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Radxa X4: An N100 Pi

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Radxa X4 N100 single board computer review, featuring Windows 11 and Linux Mint demos. Also includes temperature tests using the official heat sink, with improvements made using a copper shim.

You can learn more about the Radxa X4 on its wiki here: https://radxa.com/products/x/x4/

The video in which I compare the performance of a Raspberry Pi 5 and an N100 PC is here: Raspberry Pi 5 vs N100 PC (featuring Ubunt...

And I also compare the performance of an N100 system to one with an Arm RK3588 SoC in this video: RK3588 vs N100 Mini-ITX Builds (featuring ...

All of my x86 SBC reviews are listed on this page:
https://www.explainingcomputers.com/x...

More videos on computing and related topics can be found at:
@explainingcomputers

Chapters:
00:00 Titles & Intro
00:44 Unboxing
03:18 N100 Pi (specs)
06:20 SSD & Cooling
09:15 Windows
11:46 X4 vs Pi 5
13:15 Linux Mint
16:29 Cooler
19:58 Wrap

#RadxaX4 #N100 #SBC #X4 #Radxa #ExplainingComputers

20 Comments

@FlyboyHelosim 2 years ago

Moral of the story: thermal compound and a copper shim is around 50% more effective than just a thermal pad!

@flatronsoj 2 years ago

"So lets go and take.........a closer look." me saying it out loud every review

@jmsiener 2 years ago

Wow! Your little bit of copper actually fixed all of the system’s short comings! Kudos!

@lrochfort 1 year ago

These videos are excellent.

I'm a "professional" Linux kernel developer by day, so consider myself quite technical, but these videos present exactly the information needed clearly and concisely.

@srtcsb 2 years ago

The copper shim is a clever idea. Looking forward to your next tests with the X4. Thanks for another great video Chris.

@dingolovethrob 2 years ago

Great work on the heatsink , and you had me laughing about how happy you were

@andy.3407 2 years ago

Thank you so much for providing a thoughtful video on this interesting sbc.. I like that you went the extra mile to add the copper shim and remove the fan…. Nice to have peace and quiet!😊

@rfxtuber 2 years ago (edited)

That's it for another videoooooooooo~~~! 😅 May there be millions more Chris!!!!

@wanyman 2 years ago

For some reason my phone couldn't pick up the sound, but even with the closed captioning this was a fabulous video. Very interesting SBC.

@SourojitBh 2 years ago

Awesome video! Informative and also very entertaining. Thanks! 👌🏻

@3dhYT 2 years ago

This is the best Radxa X4 test on YouTube.

@briankleinschmidt3664 2 years ago

It does my little duck heart good to see you well.

@Michael-zh5ys 2 years ago

Thanks, Chris! You do fine work.

@shonigman 2 years ago

I wanted to say that I’m not one to comment much but have been a subscriber for quite some time and your overall skill and knowledge is always a joy to observe. For example, the time taken in this episode to review the cooling efficiency of the included heat sink and then recommending some very simple solutions to to correct a weak solution provided with this Radxa X4 An N100 Pi kit will surely help one of your viewers from a premature failure down the road. Great insight as always! Thanks for all you do!

@StevenJennings-x8w 2 years ago

Best thing about a Sunday!!! Mr Chris dropping his video for me to ignore my wife and kids!!! Amazing!!!

@tommyhawkins8461 2 years ago (edited)

What is the thickness/size of the copper pad in 16:47?

@RobertBoerner 2 years ago

"Nice to warm me hands on in the winter..." :-)

@Praxibetel-Ix 2 years ago

It's always nice to see duckies in an SBC review. 🦆❤️

In all seriousness, the Radxa X4 really is a nice little single-board computer. My favorite part was the sysbench test. Poor little SBC though... It deserves a cup of tea and a long nap after what it's been through!

@BrendanJWalker 2 years ago

Quite interesting indeed. Thank you so very much professor, looking forward to the next episode 🎉🎉😊😊❤❤❤

@SusanAmberBruce 2 years ago

It's one of those, "The war was lost for want of a nail" situations, can't think why they don't supply a coper shim or manufacture a better fitting heat sink.