Orange Pi 5 Plus 16GB Rockchip RK3588 8 Core 64 Bit Single Board Computer, 2.4GHz Frequency Open Source Development Board Run Orange Pi OS, Android, Debian, Ubuntu (OPi 5 Plus 16G+5V4A TC Supply)

Just as I ordered! Will be useful in computer science projects

Ok so to be clear...I bought this OPi5P before any colling offerings whatsoever hit the market...I had to "invent" my own solution. Some software support indeed is in it's early days...however I have noticed that software development on the "rk" line of hardware in general is moving forward...I have had no issues running [armbian (Ubuntu)] on this board...I am currently testing it as an NVR with motion eye...no I haven't managed to take advantage of the NPU/TPU do to two factors...I don't have experience with said hardware and lack of documentation...both of I believe will change for the better as time goes on...I would recommend this board to any thinker or hobby goers that don't mind an experience not quite holding up to RPi's example... It's more powerful than the RPi 4 for sure...but raw power isn't every thing... definitely a good hard working board IMHO with armbian...hope this fried revirw helps in some fassion ^^

What I liked: native nvme interface, decent amount of memory What was no good: nearly everything else. Weird proprietary camera interface connector. Sold wrong wireless adapter, previously recommended by Amazon, but changed after purchase. Buggy, incomplete software. Can't use curl, git, Arduino out of the box due to TLS related errors. Even tried a couple of distros - same basic errors pop up. Tired of debugging incompletely ported code. I wanted something that just works, not a project all by itself. The Orange Pi forum is un-moderated and full of spam - didn't see a single Orange Pi moderator or official person answering a single question. Reddit shows people having similar issues with downloads. Too far out on the bleeding edge, with little support. Pity, since some of the hardware seemed good. Unfulfilled promise, or as others would say - just a scam to separate you from your money, by whispering sweet promises in your ear, but not following through. Your call on that. I spent quite a few days on this trying to investigate and just can't do it anymore. Have over 20 years experience with various distros, so not my first rodeo. Returning for refund. Maybe in 6 months it might be adequate, but definitely not now.

Supposedly there's an official Orange distro, but I was never able to find it. Linux support for new ARM boards (specifically their GPUs) is often hit or miss, however, Armbian supports this board well and it runs fast. You can find all the tech specs online, but the amount of features included on this board is very impressive.

Crazy fast! Online documentation is poor but full Ubuntu zips along.