I will certainly try to port Batocera/Recalbox on Rockpi5.
It’s not very complicated, it’s just the uboot and gpu blobs that needs to be well packaged/available.
Introduce ROCK 5B - ARM Desktop level SBC
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May and not yet available from ameridroid. 
I think first half of June…
They must be eating pretty well.
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I see this rather as a compliment towards the Rockchip. You develop an awesome SOC, you should be rewarded for it. A good example is the whole case with Intel vs AMD and Nvidia vs AMD. Intel has robbed us of our money for a decade without really giving anything in return for it in case of cores or performance. Nvidia had done it a bit better, but still also relaxing and robbing consumers of their money. Now AMD in both cases has come back very hard that many people these days want an all AMD build including myself. I am btw a Linux users (Nvidia drivers…s**k…BIG TIME). Better have AMD’s opensource drivers than proprietary drivers of Nvidia that don’t even work.
So yeah big thumbs up for Rockhip as well as for Radxa for providing such an outstanding IO. btw, i am planning to order 2x 16GB boards. One for indeed emulation and the other as a lowpower server to replace my Raspberry Pi 4 (8GB).
Can you clarify the PoE+?
Can you power the Rock 5B using PoE+ “out of the box” or does it require an additional PoE hat or other add-on?
The information here in the forums implies that PoE is included “out of the box”, but the writeup on the WiKi specifies power from the USB-C or from GPIO pins 2&4. There is no mention of PoE.
I know that the WiKi is work-in-progress and it may be covered in a later update.
Really looking forward to the release of this board. Any feedback appreciated.
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Can dual-boot Android and Linux on Rock5B?
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Any ETA when Rock5 will be available on allnet? I need several things and now waiting for Rock5 to complete my order. Are those days or maybe months? 
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1000000 dollar question. I’m wondering the same thing myself
Ok I bought the code but now what am I supposed to do with it?
this is all very confusing and not explained well at all here
I bought the code from Ameridroid ,and now I went to make the preorder purchase and to apply the discount code but I am not seeing the pre discount prices advertised in OP of this thread on the Ameridroid site
it says $129 for the 4GB variant and $149 for the 8GB variant in the OP
but when I add them to my cart on ameridroid it says $144.95 for the 4GB variant
and $169.95 for the 8GB
it shows in the OP that the final price for 4GB should be $79 with the code
and that the final price for the 8GB should be $100 after code
the prices are $20 more
and also I asked if the $5 I paid for the code would be applied to the final price and was told it would but it is not apply the $5 and the price has not what is advertised in the OP
so where do I get the advertised prices?
do I buy it from another site than where I got the code?
like buy it direct or something?
EDIT: ok it looks like Ameridroid is for shipping from the US
and allnet.china is from China shipping with the lower price
so I went to preorder from allnet.china and it says all preorders are sold out
so how do I get to use the coupon code then?
are preorders coming back in stock?
what happens if they do not restock preorders?
am I guaranteed a board at the advertised price if I bought the coupon or not?
is there another distributor that will ship to the US that offers that pricing that I can place the preorder from now?
if the board starts shipping before the preorders come back in stock then is the coupon still good for ordering the board when they are in stock and shipping?
EDIT: ok I see that the pre order codes are sold from both Ameridroid and allnet
I did not look at he prices from both before I bought the code from Ameridroid
I assumed it was all the same
so my question is now this
can I use the code I bought from Ameridroid if I decide to order from allnet ?
( I want to order from allnet)
will a code purchased from Ameridroid apply on the allnet site, are the codes like a manufacturers coupon or are they specific to each distributor?
in other words do I need return my purchase from Ameridroid and rebuy the coupon from allnet if want to order from allnet and get the prices in the OP or can I used the code I bought form ameridroid on my allnet order?
EDIT:
it says in the OP that " R3 code can be canceled and refunded at any time before shipping"
but on Ameridroid site it says the coupon code can not be refunded
this is not good if I can not use my coupon purchased from Ameridroid on allnet site and my coupon from Ameridroid can not be refunded,
very confusing!
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You can refer this presentation for the redeem code:
https://dl.radxa.com/rock5/5b/ROCK5B%20Announcement%20and%20Marketing%20Strategy.pdf
You can not buy redeem code from Ameridroid then use on Allnet or vice versa
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EDIT: ok sorry , yes Ameridroid has refunded the code
now I am wondering about shipping price for northeast US from allnet.china
do you happen to know what shipping will be?
RTFM " Read The F***ing Manual "
When can I redeem the code?
- The ROCK5 is expected to be available for shipping during Q2 2022 if everything goes according to plan. However, you should receive your coupon code within 48 hours of ordering, and it will be immediately active for a $50 discount on the purchase of any ROCK5
Can I change my mind after buying the code?
- Yes! The R3 code can be refunded at any time before July 1, 2022 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Ameridroid !
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ok but on Ameridroid site is says preorder policy
the preorder is not refundable
Please note:
- Preorders cannot be cancelled/refunded once placed . We are often required to place a non-refundable deposit with the manufacturer well in advance of availability.
so does the code not count as a preorder then?
EDIT: ok Ameridroid did refund me
but they informed me that the shipping form allnet.china might be higher
does anyone know what the shipping will be
and final cost including shipping to northeast US?
@jack, in this case, will it be possible to get the board from the EU distributor instead of China or US one and still be able to use the discount codes that are already purchased? It should be faster shipping and also no import taxes.
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Do you know how much shipping will be from China allnet.china to northeast US?
will it be cheaper to order direct from China than from the US distributor?
This is great news that some of us are waiting for
I made few orders from both allnet and ameridroid, from here should be just easier and faster. Also I hope that those boards will be much more popular here, now people say that they dont have place to buy radxa here and they don’t trust allnet or sometimes they just need EU invoice.
@jack any estimate for rock5 on allnet? More than two months?
well, the latest PDF that he shared says (on page 6) that shipping is expected for Q3, not Q2. So if this is right, I’d say 2 to 4 months before shipping.
perhaps, will reveal new raspberrypi5 at Q3, therefore, wait.
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