, you can get a mini-PC that performs better. I wouldn't recommend it. I'd recommend the OPi 5 to replace a mini-PC (unless you're using web-based AI in a browser for long conversations about technical stuff. RAM doesn't seem to help then.) On the other hand, it is a fine word processor, and seems to run video well enough. (I haven't tested it, but I've watched a bit of video.)

It was a bit tricky and installing an operating system, but overall has proven pretty well. I’m not figured out the installation yet or how to get any application applications to work, but I eventually will. I imagine it is just the operating system. I will figure it out. It is a decent speed for the value very small and pretty functional.

Developer experience is extremely poor. Many of Radxa's documentation links point to missing images/installers. It's very hard to even get this device flashed with a working Linux operating system.