What's inside the Raspberry Pi 500?

Level 2 Jeff December 9, 2024
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I tear down Raspberry Pi's new Pi 500, a single board computer tucked inside a keyboard. How easy is it to repair? What's inside? And can we fix the missing M.2 connector? See my main channel video on the Pi 500 and Monitor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YfJWYELA3k And my teardown of the new Raspberry Pi Monitor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnBu1wuoWew Also, check out the Pi 500 on Raspberry Pi's website: https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-500/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/geerlingguy Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/geerlingguy Merch: https://www.redshirtjeff.com 2nd Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GeerlingEngineering 3rd Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Level2Jeff Contents: 00:00 - Pi 500 Overview 02:08 - Compared to Pi 400 04:32 - Let's crack this case! 05:58 - A new keyboard 06:44 - Passive heatsink 08:46 - The SBC hiding inside 12:46 - Grade-school level M.2 soldering 14:33 - Does an NVMe SSD work? 16:08 - Fresh eyes and solder that's unwise 17:36 - Pi 500 PCB vs Pi 400

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