“Unlike cases for earlier Pis, I found the Pi 5 flopped around in the case, so I had to fix it down with 2.5 mm csk screws. Also, in RPi OS Bookworm, there is no longer a fan setting in the standard Preferences. Otherwise, I'm very happy with it. I plan to do some more experimenting with various software, including Java, which I use more than Python, and evaluate some DAW apps.”
“I purchased a Raspberry Pi5 from Pi Hut, the usual good service from this company, as far as the computer is concerned I haven’t really exercised it properly yet but it is as described.”
“I'm very happy with the pi upgrades. You can really use it as a desktop pc now.
Improved bluetooth connections, YouTube and other streaming services are smooth.”
“Excellent, very quick, it is proving to be an impressive home cloud server.
I am running the Pi 5 headless as there is no requirement for a desktop, the main software is Apache, mariadb and GeneWeb. Currently using a SSD for the boot media and storage, waiting now for an NVMe to PCIe adapter to become available to see how this affects overall speed and responsiveness.
The Raspberry Pi team deserve to sell billions of the Pi 5.”
“On first and second runs, the PI started and displayed a loading screen for around 5-10 seconds. On subsequent boots, the light turns green for a few seconds then turns red, plus nothing displays on screen.
It also looks like the OS that was installed on the SD card is ruined, as I can reinstall the OS and it goes through the same cycle again (two short boots then nothing)
This is with the official power cable, HDMI connector and the recommended SD card.
This is apparently a common issue, and very disappointing.”
