Raspberry Pi 4 Week: Desktop PC Replacement?

Raspberry Pi 4 used as my only computer for a week – including running Kdenlive and Blender for video editing and compositing, Audacity for audio editing, YouTube video playback and administration, and doing a lecture using Libre Office and Manjaro.

This video was edited entirely on a 4GB Raspberry Pi 4. The final 608.4 MB mp4 file was 19 minutes 17 seconds in length, and took 53 minutes 21 seconds to render. The Pi's SoC rose to 67 degrees C by the end of the render when fitted in the FLIRC passive cooling case (ambient was 22 degrees C).

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[salabhsg]

This channel feels so 90s and futuristic at the same time.

[IsaFuie]

Of all the tech/computer channels I've subscribed to on YouTube, you're the only one who makes Rasperry Pi videos on a regular basis, with a level of detail that I enjoy. A lot of other tech channels just showcase, or even show-off products which are more about consumerism, while your videos are educational and cover a wide range of topics (if there are any other channels similar to yours then I'm unaware of them, and yours is as good as it gets I reckon). I also like the intro to your videos, it takes me back to late eighties and early nineties British shows. That's all I wanted to say. Thank you for creating interesting and educational content.

[michelfilion]

This is so well done it should be part of the curriculum in schools. So instead of pushing tablets on their pupils, they would start by getting a feel for the basics of computing. Great job again.

[edwinohd]

Instead of a gold star for first comment, I hereby award this channel a gold star for being the best channel.

[jyotiradityadeka]

We may not realize because of how effortlessly we watch youtube but it takes a lot of effort in making even a 15 minute long video. Kudos to Christopher and all other youtube creators, , you guys are great

[川岸柳]

Wow, you're a teacher! Must be a respectable and fun CS teacher!

[Nevermore-xfsy]

"It's now 20 past 4, a very civilized time of day." This was awesome on so many levels and I will now be saying this right before lighting up!

[petermclennan]

In the mid-90s, I taught at a well-known film school. During an expansion phase, we received a quote from Avid for a Media Composer video production workstation. Hardware and software costs exceeded $150K USD. Your RPi 4 apparently delivers similar performance. Astounding. Thanks for making me feel old! :)

[Tabletop_Epics]

The world is a better place for having you, this channel, and Raspberry Pi within it. Thank you for the information and for sharing your knowledge.

[poppabeardoes]

Love how you cover alternative computing and how in depth you fully go. ✌🙂👍

[bluemetal]

I installed Manjaro on my 4GB Pi 4, and it seems to be a lot faster for some reason. Kinda feels more like a actual desktop PC.

[jayrowe]

Great job! It's very impressive that you can do all that from a single board computer that cost less than a one night stay in a hotel. A while back you asked for suggestions on topics that we would like to see covered. One that I would be interested in is the use of a Raspberry Pi to monitor a freshwater aquarium for all the critical parameters. This would include all the hardware, sensors and software. I've seen it done but I think you would do a better job of explaining it and bringing it all together.


As always, thank you for another great video!

[rogerkoh]

PI has come a long way since it started. I used my PI 4 on Ubuntu. I used for youtube, email, playback video. It is my go to media player. I think it has decent hardware for low end desktop. Wonder what surprise PI 5 would be.

[BagusSumanjaya]

Respect to you Mr. Barnatt. The great teacher of all of us 😁

[nhlteamup]

Great video. I have been using a RPI 4, 4GB as a desktop for about 2 weeks. It does everything I want but the video editing is brutal, especially when I use Chroma Key in Kdenlive and OpenShot. My main test was to see if the small school, where I teach and am responsible for technology, can rebuild the lab using only Pi4s (each station has a RPi3 the kids use for code and wiring already, so they have been exposed to Raspbian).

Answer is YES, except for video editing thus far. Your video has given me hope to continue the research! Thank you!

[therealbluedragon]

Very impressed with how far the little Pi has come

[kelkilkat]

This is a fantastic video showing what the Raspberry Pi 4 can do, I was amazed that the little box can edit video. Also interesting to see what goes into making a Youtube video and a little window into what Christopher does to bring us his videos. I really loved it! Thanks Christopher!

[Macammacam]

Making a presentation using a raspberry pie is so cool, usually people would only use a laptop.

[ThePCRescueKit-vkey]

Just discovered your channel. All i can say right now is that this is a hidden gem and so are you, Cris. All the best to you!

[pdacore]

I have to admit, your SBC videos are my favorite. Keep up the good work. Another Sunday morning in the books.