RADXA X2L SBC A KILLER EMULATION DEVICE FOR $39.99 : Full Tutorial

A KILLER EMULATION DEVICE FOR $39.99 IS HERE: RADXA X2L
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[@kiodiekin]

3:19 bench marks results 4:59 unboxing 12:58 heast sink install 15:44 power 17:00 gaming experience 19:55 installing windows 29:00 installing drivers wifi and Bluetooth

[@nana-te5bp]

great coverage man. a real winner

[@kiodiekin]

👍

[@successfulrepresentative6400]

Great video. More arcade companies should use something like this and not the cheap stuff they pan handle

[@kiodiekin]

Agreed!

[@kryptonite7936]

I build full size pieces of Art Arcades, I would definitely use this bringing the cost down!

[@WereDirtyGaming]

But it’s not plug and play with retropie ;) or is it…

[@kiodiekin]

Of course it’s 😎👍

[@jediknight2350]

can you try running pimiga4 on it for me i want to know if its faster than a pi cheers.

[@kiodiekin]

👌

[@betag24cn]

the biggest problem is that price, that is not just that, and it requires the storage, heatsink, fan and the power adapter, no free international shipping, so that price means nothing at all, but looks nice on paper, if that counts

[@kiodiekin]

typically if ur in the hobby u already have storage just like any other device. u typically already have a psu the only other thing needed is the heat sink for 6.99 its not a bad deal at all.

[@betag24cn]

@@kiodiekin no, no hobby and no abundance of usb chargers, the cost is clickbait, do better

[@kiodiekin]

@@betag24cn then add in the price for the hdmi cable, tv electrify while your at it. The base price is 39.99

[@PiManiac]

I got mine with the fan, used my Pi 5 power supply, and connected my own USB3 Batocera drive build, and it was up and running fast. (Note: Without the CR1220 RTC battery, it can take a while to boot, however) Basically, it's still cheaper than my Pi 5 (Which also needs storage, a fan, and PWR. Most SBCs are sold like this) and it way exceeds what my Pi 5 can or will ever do emulation-wise. (It also runs Windows 10/11 with far fewer issues.)

[@successfulrepresentative6400]

It’s adorable and worth it

[@djdonbentley2141]

What are your thoughts about intel nuc minis . do you think the cost to benefit ratio makes it better , or would that only be if your getting one at a decent used price .

[@kiodiekin]

What chip is it using?

[@Arek_R.]

Its way too cheap for $40, I think it's a bait, they sold those profit free, low batch, to gain popularity, and once those are back in stock those will be like $60-80 EDIT: What a clickbaiter, and radxa trolls, it doesnt come with the heatsink which is pretty much mandatory and sells for like $15 lmao

[@kiodiekin]

The chips r kinda old now. They have been discontinued. The heat sink is only 6.99

[@elihatamov634]

Thanks, great tutorial :) what is the ram usage for ps2 emulation on linux?

[@kiodiekin]

I don’t remember all of him, but I did do a live video on it a couple of months ago. You can check it out. I’ll probably end up reposting clips from it. It was comparing this unit to the raspberry pi five.

[@evilstrike233]

Kiodiekin I have one of these boards and when I plug power to it only the fan spins. Im using a pi 4 official power supply is that not enough? Do you think my board is DOA?

[@kiodiekin]

No, it’s not enough power the X 86 processors require more power. You need the one from the pie five or get the radxa to exclusive power supply

[@evilstrike233]

@@kiodiekin thanks

[@Dragens-]

Hi guy's i have a question do titan2 still working on Ps5 with adapter of without adapter

[@kiodiekin]

As far as I know. No

[@srvuk]

I'm afraid that I found this piece somewhat disingenuous. The $39.99 entry price is mentioned quite a few times, despite the fact that cooling is going to be pretty much mandatory, which means adding $9.90 straight away. This is also before adding any other options, such as power supply wireless and storage. It is the 8Gb model that is actually being demonstrated here, where something like the 2Gb is going to be an absolute no no for something like Windows and with no indication as to how only 2Gb RAM might impact the other capabilities. All in all, if you were to compare this full built with some N100/N95 mini PC's, I feel that this might not seem to have the value that it initially attempts to indicate. The J4125 is now nearly 5 years old and whilst eminently capable for some uses, what we can find now would indicate that the price differential between old and new processors and devices can be rather small, resulting in questionable value for the old. Comparison with the likes of the Raspberry Pi 5 and Orange Pi 5, where the additional GPIO and other I/O options not found on a mini PC has more rationale but which is not related to the demonstrations shown here.

[@kiodiekin]

the cooling is 6.99. the powersupply is the same as a pi 5 if u already have 1. thats standard for any sbc is to purchase or already have a power solution just like an sd card or some form of storage unit. just like a raspberry pi 5 if we use that same logic then everyone one should be listed at $127 approx. for the 8gb model. i mentioned the price i paid for this was 69.99 but keep in mind theres no need for heavy robust development here like buying an arm chip. for the same price point as an arm based device. this is very reasonable and outperforms most arm chips in the same price category.

[@glenndoiron9317]

@@kiodiekin N100 mini PC's are ~ $149, have 8GB RAM, a case, an HDMI cable, 128GB nvME SSD, power supply, Wifi 6, integrated heatsink/fan, an HDMI cable, and usually a VESA mounting plate (see Chuwi Herobox). Plus, the N100's are almost twice as fast as the J4125. Your comparable setup is : Radxa 8GB - $70, Power supply $10, Wifi module $10, Heatsink - ??? (can't find price, assume $10), some sort of case say $10, 2' HDMI cable $8, 128GB SD card (name brand) $8, for a total of $126. The N100 system will be almost twice as fast on processor-based programs, and the igpu is also going to be faster on the N100 (if you care about 3D). The pricing difference is only $23, and thats assuming that you can find all of those parts at the same store and only get hit with shipping once, AND you're trading off the SATA-SSD in the N100 for a MicroSD card, so disk I/O on the N100 will clobber the X2L unless you pay more for a better drive (note that the Herobox mentioned actually has a 256gb M2 drive)

[@glenndoiron9317]

What I'm trying to say is, the X2L is a Pi5 competitor, but there's no reason to buy it (or a Pi 5) with the low cost N100 mini-PC's that are available.

[@successfulrepresentative6400]

@@glenndoiron9317 are you really factoring in hdmi cables and shipping costs? lol and storage really thats legit knit picking. you ave to those things with other devices as well.

[@glenndoiron9317]

@@successfulrepresentative6400 The N100 comes with all of those items in the same box... ? You only pay shipping once. These are all parts you need to use the devices. If I see this and I don't have those spares, its going to cost me as much as the N100 to get an equivalent rig.