The popular Orange Pi 5 compact computer

Affordable Raspberry Pi PCs go on sale like a bet, which means that available stock is usually sold out within hours. This is not surprising, because it is possible to build very interesting devices on its basis. We believe that this will also hold true for the latest Orange Pi 5 computer from the competing Chinese company Xunlong Software, as it is a small and cheap computer that should enable the creation of extremely interesting products.

The Orange Pi 5 computer is based on the eight-core and 64-bit Rockchip RK3588S processor. It uses four 2.4 gigahertz ARM Cortex-A76 processor cores and four 1.8 gigahertz Cortex-A55 cores to calculate data. The highlight is the built-in Mali-G610 MP4 graphics core. Among the connectors and connections of the Orange Pi 5 computer, we also find an HDMI 2.1 interface (up to 8K resolution, 60 frames per second), a gigabit network card, WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.0 wireless connections, and a number of USB interfaces. There is also a range of other connectors available to create any end device.

Among the connectors and connections of the Orange Pi 5 computer, we also find an HDMI 2.1 interface (up to 8K resolution, 60 frames per second), a gigabit network card, WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.0 wireless connections, and a number of USB interfaces. There is also a range of other connectors available to create any end device. The whole thing is powered by an external power supply of 20 watts. The Orange Pi 5 computer is extremely compact for a notebook, as it measures only 100 x 62 millimeters and weighs 46 grams.

Recently, however, the Orange Pi 5 desktop computer got even better. This is also available in a version equipped with 32 gigabytes of system memory. The more powerful Orange Pi 5B and Orange Pi 5 Plus versions also received a memory update. This means that, based on them, we will be able to produce extremely interesting devices for both ordinary and specialized tasks. They support a wide range of open source operating systems. Among them we find Android 12, Debian 11 and of course Orange Pi OS.

The new Orange Pi 5, Orange Pi 5B and Orange Pi 5 Plus desktop computers with 32 gigabytes of system memory are already on sale via the AliExpress online portal. The Orange Pi 5 desktop computer is available for 194.76 euros. The more powerful Orange Pi 5B and Orange Pi 5 Plus systems are on sale for 219.25 euros.