UDOO BOLT: Ryzen Maker Board

[@GoBayside]

Thank-you for doing these videos. Waaaay too many youtube 'reviews' are just dummies unboxing it, not running real world benchmarks etc... you're consistent, to the point, and don't have so much filler.

[@NewAgeDIY]

A nice addition to the SBC community! A Makers dream come true! Compared to my LattePanda Alpha’s release they appear to be much more organized in the getting the board and all the parts ready for market! It was almost a year before the LattePanda case was available. Haven’t had time to review their website for software support but I have a good feeling that they are ready to provide whatever is needed. As for the cost it’s inline with other boards of this configuration and power. Not sure if my budget will allow me the opportunity to pick one up this year but maybe in 2020 I will get the chance. Thank you again Chris for educating your loyal viewers on something that is truly exciting!

[@ExplainingComputers]

Hi Dale. I return to the LattePanda Alpha next week -- taking a look at that case, the eDP touchscreen, and the rather interesting streaming cable (which works on any two USB 3.0 computers).

[@NewAgeDIY]

ExplainingComputers / love to see that cable in action! Should have bought one when I got my case. :(

[@ExplainingComputers]

I was very sceptical about the cable. But having now used it, it is a very interesting piece of kit that does what it claims to do -- as you will see in next week's video. :)

[@NewAgeDIY]

Just found the Canadian price for the bolt. v8 model. $648.00 before shipping and 13% tax. Compared to a MSI Performance Gaming AMD Ryzen 2ND & 3rd Gen X570 AM4 DDR4 HDMI PCIe 4 M.2 USB 3.1 CFX WiFi 6 that sell for $289.00 And add a CPU. AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Stealth cooler.$280. 00 So for about the same price as the a SBC you can get a top of the line gaming computer that as 6-Core, 12-thread. With that price difference it’s almost impossible to justify buying it. Maybe in a few years the price will drop.

[@NewAgeDIY]

@@ExplainingComputers / Hello Chris, Good news I see our friends at DFRobot have a new Alpha product: Aluminum Alloy Passive Cooling Case for LattePanda Alpha Notes: This aluminum alloy heat sink is designed for LattePanda Alpha Edition. While perfectly protecting the motherboard, the case reserves all peripheral interfaces and GPIO of LattePanda, which allows you to DIY projects of all kinds as much as you like. Aluminum alloy case has good thermal conductivity, and can also be accompanied by high-quality Shintsu X2379215CPU silicone grease and copper heatsink to make the heat dissipation effect more remarkable.

[@antonnym214]

Hyper-interesting, as all your vids are! I was immediately shocked by the price, but then very quickly won over by the array of really nice features on this board. Your presentation is outstanding. Don't ever stop! All good wishes.

[@ExplainingComputers]

Thank you!

[@AdamReakesHerdMentality]

Hi Chris, love your work. Every time I learn something. You've turned me into a SBC crazy person, I'm collecting them faster than my grandmother collects cats.

[@bouldaa]

Can relate!

[@TheOleHermit]

Welcome to the club!😎

[@elviraeloramilosic9813]

Same here.

[@SebastianHaban]

So many cat colletors here replying?

[@debo2665]

Thats a horrible metaphor im feel you damn thats too much

[@jamesebody]

Chris - I have to say that your videos are a demonstration of great craftsmanship - demonstrating exactly how the parameters and features of a computer system should be communicated in a clean and efficient manner. All of your shots are carefully composed and perfectly focussed; I particularly appreciate the 'fast forward' segments, that give the impression of completeness, without the boring delays! Based upon your review I would certainly consider it as a platform upon which to run private 5G/5G Network cores! As an idea for future content - would you consider exploring how a cost effective MikroTik routed (such as the RB2011) can be used as a platform for other applications. I was introduced to this mode of operation by a friend from Uganda - where it is common practice to install an office voice switch (PBX) upon the MikroTik which acts as the main internet router for the site! Following this revelation I have explored other applications that can be run within VMs upon a MikroTik platform. Previously I was a great exponent of the Raspberry Pi platform - but now I find myself using the MikroTik as a platform for many more applications - (mainly due to the networking capabilities that the hardware offers).

[@ExplainingComputers]

I will delve into MikroTik.

[@jamesebody]

@@ExplainingComputers Some material to assist: > Fred Muteesa's short demo on how to set up FreeSWITCH on MikroTik - kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJO0mpumpLJ8obM > Copy of Fred's Powerpoint presentation - drive.google.com/file/d/1v2-p-lS_9ouzhlcpx5-TI9rW6tDipc_8/view?usp=sharing > Selection of packages pre-built for installation - openwrt.wk.cz/attitude_adjustment/mr-mips/packages/ > OpenWrt - Mikrotik Metarouter Repositories - openwrt.wk.cz/ (To build your own)

[@williamrutter3619]

Lovely little computer, a bit expensive, earlier this year I bought a beelink x45 for £135 off AliExpress, this has an intel celeron j4105 CPU, 4 cores 1500 boosting up to 2600, with intel 600 uhd graphics, it came with 6gb of ddr4 ram, a 128 GB SSD with windows 10 pre installed, a PSU and it had it's own case, this device is about twice the size of a raspberry pi and almost completely silent, I have been amazed by this device, it works just fine for most tasks. Another option more similar to the udu bolt, is an asrock a300 desk mini, stx form factor, it comes with its own case and PSU, it takes Ryzen Apu chips, these come in at about £135, a deskmini is about twice the size but still very small, so this little device has some steep competition. Great video looking forward to the next, would be nice to see an AliExpress mini pc and an asrock deskmini.

[@ledsalesoz]

I considered the Asrock A300 but found too many reviews along the lines of "BIOS was crap" and "Nice PC, but died after X months". One or two you can say it was just a one-off, but multiple reviews shows a manufacturing fault. I have to agree about some of the little boxes from China, I have an i3/8GB/128GB in a fanless case which cost me $400 (Oz$, about US$300 at the time) and it has been runing 24/7/365 since October 2016 as a security cam and backup server (I squished 2 x 1TB laptop drives into it), quite impressive for such a cheapie machine.

[@williamrutter3619]

@@ledsalesoz well I don't own a asrock desk mini a300 so I wouldn't know, I imagine it pushes things to the edge a bit, it's a very cheap board, with a massive power constraint, then a mainstream Apu in the middle, these cheap boards put limit there bios because, there aren't any more resources available, with little power and cheap parts. I have a Ryzen 2200g build very similar to the one off this channel, same motherboard, I put an rx580 on it, everything worked as good as it possibly could, I even set my Vega 8 graphics to compute, my Ryzen 3 was one best performing of its type, so when the new Ryzen chips came out, I bought a Ryzen 3600x this works well, but I think I am now at the edge of what a gigabyte b450 gaming motherboard can do, base clock is fine, but it will never fully boost, and auto over clock is blanked out, if I attempt a manual over clock it crashes at 4ghz , base clock is 3.8, this chip should run up to 4.4, I need one of these new x570 boards for the this new Ryzen chip to see it fully perform. I imagine similar constraints on the desk mini with Ryzen Apu chips, but if I owned one i wouldn't use a deskmini as a gaming rig or run 24/7 and I would fit better cooling, an interesting bit of hardware, if maybe a bit imperfect, My beelink x45 has been going since February though, so it's pretty perfect for what it does.

[@pdacore]

While I don't particularly care for the pricing on the bolt I do applaud Udoo for giving us a board that is finally laid out in a sensible desktop format.

[@peperiosh]

Want one UDOO BOLT, flawless coverage as always! thanks for the review.

[@kayferrari5361]

Awesome video. This is the best SBC yet and probably the cheapest way to run 4 monitors direct on a very decent system. Thanks Chris - loved it.

[@icenesiswayons9962]

Very capable computer. I could see the almost quilted texture of the board in the close up detailing what i'm sure is a multilayer pcb and knew it was going to be a serious little piece of art to be reckoned with. I could see the future of desktops, or more realistically it's form factor, as the number crunch master went to work with the graphics part of your demonstration. Great video!

[@mclaine33]

Wow these SBC are getting crazier and more powerful! Amazing how the tech is accelerating to get it near equivalent of full size motherboards.

[@Carsman50]

Hey there Chris! I remember talking about this a year ago on my podcast! How time flies. Looks beautiful and it's hard to argue with an AMD fan here. Hopefully it sells well and we see products based upon the new Zen 2 architecture in the future. Interesting about the Passmark scores as I thought that the system would be more limited than the desktop counterparts in some way due to power and or cooling constraints but no, it seems that they really have shrunk the desktop honey (if you get my joke). Always enjoy your content and would love to invite you back on the podcast one these days. Who knows what could happen. Cheers. Brett.

[@ExplainingComputers]

Do drop me an e-mail. :)

[@HKey_Root]

Fascinating stuff. Thank you. The glee in your voice when unboxing is fabulous.

[@JohnDoe-tm2sc]

Absolutely fascinating piece of hardware. All except the price... 10 years ago similar piece was just about the same money. Only was bigger... Excellent review and video making work. Thanks.

[@LovelyQyla]

Let's go back to computers that were bigger than our houses then...

[@markconger8049]

6:50 My first thought at seeing the price of the boards was “are you kidding” but having seen the plethora of tech onboard I can alread envision multiple scenarios where this board would be worth the money. Carry on.

[@kosmic000]

excellent video and camera work as usual chris !!

[@quadcorei8085gen2]

I bought an asrock Q1900-itx 7 years ago, I had extra 4gb of ram and a drive so only had to buy power supply and a case. It was an "under 150$ build" (the board was only 60$). I really like watching your videos proving that these products are: - 4x more expensive - just getting to reach the performance of that 4 core (7-8 year old) _celeron_ CPU - with demanding more Watts Technological advancement is incredible. 7 years apart my investment is still competitive and runs win7 without any issues.

[@gregorygalyan3670]

I’d love to get one of these. I’m in industrial maintenance and I can see endless possibilities where the company I work for can use these in place of more expensive solutions.

[@DrNPCabd]

Amazing board, Chris!!! All that potential makes me wonder if this is the ultimate all-in-one single board computer we ever need: - Domotic central controller - GPIO remote control. - Private e-mail, NAS server. - 3D printer remote manager. - Media/Gaming consumption. - Domestic survelliance camera controller. - A.I. computing. What is the ideal approach/solution? Multiple cheap SBC's doing many tasks or this UDOO BOLT board taking care of everything at once?? As always, a great video, your video editing quality and writing skills are unmatched in KZbin!!!👍👍👍 P.D.: I would love to see you unleash the full potential of this board!!!

[@itstheweirdguy]

I think that if you aren't booting this thing into Windows on a regular basis to use the grunt of the APU, you should buy something cheaper.

[@TBMartin]

That's one of the nicest boards I have seen in a while. I would dual boot Ubuntu/retropie and Android on that

[@Shmoozo55]

One nice thing about a board like this one is that pretty much any reasonably contemporary x86 operating system ought to run just fine on it. Windows 10, of course, and most common Linux builds ought to be trivial. I am beginning to wonder whether a board of approximately this size might eventually become a common desktop PC form factor. I do see more and more prebuilt systems coming in very small sizes like the Intel NUCs and other similar Mini-PCs from various makers.

[@ExplainingComputers]

I suspect you are right that many future desktop computers will look far more like this than many a modern PC.

[@MichelMorinMontreal]

The boundary between traditional PCs and what we could call "micro-systems" (SBCs) is becoming increasingly blurred! Certainly, UDOO's latest product is expensive and primarily aimed at "makers" (what is the polite expression for "technical-overkill"?!)... But I really have the impression that we are slowly but surely moving to a new stage in the field of computing, personal and "alternative": smaller and more efficient... eventually, more and more affordable. Thank you for this presentation, Christopher. (BTW, the metal casing is gorgeous!) I forgot.... "What would I do with this incredible device?" I don't know yet, but it would definitely be something public and work-related to see my colleagues drooling!

[@budiisnadi]

Awww look at that SATA cable. It's so cute!

[@AraceaeFanatics]

Such a cable can be made for your needs as well.

[@fooferbob9230]

Me: "Chris, do you like Heavy Metal?" Chris: "No, only Serious Metal."

[@ExplainingComputers]

:)

[@HUNVilly]

I bought the UDOO X86 Advanced when it came out, I'm still using it, I can't imagine changing it, but even that didn't cost this much, wow.

[@ExplainingComputers]

The UDOO x86 AP is indeed a great board -- a very good balance of price/performance and size: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqG3ZYp9qLKWrM0

[@henryD9363]

Everybody's going to have a good time when Stanley the Knife shows up. I'm feeling a little stabby already

[@gregbenwell6173]

God Chris I am just drooling over this board!! I have a problem with storage on SB Computers!! BUT seeing that you can install the two SSDs directly to the board with a third interface for a standard SATA connection I just imagine the possibilities for a small form factor HTPC, or even a media center that is attached to a stereo system (i.e. DJ rig) the ideas in my head go from there!! And with all the storage options you could build a number of "tools" like a dedicated media editor in a small package as well for music and photos that could be used in applications like recording "gigs" for bands or even as a device to add to a camera rig for added video storage in remote areas with a small generator for power source. What a truly wonderful product and I will have to figure out how to get my hands on a couple of these soon!! As I can see a couple of uses myself for them in my own future!!! Cheers!!

[@sumdude4]

Always love these videos. Might sound silly, but this one kind of reminds me of the green PC you built ages ago. Though this one isn't fanless.

[@rjinnh3933]

As usual, a great presentation with realy good content. Another job well done Chris! I've been aching to buy a Bolt V8 since it was first announced! It will become my Portable/Mobile PC in place of my 15yr old LapTop. Next year, it will be with me as I work thru my Bucket List traveling down the East Coast to Key West, then up thru the Smokies and back to NH. Primary uses will be Internet Access, Video Editing, Utoob Travel Log Uploads, Software Developement for SBCs, PCB Artwork Designs for imbeded controllers, Word Processing, HAM Radio digital com progs, etc. Will also use it for Vehicle Front/Rear/Back-Up video displays/recording plus Security Surveillance/Detection/Alarming/Lighting. I will do some Gaming with it, but that's realy not my thing so I don't need anything more powerfull. Internet Connect will be via a Hot Spot Device (ATT/Verizon) and Smart Phone Tethering (Metro PCS). It will Triple Boot with WINDOZE, Debien, Mint and also boot Puppy Linex from an USB Stick. Also should have Android available. A Bolt V8, system is about the same price as my fall back plan for a Ryzen 3400G APU/z470 mITX system. However, when installed in cases, the Bolt is about 25% of the volume of most mITX systems and about 50% the volume of the more expensive ($200/$300+) mITX cases. This feature is of hi-value for me because I'll be Camping/Living in my Ford Expedition SUV for 4 to 6 wks at a time as I travel. Note: I realy want a Ford Excursion because it's 10" longer than my Expy. So, for me, the Bolt V8 is not an expensive Builder's SBC Toy but a cost-effective, small form factor, multi-function/multi-tasking, portable/mobile PC that can sub as a Desk-Top/Work-Station/Security System/Utilities-Facilities Controller/Entertainment Center/etc. With both WINDOZE and Linex OSs and Arduino's IO, it should be able to do just about anything I might want it to do and because of its size and weight, I can take it almost anywhere along w a wallwart, small monitor and BT keyboard/mouse. Now: The big question is: Do I pay my rent this comming Friday or do I order the Bolt V8 and some DRAM instead? I have everything else needed even the M.2 WiFi/BT module. I could then order the case and a 7" Touch-Screen this winter after I get caught-up on my rent. HaHa and LOLs..... Geez! Decisions, decisions, decisions. What's a guy to do? Gota put a long/heavy think into this. Its all Chris' fault. He certainly complicates life with all these SBC vids he posts. Oh-Well..... Again Chris, another very well done vid. Russ in NH

[@ExplainingComputers]

Great post. Sorry to complicate things! :)

[@amancalledoss38]

While this is super impressive and may have to flex the old credit card , I think SBC isnt really a proper title for this in the same way as me ripping my laptop apart and calling it a SBC . However as usual a fantastic video Chris really well done

[@ExplainingComputers]

I agree -- this is not an SBC. Which is why I've used the term "maker board" in this video. :)

[@lunatik9696]

Appreciate all your videos. The UDOO is an interesting solution for ultra small form factor. The price and problems indicate it is not yet ready for prime time. However, it holds exciting possibilities.

[@user-oo8zt1sc1c]

Excellent review! As always. And the intro is back as it must be.

[@The_Robert.Fletcher]

What a great little board. I just love the fact that a very nice robust case it available. For me I would use it as my desktop PC it could suit me to the ground.

[@WaynesWorld69]

I really enjoy your channel. The information is excellent and the production is outstanding. Thank you for making it.

[@MaidLucy]

well, $78 for a 128GB SATA SSD? what year is it? 2014? we are approaching $100 for 1TB.

[@ExplainingComputers]

I can only agree . . .

[@NilsAlbertsson]

Dear lord, the little cardboard box that the motherboard came in ( 1:21 ) is magnificent!! I've ordered fragile glass jars off the Internet that have come boxed up in WAAAAAY less secure and foamy boxes than that. I fear that were I to have a box like that, I would feel far too spoiled for my own good... but I would also definitely feel like a very lucky and special boy indeed. The computer was OK too, I suppose.

[@UDOO]

The team loves your appreciation for the box. We thought: better safe than sorry! Eva

[@DBTechYT]

This looks like quite the board! Would be a great solution for all kinds of use cases. Thanks for the video!

This channel is state of art. I love and respect!

[@ExplainingComputers]

Thanks.

[@ashwinmohan4503]

Hi Chris, great video as always! I really like this VSFF (very small factor form) PC, especially with the cool box. I just have one problem with it, and thats the price, if it were close to $300 it would be an excellent value deal and more people would be into it IMHO.. It would make an excellent media player in tight spaces and an excellent alternate to other SBC's when you include the heatsink and fan size. Its not really that big and addition of the Arduino chip is a bonus too!! You didnt mention this, but it uses 12-25 watts of power, so incredibly power efficient too.. AMD has really stepped up their game regarding power consumption, even their desktop and server CPUs and boards are very power efficient.. Just the price though :-( Anyways, keep up the good work kind Sir and looking forward to more of these awesome videos :-)

[@Andrei424M]

3.5mm Jack! Glad to see that there are manufacturers who do not follow Apple/Samsung trend novadays. By the way, that board consumes more watts than the laptop I used to watch this...

[@movax20h]

Awesome board. So happy to see proper SO-DIMM slots on SBCs. I find amount of RAM on most SBC way too limiting for anything. I would happilly switch to ARM boards for some stuff if only I had 8 or even a bit more RAM, but it is hard to even find board with 2GB soldered, which is way too little for what I need. Having SO-DIMM make it more versatile, upgradable, and if somebody only needs 2GB so be it, for a little bit of money saving, if you don't need in particular application more RAM. But 2x 8GB SO-DIMM (16GB total) will be about 65$, which is easy option. I still consider SBC with SO-DIMM slots a SBC. They can be placed in different orientations. Same with storage options.

[@gartmorn]

The demarcation between the different computer formats becomes more and more blurred. The choices are mind boggling! I just wish I could afford to try them all. That's where your videos come in handy so I can at least see them in action to help make a considered choice, should funding become available!

[@geoffreyjohnstone5465]

Its wonderfully small and powerful but its really expensive by the time you add ram etc. But if they make some nice cases for these they would look brilliant under a TV. I reckon I might invest in one of these...nice video, CB

[@edabean007]

Sorry, i love sbc's but i am not sure who this is aimed at. For the price you can build a micro atx with peripherals and windows lisence, that will out perform the udoo.

[@Macky4941]

But it won't be that small. Also won't sell that well so it's price is higher. You should look up prices for i3-i7 embedded boards this size, they start out at around $700.

[@ulrichkalber9039]

that Micro atx will not have inbuilt GPIO with Controller.

[@gdclemo]

@@ulrichkalber9039 I'd rather have a not-inbuilt Arduino so if (or rather when) I accidentally blow it up, I just have to replace the cheap Arduino, not the entire computer.

[@suniljanki5595]

This is a product that is figuratively and apparently also literally dead on arrival, aimed at no usage scenario in particular and comes in at twice the price of anything that does serve a purpose. Friends don't let friends buy Udoo Bolt boards.

[@itstheweirdguy]

@@suniljanki5595 I don't see why there is any need to criticize. The development interfaces in this make it well worth it. Maybe this is for the developer that wants to do that stuff, and also browse the web and watch youtube on the same box? Ever try using a web browser on a raspi, it's stupid slow. One use case would be plugging it into 4 seperate 4K monitors to display advanced statistical data from custom made infastructure plugged into the GPIO, and ALSO be able to do light gaming and screw around....I wish I lived in a rich area where people would pay for stuff like this so I could play with this stuff more

[@XSpImmaLion]

Seems to be leading the way as a mini computer that also has devboard capabilities... but people should know that if all you want is a tiny computer for stuff like media center purposes, and don't care for the devboard part, you can probably find either cheaper options, or more powerful ones for the same price. It'd be very interesting to see how people would use something like that though, people who do need this exact combination.

[@utp216]

Excellent video again!! UDOO hooked you up really nice! I’m looking forward to this device!

[@feynstein1004]

Wow, that's really powerful for such a small board. I wasn't even aware of these smaller rigs. The more you know....... :)

[@johnm2012]

Take a look at the DeskMini A300 by ASRock too. It's a similar size and also takes SODIMM memory but it has a real AM4 socket into which you can put a Ryzen desktop APU such as the 2200G or the 3400G. It comes with a case that's about the same size as a regular desktop PC's ATX power supply. It can take two NVMe SSDs and there's room for two 2.5-inch SSDs too.

[@ExplainingComputers]

Knowledge is power indeed. :)

[@petersilva037]

looks fabulous. great video. only one thing would make it better.... usb-c power, rather than a barrel conector I have multiple chrome books with usb-c power bricks, and I think over time it is going to be a lot easier to get a power brick for usb-c, than the (one of ten or so) different barrel connectors.

[@suvetar]

Great device, thanks for the review as always! Gotta say though, it made me nervous watching you scuffle with the cardboard box that the enclosure came in, with a sharp looking stanley knife right under your wrist!!

[@unfazedmonkey874]

sod off mr health and safety

[@suvetar]

@@unfazedmonkey874 Gives me anxiety, can't help it...

[@unfazedmonkey874]

@@suvetar come on dude really, its not going too jump up and stab him relax.. over the top health and safety mindset is kind of pathetic if im being perfectly honest

[@raphaelolivier5207]

This is an excellent kit, wow. This system can be used for many applications, this is a very competitive product.

[@cd109876]

this thing outperforms my i5! that is some amazing performance at that size. I can see a lot of potential with a PC of this size.

[@chrisg6597]

Where do the WiFi/Bluetooth aerials go, considering the metal case?

[@ExplainingComputers]

They were under the board here -- and worked! But there are cutouts in the case for adding aerials at the back.

[@amirpourghoureiyan1637]

usually they have double-sided taped on the antennas so they can be stuck to the case

[@chrisg6597]

@@amirpourghoureiyan1637 My point was that metal cases usually act like screening cans, blocking the signal.

[@flexairz]

@@chrisg6597 Good point and its true, for an aerial to work properly its needs a clear view with no metals nearby.

[@edism]

@@flexairz No. Look up the Faraday cage. It has nothing to do with how clearly you can see it or metals nearby if they don't enclose it. Can you see your phone's aerials?

[@SteelSkin667]

That board has a bit of a split personality; The various audio and video outputs, amplified speaker outputs and IR receiver makes it seem like it's been made for use as a media player (provided that the fan issue is resolved), but then the numerous IO and integrated micro controller makes it a maker board. I think they could make variants of this board that cuts on features that go towards either of these use cases, which would make them more attractive to people who maybe are interested in one use case in particular. As it stands it strikes me at a bit expensive for people who would be attracted by the small form factor (which is standard Nano-ITX) but aren't going to use all of the bells and whistles.

[@kennethconnors5316]

this board will sell to ALL robotic's fans and developers , it seems to be complete fantastic system "best yet" for experimenter, this unit will handle any present robotics , imagine 5 to 10 running simultaneously in a single device

[@dragonboyjazz]

far to expensive for what it can acheive, but a great step in the right direction, udoo is dooin some good work on the front line of sbc, would make a great home entertainment unit for online media, we need more company's chipping away at getting faster cpu/gpu systems. i can see in the future a room in a buisness where you just have 50 of these things hooked up with hdmi cables and usb cables being run through the building to supply workers with a secure work computer, that cannot be physically beat up without the admin loosing his mind trying to install linux on the built in emmc haha, overall great work from udoo, keep em coming.

[@oceania68]

I guess the prices reflect the goodies on the board.. sounds like a potential contender to other SBCs. Not sure of the price but. ;) Edit: 1605B = $642.27 AUD and 1202B = $509.32 AUD @ Mouser Electronics.. linked from Udoo Bolt website.

[@tbernesto0912]

As Always, Excellent Presentation and a Very Good Comparatives with Another Systems. Thank You Very Much Chris.. !! Greetings.. !! !

[@phreakwars]

I'm diggin' it!! The price point is just a tad too high though. There are several Ryzen based laptops available in the sub $400 range, and with that, you are already getting wi-fi, hard drive, memory, a display, keyboard, trackpad, and even a camera. I understand the premium for such a small form factor, but considering $100 for a ryzen 3 and say $95 for a low priced ITX, that +$140-$200 extra just doesn't seem worth it. I can see if maybe the premium for the smaller form factor were say +$70-$100 .vs a mini-ITX+Ryzen. Then I'd say it's worth it and might actually buy one for a little HTPC mounted in the back of one of the TV's or something, maybe even an arcade box for an arcade cabinet. For sure I would have use for it, but not at the current price point.

[@Nalianna]

Perfect for running the software for a checkout at a supermarket. - and better innards, than the current hardware i'm using for the job

[@dieSpinnt]

Thank you, Chris by showing this in Detail. What you can see here is the manifestation of a designers wet dream. The strength of Arduino and STM32 alike Platforms are their low energy, cost and physical footprint. The thought about computing power went clearly into this, but not the one how to supply it with energy. At all it will teach makers to think twice about their code while waiting for a 5 min testing session when the batteries are charging up for the next hour:P Of cause i am biased. I own a MCU-Cemetary called "Murphy's Ground". Just don't want me to bury this 400,- piece:) It comes always to this: Choose the right tool for the right case.

[@ChrisShadowens]

That's a great little board but the price is definitely going to keep me away. I built an entire 2200G PC for about that same cost. Good to see Stanley and Mr Scissors make appearances!

[@ShawnBakhtiar]

Great video! You do a fantastic job, and I find your reviews very informative.

[@richardeadon6396]

Great video, very thorough

[@chefbink61]

I think I have to order some stuff from Mousers! This would make a great PC for the living room. With the built in ardino you can have it do everything. Turn lights on or off, ceiling fans all kinds of stuff and still have all the power you need for a media player and more. Could be turn into a great tool for people who are disabled as well,,, really just one hell of a useful PC!

[@joelkovetz205]

Nice presentation as usual ! I want to add some note this single board computer is the same price as nuc so I don’t understand why people should buy this one.it is very pricey

[@Jansel_osu]

I would use the Udoo Bolt as a Windows PC at home, for some gaming like Minecraft. Also a good video!

[@LMacNeill]

The power-supply and case are in addition to the cost of the board -- that definitely pushes this high enough to give some people pause, I think. You'll have to *really* want the small size to pay the premium they're asking for it. Having said that, it is a very impressive computer for its size -- you can do a great many things with it. I know it doesn't count as a single-board computer, but it sure is close to the size of an SBC, and has far more power than an SBC. It really is a neat setup, particularly with that amazing case.

[@seshpenguin]

Wow, this is one nice board. A small server, HTPC, so many options! Really nice if you are doing any kind of machine vision or AI work, since the x86 CPU and Vega graphics can do the bulk of the work, and the onboard Arduino can then control all sorts of things. Oh! The fact this this can do 4x 4k displays means it would work really well for any kind of large outdoor displays and stuff like that too.

[@sethrd999]

This one is clearly aimed at Robotics ( as you mentioned ) the Atmega is clearly there to control servo's motors etc etc, aswell as the system being the main MCU in such a getup. Under Linux we need to see an upto date Distro ( personally Arch would be about the best ) with a full ROCm / OpenCL stack. This obviously would be good as a compare against that Nvidia board you have already shown. Now as for target audience, I would wager everything from advanced home users and academics. Just as a media system would be wasteful not just of its possibilities but the price also really does not warrant it with cheaper dedicated systems out there. I think this is what NVidia have been worried about which lowered the price on the NVidia board, oh and it seems they are trying to get around the 'No open drivers' issue by releasing less than breadcrumbs of information to that end. I still state that open drivers will win the war in the long run, even the might Microsoft ( not so mighty now ) knew it..

[@-Gadget-]

Not to be funny, but LibreElec would FLY on that board. Also, the Arduino side can be used for Ambilight (Yes, overkill I know, but I've been wanting something like this for quite some time..... Enough guts to load my entire library and perform the Ambilight process, all in one package). Also, this would future proof your media player to a large extent 🤷🤷🤷

[@sethrd999]

@COF Study I would first like to get a good characterization of the power profile, before looking at battery / off wall wart supply. One thing you have to remember is that this board is a main MCU possibly running a stack like I said before, add in ROS and you have options for Edge processing before feeding an AI backhaul. You would be hard pressed to do any AI / preprocessing on a PI its just not there, this would be talking to other sensors and whatnots ( including tensorlite / other AI engines ) on the edge. This board would allow you to prototypye very quickly with the aforementioned stacks.

[@bluehornet6752]

For as much as that board costs, it's a big disappointment that it only has an 8-bit ATmega MCU on-board. It should at least have a 32-bit ARM core of some sort. I mean, I started off as a developer writing/maintaining embedded C code on some 8-bit ATmega micro-controllers so I'll always have a warm spot in my heart for them. But there are many other options out there, and when a little Teensy board is equipped with a 700MHz ARM cortex MCU and costs under $30 on a break-out board, there's no real reason that they went with an 8-bit MCU on this beast. Not for $400+.

[@perrymcclusky4695]

I have to admit, with all the parts and pieces assembled, it is an impressive small computer. What would I do with it? If I had metal working skills, I’d make monitor and keyboard cases to match the metal computer case. I suspect that would impressively showcase the computer. It would be my artsy secondary computer. Looking forward to your next video!

[@markconger8049]

Stopping at 1:14 to comment. A pleasant Sunday afternoon, have my coffee ready and sitting in the most comfy chair in the house (a rear seat removed from a Toyota Sienna) and look! A whole box of UDOO goodies! Let’s continue.

[@kataseiko]

Now this is a powerful little thing that should prove VERY interesting indeed.

[@liveyourdreammedia]

Great review, this will be in my next portable streaming set up for sure!

[@bobsalita3417]

Suggestion, mention the architecture at the top. I wasn't sure if it was x86/x64 or ARM throughout much of the video. I'm not sure if you ever said what it was.

[@ExplainingComputers]

I said it was Ryzen, which is x86. But you are right, I should have made clear it was x86.

[@mdtaylor2274]

Another excellent video! Thanks for everything you do Chris.

[@CXensation]

Put it in a standard mini ATX (or any old one you have) -case together with a USB 3.0 hub and your favorite multiple of other embedded controller types. Reasult: A perfect all-in-one hardware no-cable-mess environment for embedded development 👍

[@emironurlular]

When a SBC has a better processor than your laptop's processor

[@richardeadon6396]

What processor does your processor have?

[@emironurlular]

@@richardeadon6396 I have i7-7500u which gets approximately 5000 pts in cpumark, that got nearly 8000 pts so that's kinda sad

[@tristan6509]

@@emironurlular *cries in my 6500u*

[@Noooo23523]

i5 3210m

[@shubhamdwivedi7766]

I got up to 12000

[@arthurdent8091]

Hi Chris. Nice little board. Impressive performance. Impressive price as well. I think I'm going to finally byte the bullet ( sorry ) and buy a laptop that I will dedicate to running Linux and Windows ( just Incase). I had the idea of starting a computer club dedicated to running and learning Linux. I am thinking it will be a learn as you go operation where we will teach each other what we've learned. It has been suggested to me that I use Mint as it is alleged to be very user-friendly. Now I have to do the legwork and find some time to devote to it and a place to hold meetings. The local library might be open to the idea but they run windows classes themselves so I don't want to tread on any toes. Great video BTW. Stay well/ Cheers.

[@ExplainingComputers]

Hi Thomas. Linux Mint is certainly the way to go -- my favourite distro. :) It also runs pretty well from a (fast) USB 3.0 drive.

[@Placebo6]

Along with the power consumption and the price. It is not as appealing. But definitely is getting better and better. So exciting...

[@killawdog9473]

Great video. These chips are multi threaded and very good. From my understanding Ryzen performs better with a higher frequency ram 3200 being the sweet spot. Also considering the application you would be better with say 8(4x2) or 16(8x2) GB of RAM, as far as cost to performance. 32 GB of ram seems a bit over kill for this machine. For it's size this is an amazing little system with a lot of features. *** If you were able to do a RAM speed test on this board it would be interesting. I really enjoy your videos, you do a superb job, thank you.

[@basilmgohar]

First time watching this channel and I was very pleased with the detailed, but clear, technical explanations of nearly everything. My only unanswered question is does the board provide dual-channel access to the RAM?

[@ExplainingComputers]

Yes, the UDOO BOLT has dual channel RAM.

[@praxxor718]

Goddamnit it's faster than my PC Time to save up for an upgrade I guess

[@feynstein1004]

Lmao what kinda rig you got, mate?

[@MetallicBlade]

Those of us that are still using the AMD FX line... are weeping silently in a corner.

[@toysareforboys1]

@Mike Anderson I just put together a Ryzen 3600 as well, blown away by the performance. Damn Asrock board wants to automatically overclock it so I had to get a better heatsink/fan but other than that it runs real nice at 4.2ghz all core.

[@makunouchiippo2542]

@Dalle Smalhals You are killing the polar bears !

[@amnottabs]

@Dalle Smalhals that was a joke on the amount of power those beasts draw or the heat it radiates, but nothing contributes to the warming effect more than those Prescott Pentium 4s

[@ellooku]

I have been thinking of using this board to replace my old PC boards except I am not sure it will fit on the Intel old casings.

[@edtheoldtechguy]

As always an excellent video.

[@NoodlesTBograt]

Very jealous that you were sent this for free but the more I think about the price plus the cost of all the extras I could never imagine buying one. Looks like $700 for a PC with no PCIe graphics option & no upgrade path.

[@d3r4g45]

How much? Hard to find the price..

[@Cephalon_Shade]

Custom case options of this lil thing are damn near limitless. And the uses I'm thinking of as well. You could have your web browsing pc and cnc/3d printer all in one instead of separate items. Or a very quiet web browser pc or even a 4k kiosk pc.

[@elviraeloramilosic9813]

🤩🤯😍 I watched, then watched again then watched one more again... Rewind, watch again... Hello Chris👋🏻 Just a sec... to land back to the ground... I'm overwhelmed! The better question for me is: what couldn't I do with this beauty of tech... 🤔

[@ExplainingComputers]

Hello Elvira! :) Triple watched -- that's some serious viewing. :) It is indeed an amazing little (metal) box of tricks. I like the Udoo Bolt as much for how it shows where we are heading, as for the product itself. As you imply, it could be used for all kinds of things!

[@elviraeloramilosic9813]

ExplainingComputers First round watching - getting information Second round watching - settling information + getting ideas of using this small piece of tech art Third round watching - enjoying the video in fullness + getting all details. Pure joy in processing/learning/transfusion ideas to activity. 😁

[@BagusSumanjaya]

I like this comparison of single board computer between lattepanda and udoo bolt.. thank you Mr. Barnatt

[@NickT6630]

The connectivity, form factor and the case sold it to me. Take my money :-)

[@kizmoxstar4723]

Regarding previous comments below, no, it's not a single board pc, it is a mini version of a regular pc which requires ram, SSD, etc just like a regular pc. BUT it has an embedded Arduino, which is what makes this a "maker board". I would like to know a bit more about how you would interface with the embedded Arduino, rather than trying to run this as just another media center PC. I envision this small form factor case being mounted to a wall full of monitors and having a really intense home security system...but again, how does it interface with external peripherals like sensors, cameras, etc that can be controlled via the Arduino? If the Arduino has no interface capability, I'm better off with a stand alone connected via the network.

[@djzio]

Professor Barnatt, Udoo didn't send you a hot rod, they sent you a Ferrari! It seems like some of these featured items are sent along with scant periphery but, *Wow*, they went all out! I found it interesting to see what a newly uncovered device seems to perform like with some top shelf components. I think it has all the makings of a powerful HTPC, NAS, or file server.

[@gabiold]

For a typical SBC, it is expensive. That small MCU makes it special... But... if they would have integrated an STM32F4xxx MCU or so instead of that atmega, with some shared memory with the main CPU, that would be awesome!

[@MikeCatrone]

I love how the case has a cutout for the arduino ports! Very sleek

[@SlowPCGaming1]

You know this thing can sit nicely with all its ports connected, drives, etc inside a half-height or full height 5.25 inch drive bay or enclosure. That would be cool to get an older style full server tower with a dozen or more 5.25 inch FH drive bays to populate with these computers. Link them together to function as a baby cluster, or tie in several of these tower baby clusters into a real Fractal Designed computer :)

[@dwarf365]

Is it just me or does the video glitch on the transitions? It's quite the SBC power house. For that price though I will stick with my r5-1600 and rx-480 and my shield. Another great video!

[@AnotherMaker]

I love your videos. I'm really curious about what your table top is made of...How do you have such a white yet non-reflective surface?

[@ExplainingComputers]

Thanks for this and great question! :) Never asked before. Most of the white surfaces and backgrounds you see on this channel are paper or card. My table top (its actually a pine wood table!) is an A1 piece of mounting board (about £2/$2 from an art shop). And I have various rolls of photographic background paper. I also have a custom knee-point set in my camera profile to help obtain the white, and do a little processing in post. And sometimes digital paint is involved in wider shots! :)

[@AnotherMaker]

@@ExplainingComputers Wow. It looks fantastic. Thank you for the detailed response and for always doing such thoughtful and thorough videos. I learn something pretty much every video.

[@chriholt]

Looks like a very nice SBC, I would think that robotics would be a major application for it.

[@srtcsb]

As some have already said, this UDOO is a bit pricey. I'm intrigued by the Arduino functionality, I already have a breakout cable/board that may fit this setup. I also like the (up to) 32GB RAM. Still, it's good to know something like this is out there. Thanks for another great video Chris.

[@spikekent]

Very nice indeed. That case is a thing of beauty.