Is it possible to buy brand a brand new Intel N100 mini PC for less than a Pi 5?

Yes! But is it better? Watch the video and we’ll see…

Mentioned in this video:

– Raspberry Pi 5: https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-5/
– GMKtec N100 Mini PC: https://amzn.to/3HvH9Ii
– Pineberry Pi HatDrive! Top HAT: https://pineberrypi.com/products/hat-top-2230-2240-for-rpi5
– Samsung 512GB microSD: https://amzn.to/3Hs9HT2
– MakerDisk 2242 NVMe SSD: https://www.cytron.io/p-nvme-2242-b-plus-m-key-makerdisk-ssd-128gb-preloaded-rpi-os
– rpilocator: https://rpilocator.com
– Where are the Pi 5s? Eben Upton interview: TODO
– ExplainingComputers Mini ITX N100 PC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?vhekzpSH25lk

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Contents:

00:00 – Raspberry Pi, the villain?
00:58 – N100 is cheaper than Pi
02:38 – Pi: Some assembly required
07:47 – N100: Prebuilt
10:32 – Pi first boot
12:33 – Pi performance
16:11 – N100 first boot
17:55 – N100 performance
20:28 – Which one’s best?

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