Raspberry Pi 500+ – Premium or Meh?

The brand-new Raspberry Pi 500+ is finally here — but is it truly premium at £179… or just a pricier Pi in a fancy keyboard? In this video I test the real-world experience: build quality, keyboard feel, thermals, NVMe performance, and overall usability. No benchmarks for the sake of numbers — just honest impressions of what it’s like to actually use this all-in-one Raspberry Pi 5 computer. 🧠 What you’ll see: First impressions - unboxing & setup Taking the thing apart and internals Real-world NVMe speed Keyboard & design flaws Final verdict: Worth £179? 👨‍🔧 Gear Used Raspberry Pi 500+ (16 GB) Official NVMe Base 256 GB NVMe SSD Raspberry Pi OS Bookworm 📦 Links & Extras Check out more Pi 5 projects, guides, and honest reviews right here on Jeff’s Pi In The Sky → [   / @jeffs_piinthesky  ] Got your own Pi 500+? Drop a comment with your thoughts — I read them all! Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:28 Like, Subscribe, Hype, Comment 01:20 Unboxing 02:54 Taking the PI500+ apart 04:15 First boot and NVMe performance 06:52 Keyboard and RGB 09:00 Acorn nostalgia 13:16 Conclusions 15:52 Flabby Birds on an LED keyboard!?! 16:58 Final conclusions and outro Equipment used: Canon M100 camera with 13-55mm kit lens Shure MV7 mic Neewer GL1 Pro keylight Nanlite Pavotube 30C lights Original video capture using OBS All video editing using Kdenlive All image editing using GIMP #RaspberryPi500Plus #RaspberryPi5 #TechReview #SingleBoardComputer