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bret.dk @bret.dk · 02/09/2026

I’ve been struggling with power-related issues with the ODROID C1/C2 boards a lot in the last few days when trying to bench them and hot damn the PSU was hot garbage. Cut the cable off, janked it onto a USB PD trigger board and we are so back.

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 29/07/2026

Waking up to the results of last night’s mistakes..

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 27/07/2026

I packed up 30 RJ45 cables to return to Ubiquiti in March 2025 and God bless me procrastinating over sending them back for the last 18 months because I need them now! 🥰

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 27/07/2026

Last week, @raspberrypi.com announced the 10" version of the Touch Display 2, and it's a beaut, though it's Pi 5 and CM only! bret.dk/raspberry-pi...

10 and 7 inch Raspberry Pi Touch Display 2 side-by-side

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 22/06/2026

I should not be allowed on auction websites.. I now have 2 @raspberrypi.com CM3+ on the way because I made the lowest offer I possibly could and it was accepted. This is in addition to the Model A+ that arrives tomorrow, and the Model B+ I'm currently leading bidding (€6..) on

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 24/05/2026

32GB of Micron RAM under the hood? That’s the kids inheritance sorted..

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 23/05/2026

Playing with some improvements to the graphs for bret.dk going forward.. All of the work on sbc.compare and the data is finally paying off 😅 (please don't all now bundle in and tell you me you hate it 😒)

A graph with data from sbc.compare showing cpuminer-multi results from the Radxa Orion O6N, Raspberry Pi 5, and Orange Pi 5 Plus

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 07/05/2026

Seems like Radxa are planning some Qualcomm-based consumer NAS products? 😱 (thanks to Meco at sbcwiki.com for tipping me off!) Both an all-flash, and 4-bay HDD options look to be coming, and whilst images are just renders, they look pretty nice. Let's see what happens.

Render of Radxa's potential all-flash consumer NAS product

Render of Radxa's potential 4-bay consumer NAS product

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 10/03/2026

Me seeing all of the EmbeddedWorld posts kicking off today

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 10/02/2026

We now have glmark2, vkmark, and tinymembench up on sbc.compare - albeit only on a few boards for now! All new boards will have these tests run against them, assuming the vendors are nice and their images have drivers 😈 sbc.compare/21-libre-com...

Graph showing the glmark2 results on the Libre Computer Alta, Radxa Q900, and Raspberry Pi CM0 SBCs

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 09/02/2026

Pre-Chinese New Year care package from Radxa, all to be listed on sbc.compare soon! I must say, it’s pretty validating to have one of the big players see the value in having almost their entire range available on the website. Hopefully other vendors will follow suit!

A cardboard box filled with Radxa Single Board Computers

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 29/01/2026

Sneak peek.. sbc.compare/coolers/stoc... It's a work in progress, build in public kinda vibe. There are some tweaks to be made but this is roughly how it's going to be. What are we thinking?

Graph showing power usage, CPU frequency, and CPU temperature over time

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 17/01/2026

Busy busy working on implementing new tests and a better test framework in the background for sbc.compare I've implemented tinymembench and openssl using the same logic as sbc-bench, I'm looking at something with MAME, along with something on the GPU side.. Any requests?!

Screenshot of a dashboard showing single board computer test agents and their benchmark status

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 09/01/2026

For all of the "Speed is great, but what about longevity?" comments I get on my microSD card roundups... This one's for you 😅 I'll throw together a bit of a blog post soon to share more info, but TL;DR, I'm also testing out the endurance of a range of microSD cards to see how they fare 🧐

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 27/12/2025

I thought I’d recreate this for 2025 whilst I did some cleaning in the office ahead of the new year.. This is what was tested to make sbc.compare a reality this year! I hope everyone had a great Christmas, and I wish you all a very Happy New Year, may 2026 bring you everything you need 🥰

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 22/12/2025

I’m currently working on an article about the Radxa Fogwise Airbox Q900 (with its 8 “big” Qualcomm A78C cores and 36GB of RAM) and it’s an efficient little guy.. The CIX P1 topped the Linpack Gflops/W table for about 2 weeks before this arrived 😅 sbc.compare/linpack

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 07/12/2025

Sunday night’s play toy is the StarFive VisionFive 2 Lite. Another #RISCV board to add to the collection, with M.2 NVMe support, PoE headers, and some other fun stuff. Up on sbc.compare in the next few days!

VisionFive 2 Lite SBC close up, with the JH7110 S SoC in view

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 05/12/2025

I had something very interesting waiting for me when I got home today.. the Radxa Fogwise Airbox Q900 😍 8 big cores, 36GB LPDDR5 (my retirement is sorted), and 128GB of UFS.. mama mia

Radxa Fogwise Airbox Q900 SBC in its case

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 29/11/2025

The @officialarduino.bsky.social UNO Q is now up on sbc.compare to.. compare? sbc.compare/96-arduino-u... TL;DR if you're looking for an SBC to do your usual stuff on, it's probably not worth it. Into Arduino things and want to tinker? It's probably a decent enough shout!

A close up of the Qualcomm QRB2210 SoC on the Arduino UNO Q Single Board Computer

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 26/11/2025

Can I just say, I had this on the way before everyone started mobbing them 🥲 I really wish I could get the 4GB version, but despite them saying November, their support said they have no information on when they’ll be available. AI strikes again.

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 26/11/2025

Is CokePi more fun than WukongPi?

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 13/11/2025

We have the Orange Pi 6 Plus with the CIX P1 up in the top spot for most tests so far on sbc.compare - hoping to get more with this SoC soon and check out the slight differences! sbc.compare/91-orange-pi... 43W during the HPL run 🧯

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 19/10/2025

After months of testing and tweaking, I'm extremely happy to finally show off sbc.compare to the world! 🥹 80 boards are available now, and more are on the way. List by benchmark, SBC vendor, or SoC vendor/model 📊 Lots still to do, but let me know what you think 🥰

View of sbc.compare's search page with Raspberry Pi filled out. A selection of Raspberry Pi boards is shown to be added for comparison

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 08/10/2025

When the moon hits your eye, like a big Lichee Pi, that’s a 4A..

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 29/09/2025

Seeing the test print on my custom build plate from @emberprototypes.bsky.social was a fun surprise this evening 😁 I just need to come up with some bigger prints to actually make use of the pattern now 😅

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 25/09/2025

The @raspberrypi.com 500+ is here! M.2 NVMe ✅ 16GB RAM✅ Mechanical Keyboard with RGB ✅ (wait, what?) Get the early scoop 👇 bret.dk/raspberry-pi...

Raspberry Pi NVMe SSD in a Raspberry Pi 500+ Computer

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 07/09/2025

My first Qualcomm SBC.. Time to put it through its paces 😎

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 05/09/2025

It’s been a while, gang.. Let’s see what’s cooking!

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 30/08/2025

You don't know how relieved I was to learn that I don't need a Hong Kong dollar system 😌

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 14/08/2025

I’m such a sucker for pain

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 19/07/2025

Decided to run a free SEO analysis on my site out of pure curiosity. I know I'm not the greatest of wordsmiths, but for a service trying to sell me on how to do things, this feels a little sloppy...

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 29/06/2025

It’s market research time again! Do you find WiFi benchmark results useful in SBC reviews even though your setup will be completely different? Or does seeing the data across the boards in identical setups still prove useful? Dog to grab your attention to a very boring topic 😊

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 26/06/2025

You may not like it, but this is what peak SBC cooling performance looks like. (I’m very glad these are going in the office, these Noctua industrialPPC 3000RPM fans rip)

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 18/06/2025

Wonderful use of $20 of PETG and fittings 🤌

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 07/06/2025

$15 of cheap PETG later, the 10” mini rack is starting to take shape.. Side panels are printing as we speak, and the screws/inserts arrive Monday! Operation “can I rack mount 70 SBCs” begins soon..

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 31/05/2025

After a month or so of sitting (mostly, hence the dust) idle I’m using the rack for what is was built for 😅 Testing software across different types armhf, aarch64, riscv64, and x86 boards for an upcoming project 🥰

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 27/05/2025

We're back! Maybe it just took many hours for the set-inform stuff to go through and it realised where it was..

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 12/05/2025

Time to see if I break everything whilst trying to convert my @jetkvm.bsky.social to be powered via PoE, courtesy of hackergadgets.com😅

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 11/05/2025

Me too, filament, me too

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 27/04/2025

I was so proud of myself for cleaning my desk earlier in the week.. Then the weekend hit 😄

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 23/03/2025

Do you think this would pass an inspection?

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 22/03/2025

Mini rack this, mini rack that.. Everybody loves a mini rack, but are they ready for the degenerate rack?

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 19/03/2025

Buying and flashing 50 @raspberrypi.com microSD cards is a lovely way to spend an evening btw. Just saying. Maybe.

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 13/03/2025

A couple of Debix (Model A/C) boards join the collection! They’re actually the first iMX SoCs I’ve had my hands on so it’s nice to have a couple to check out 😄

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 11/03/2025

99% of my office is held together with command strips… This saved me some space (and future neck pain) on the workbench though 😅

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 09/03/2025

Having just spent the best part of an hour dealing with the @raspberrypi.com Zero/Zero 2 W with microSD cards, I think it's safe to say that I've been rather spoiled with all of the eMMC/NVMe-backed devices I've been using in the last couple of weeks 😅

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 06/03/2025

After being on my radar for a while, I have the LattePanda Mu in hand! Yet another N100 to add to the collection.. I’d really like to have a look at some of the higher end Alder Lake refreshes at some point soon too!

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bret.dk @bret.dk · 26/02/2025

Today it’s the turn of Libre Computer to come in clutch. Can’t believe I didn’t already have the Sweet Potato! Oh there are 1 or 2 PoE HATs there too. Those PWM fan controllers may come in handy..

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