#020 UP Board: The Raspberry Pi killer? // Review

Will the new UpBoard herald in a wave of Raspberry Pi alternatives?
What is this new board like and how does it help the Maker?
Would you use it in a MAME box? Or in a super Maker project? Or just as a simple media player?

Find out in this video.

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[shotgunvsheart]

the production quality of this channel is really high and the format is very concise, you are doing a really good job presenting this stuff.

has answered a lot of questions for me.

[socomegaton]

I really enjoyed this board, but a killer means a better device with the SAME price.
Your car isn't a bicycle killer...

[Enverex]

Just checked the pricing for the UK: The RPi3 is £25 delivered, the UP is £114. This isn't even a remotely sane comparison.

[SCP-POOL]

Mick, found your channel by accident, but VERY glad I did! Your reviews are very in-depth, humorous & give the exact information needed, so thank you for taking the time, effort & expense to do so!

I'm a former Network Engineer & although I owned both the RPi 1 & 2, I never really got into doing anything with them. Watching videos & such, I've become very interested & excited about trying this stuff out. I have zero electronic / circuit knowledge, so I'm literally starting from scratch. I just ordered an RPi 3 & thanks too this video the Up Board 4GB / 64GB starter kit. I also liked & subscribed to your channel. Thanks again for everything & take care!

[SteelSkin]

Really interesting product. A bit pricey compared to the Pi, but much more suitable for a lot of applications.

[GeoffBernard]

One of the best product reviews I've seen so far. Great balance of technical info and humor. Great video!

[HackThePlanetNow]

mame and media server work fine with raspberry pi. in fact i have two running just those. i see no reason to triple the cost just to do the same thing

[antaeusdk]

Thank you for the review. The fact that the Raspberry Pi has an ARM SoC, always leaves desires for more software. I am so getting this thing.

Again, thank you!

[zstick]

I'm glad there's competition in the RPi space. Competition is always a good thing. Plus, this thing being able to run Windows might give it a chance. Unfortunately the price pushes it out of competition with the Raspberry Pi. $40 is just about impulse-buy territory. $90 for the base model Up Board means you better have something in mind for it.

Regardless, cool piece of kit and I hope the competition and innovation never stops.

[scrammy]

Love the pacing of the video and the tons of raw info pumped out. I'm not that concerned that the comparison to the Pi 3 is out of range as far as money goes and it's not clickbait because he frames it with a question mark. Thanks Mick! Keep up the good work.

[ToriRocksAmos]

You really can't compare this to the Pi 3 - The x5 cpu gets Passmark score of about 1700 points, which puts it in the range of one of the early quadcore cpus from the late 2000's.

[mikonik]

Thanks Mick.Your reviews are spot on an much appreciated. I was a C.h.i.p. backer so I am keen to see you break it down from a makers perspective.

[yakacm]

Ah it's $89 so nearly 3 times as much as the Pi 3, I don't think you be seeing it's obituary any time soon.

[Smart-Skippy]

G'Day Mick! Just wanted to say thanks for the excellent review! I'm new to the sbc format and found your insight very helpful.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
- Dave (from Perth WA)

[_dlt]

It's good, but can it run Crysis ?

[kevteljeur]

Great, very helpful and professional (and funny) review!

[WayneJohnsonZastil]

Pi is all about low cost this is good yes but not even close to beating the Pi 3

[leokimvideo]

the dyson hair dryer would do a nice job at cooling
your son made me visit, he knows a very good friend of mine
often heard about the raspberry pi on 2GB, never knew about this kickstarter one

[SteveWozniak]

The benefits are outstanding although I note the price and lack of internal wifi and bluetooth (extra cost) and applicability as a full computer, like with it's own display and keyboard/mouse, which is more cost. There are different types of people. Hard-core computer types want more power to do more things. But even some of us like the feeling of elegant minimization. For example, a personal VPN on a $9 C.H.I.P. has more meaning than the same on a $35 RPI (ok, , you don't need the wifi RPI, so less) or $100 UPB, if it does the job. And look at how many maker projects are headless. I can't wait to see your take on the C.H.I.P.

[codygaudet]

That 'get up' scene was gold! Loved it!