Screen Resolution | 3840 x 2160 pixels |
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Processor | 1.4 GHz arm_v7 |
Memory Speed | 2133 MHz |
Hard Drive | Embedded MultiMediaCard |
Card Description | Dedicated |
Wireless Type | Bluetooth |
Libre Computer Board ROC-RK3328-CC (Renegade) Mini Computer with Gigabit Ethernet and USB 3.0 (4GB)
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Brand | Libre Computer Project |
Model Name | Renegade |
Ram Memory Installed Size | 4 GB |
CPU Model | ARMv7 |
CPU Speed | 1.4 GHz |
About this item
- LATEST SOFTWARE SUPPORT: Libre Computer provides the latest Ubuntu 23.04 and 22.04 LTS along with Debian 12/Raspbian 11 support with hardware-accelerated video playback and 3D graphics. Upstream software stack featuring the latest Linux 6.x with open source graphics and video libraries. Boards images features standardized bootloaders with UEFI support and behaves similar to a standard computer.
- HIGH PERFORMANCE DESIGN: Quad 64-bit 1.4GHz ARM Cortex-A53 Processors, 4K Ultra HD ARM Mali-450 GPU, 2GB of High Bandwidth DDR4, 4K 60FPS High Dynamic Range Display Engine for H.265 HEVC, H.264 AVC, VP9 Hardware Decoding and 1080P 60FPS H.264 Harware Encoding, Up to 40% faster than Raspberry Pi 3.
- UNMATCHED IO PERFORMANCE: Equipped with superfast Gigabit Ethernet and lightning speed 5Gbps USB 3, Renegade will power through mixed workloads unlike any sub $50 SBC can dream of. Turn it into a NAS, Kubernetes cluster, file server, wire speed encrypted router/VPN, and more! The performance and possibilities are endless.
- HARDWARE EXTENSIBILITY: 40 Pin header enables hardware re-use by maintaining RPi compatible alternate pin functions like SPI, I2C, PWM, UART, and GPIO. Additional design features include ultra high speed (UHS) Micro SD card support, onboard IR, ADC header, eMMC module expansion connector, and more. Form-factor compatible for easy migration from Raspberry Pi 3 designs. See libretech-wiring-tool for more.
- OPEN SOFTWARE STANDARD: Libre Computer platforms run standard ARMv8 (64-bit) code from all major Linux distributions. Pre-compiled open source bootloaders are provided to strap any distribution, Buildroot, or Yocto images for rapid design and deployment. This platform runs standard Linux distribution kernels and an optimized Linux tree is available on GitHub.
- RASPBIAN COMPATIBILITY: Software made for Raspberry Pi is not compatible out of the box. Libre Computer provides the libretech-raspbian-portability tool on GitHub to convert existing Raspbian images to standard EFI images so that they can run on Libre Computer boards. Pre-converted Raspbian images are also available. Non-standard software libraries for interfacing with hardware will not work and will need to be updated.
- NO ONBOARD WIFI: External USB WiFi/Bluetooth dongles (not included but available in kits) perform faster and with less interference than onboard WiFi/Bluetooth. Libre Computer boards do not feature onboard RF emitters for improved regulatory compliance. Bundles are available with external USB WiFi.
- SUPPORT OPEN-SOURCE: Libre Computer is a major sponsor of software contributions to upstream Linux and U-Boot including support for adopted Allwinner, Amlogic, and Rockchip SoCs. For technical support, please use hub.libre.computer.
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operating system | Android, Linux | — | Ubuntu, Linux, Debian, Android 9.0 | Ubuntu, Linux, Debian | Orange Pi OS, Debian 11, Android 12 |
hardware interface | usb | usb | — | usb | — |
cpu manufacturer | ARM | Amlogic | Rockchip | Rockchip | Rockchip |
cpu speed | 1.4 GHz | 1.4 GHz | 1.8 GHz | 2.4 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
RAM size | 4 GB | 2 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 16 GB |
RAM tech | DDR4 | DDR3 | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4 |
connectivity tech | USB, GPIO, Ethernet | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi, HDMI | Ethernet, USB, HDMI |
wireless standard | bluetooth | 2.4 ghz radio frequency, infrared, 802 11 BGN | bluetooth | bluetooth | 802 11 B |
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Technical Details
Brand | Libre Computer Project |
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Series | Renegade |
Item model number | ROC-RK3328-CC-V1 |
Operating System | Linux, Android |
Item Weight | 1.76 ounces |
Package Dimensions | 4.76 x 2.95 x 1.14 inches |
Color | Black |
Processor Brand | ARM |
Number of Processors | 4 |
Computer Memory Type | DDR SDRAM |
Manufacturer | Shenzhen Libre Technology Co., LTD |
ASIN | B078RT6H8X |
Country of Origin | China |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | January 2, 2018 |
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4.2 out of 5 stars |
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Best Sellers Rank | #1,649 in Single Board Computers (Computers & Accessories) |
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Key Features:
- Quad-Core 64-bit ARMv8 Cortex-A53 CPU with NEON and Crypto Extensions @ 1.4GHz
- Quad-Core ARM Mali-450 MP2 GPU with OpenGL ES 2.0 @ 500MHz
- Up to 4GB of DDR4-2133 SDRAM on 32-bit Bus for up to 69Gb/s Unified Memory Bandwidth
- Multi-Plane Multi-Format 2.5D Programmable Pipeline Display Engine with HDMI 2.0 Output
- 4K Ultra-HD High Dynamic Range Video Engine with Hardware Accelerated Decoder for VP9, H.265, H.264
- Form Factor and GPIO Compatibility with Raspberry Pi 3 for Maximum Re-usability
Please note: This is not a Raspberry Pi and will not run software made for the Raspberry Pi without additional steps!
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Customers like the quality of the single board computer. They say it's a great little board with good hardware. They are also happy with ease of assembly, and value. However, some customers have reported issues with bootability and display. They mention that the boot image does not work and that there is zero output from the HDMI. Customers also have issues with connectivity. They have different opinions on performance, and speed.
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Customers are satisfied with the quality of the single board computer. They mention that the board itself seems decent, the hardware is good, and the running upstream software is not great for a SBC.
"this hardware is good, but running upstream software is not great for a few reasons..." Read more
"Great SBC. Have run Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Debian 12. OS images from the Libre website work great, loaded to SD card and just worked...." Read more
"Good board! Does what the specs state. Decent support but could be better. Luckily there are a lot of videos out there to help you along...." Read more
"I really feel like people are sleeping on these. They're great little boards and cheap enough that you can throw them a variety of situations...." Read more
Customers find the single board computer easy to assemble. They mention that it's a great little system and that the project came out fine.
"...Very happy with the setup." Read more
"Project came out fine, used Ubuntu install image from manufacturer. Board is faster than I expected...." Read more
"Easy assembly, great performance, reasonably priced..." Read more
"What a great little system!..." Read more
Customers appreciate the value of the single board computer. They say it is reasonable priced and cheap enough that you can throw them away.
"...They're great little boards and cheap enough that you can throw them a variety of situations...." Read more
"Great price but I got a broken one. No display at all nor did the usbs" Read more
"Great low cost alternate to RPI..." Read more
"Easy assembly, great performance, reasonably priced..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the single board computer. Some mention that it works better than expected, performs better than a Pi3, and does server tasks really well. However, others say that it's not usable for a real OS, did not work right out of the box, and that Aarch64 apps did not works.
"This works well with CasaOS for a home nas storage/plex server. Not usable for a real OS. Like any of the Linux distros on their website...." Read more
"...There is a 40-pin header, but it is neither physically nor software compatible with the headers on a Raspberry Pi - so you cannot simply attach a..." Read more
"...The ROC-RK3328-CC works great. Runs cool too." Read more
"this hardware is good, but running upstream software is not great for a few reasons..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the speed of the single board computer. Some mention that it has excellent CPU performance, and is fast on CPU and RAM intensive stuff. They also say that it is a fast responsive GUI desktop. However, others say that they are disappointed with the speed, saying that it hangs and is unable to achieve gigabit speeds.
"...Raspbian pi does work and fast gui. No sound at all. Armbian is fast responsive gui desktop . Also has overclocking and things to support this board...." Read more
"...Ultimately, the Renegade proved too sluggish to serve as a web terminal that can view camera streams @ about 15FPS... so I dismantled it...." Read more
"This thing has replaced a Raspberry Pi 4 as my media center. Comparable performance at 1/4th the price. Do recommend." Read more
"...Board is faster than I expected. Had to bend down IR head to fit into a PI 3b+ case. Time will tell if the parts last like a pi." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the bootability of the single board computer. They mention that the rpi-clone script fails to initialize the target file system due to a difference in FS. They also say that the boot image does not work, either from Ubuntu or Debian. Some customers also report that the boards do not work and that Python is not functional.
"These boards don't work. Image suggested from deserve site with downloads fro Ubuntu, Debian, Raspbian etc do not help to boot the board...." Read more
"...Could NOT boot the OS 32GB SD from the USB3 port!Most Images could read a 256GB SD to play video files...." Read more
"...The only issue I’ve found is the rpi-clone script fails to initialize the target file system due to a difference in FS configuration which I did not..." Read more
"Seems to only occur during boot sequence, each reflash causes corrupt partition...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the display of the single board computer. They mention that it never worked, has zero output from the HDMI, and the state of the LEDs never changes. They also say that it struggles to stream 1080p content under DRM.
"...(or, rather, its CPU performing decryption) will struggle to stream 1080p content under DRM, such as Netflix, without stuttering...." Read more
"...There is zero output from the HDMI. The state of the LEDs never changes...." Read more
"...Did not even register on HDMI output to monitor. Thus, returned item for full refund." Read more
"Great price but I got a broken one. No display at all nor did the usbs" Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the connectivity of the single board computer. They mention that it only has one USB 3.0 connection and that it doesn't have wifi or bluetooth.
"...Not having two USB3 ports, and not having wifi + bluetooth doesn't make this an alternative to the RPi.So... who should buy this board?..." Read more
"I installed Ubuntu easily on this model. It's only got 3 usb ports but one is a blue 3.0 port...." Read more
"It doesn’t have wifi or bluetooth and only has one usb-3 connection but I used the Libre Raspbian-lite image and it works perfectly as a headless..." Read more
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while you have various vendor-specific forks, patches from those forks don't really make it upstream, so you have to choose between upstream rolling distro where most of the things function, but are imperfect, or the older premade releases maintained by whoever made the hardware which work great, but you might find that you can't use the newest version of certain software without extra steps
sadly, i'd blame this on the documentation of the rockchip hardware, and the seeming lack of interest in rockchip to issue newer revisions of documentation to help clear up needed fixes
but basically, in my opiion, if you want to run this headless with a rolling release distro, do it
as a headless device, no problems
all the gpios are usable (generally rpi 40 pin compatible), generally well defined device tree easily modifiable (you will need to at some point modify this), pmic has a rtc built-in (but needs external power)
if you want graphical, use one of the premade images
I've now run a variety of the official Libre Computer Linux distributions across 5 of these boards (and still planning for more): Debian, Ubuntu, Raspbian, Armbian, LibreELEC and Lakka. I've encountered no issues booting into any of these operating systems, provided with the correct image for the board, using Rufus on my Windows PC to flash the microSD cards over a USB adapter.
I've been flashing Debian lately for its stability and generally good support on a variety of hardware including Libre Computer boards.
The Libre Computer documentation really does assume that you know the OS you are installing. Generally, all information that you need is online - for the most part, it's just like any other installation of that OS - you just need to search for it.
I will mention this, in case you were planning to use one of these boards for streaming:
This board does not come with dedicated decryption hardware.
From my understanding after trying and failing to get 1080p Netflix to work without stuttering, instead, software packages like Widevine DRM will use the CPU for decryption.
As a result, this board (or, rather, its CPU performing decryption) will struggle to stream 1080p content under DRM, such as Netflix, without stuttering.
Streaming 720p content under DRM should be fine, with minimal background processes. 1080p for non-DRM content, such as free public YouTube videos, should also be fine - no DRM decryption necessary.
I decided to re-image the board that I had planned for a HTPC (sadge!) and bought a Chromecast (4K) for streaming and media playback instead.
That board is now my local network's NTP (chrony) server, which I connected a cheap GPS module with PPS over the pin headers to create a Stratum 1 server. The module is also USB-capable, but that adds lag and I want all the performance I can get! The board is mostly idle at the moment, though, with a lot of CPU and memory to spare.
I created a DTOverlay that exposes pin 7 (GPIO, referenced as "CLKOUT" but I've turned it into "CLKIN") as a PPS input device, in my case taking input from the GPS's PPS pin. The DTSource is merged in the `libre-computer-project/libretech-wiring-tool` GitHub repo, but it may not be generally available yet from package managers (at least, it isn't available in my Debian 12 installations as of writing). You can build the tool yourself with that DTO compiled in.
The other GPS data pins (TX and RX) use the already-compiled UART1 overlay on pins 8 and 10 (GPIO). Power (5V) and ground pins on the GPS each go to one of the obvious, dedicated pin headers on the board.
Maybe I'll turn one of these boards into a retro console as a part of my media center solution, rather than the whole solution.
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I found some software that fills a personal need, and which recommends 4 cores and 4GB memory, and decided to build a small system using a Raspberry Pi for it. But if you're here, I'm sure you know what the market is currently like for Pi boards.
Renegade is comparable to a Pi 3B, and possibly even better in some regards, as a tiny home server. I paired it with a 128GB Samsung microSD (a bit overkill for the application; Raspbian Lite OS image is under 1.5GB), a 5.25V / 3.5A micro USB power supply (a bit overkill for this board, but I wasn't going to wait to find out later if there are power stability issues), and a compatible case.
From unboxing to first Raspbian Lite boot took around 30 minutes, and most of that time was spent getting the board installed in the case I had bought for it - and also getting the board out of the anti-static bag without breaking a pin. Connected with ethernet, an initial "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade" took only a few minutes, and I was able to install Docker from its repo without any issues.
As others have mentioned, it's recommended to have a good working knowledge of Linux because the official OSes are all Linux distros and you can do a lot with that knowledge alone. The website and general support seem to have improved a bit since some of the reviews here but it is still subpar to Raspberry Pi, and there is still definitely not as large of a community behind it.
I have more to do with this project but so far I'm very satisfied with my purchase of the Renegade at 1/4 the current price of a Raspberry Pi 4B. I've also bought another board to tinker with and am already planning to buy a few more for running a k8s cluster on dedicated small hardware at home, rather than just tinkering with kind on my gaming PC. But having 1 or 2 of those 8GB models would be pretty nice, too.
P.S. Amazon: The "Touch Screen" feature rating is a very poor choice for this product. It is a SBC with GPIO, not an integrated user environment. You can definitely connect a touch screen to it, but it alone has no touch screen.
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2023
I've now run a variety of the official Libre Computer Linux distributions across 5 of these boards (and still planning for more): Debian, Ubuntu, Raspbian, Armbian, LibreELEC and Lakka. I've encountered no issues booting into any of these operating systems, provided with the correct image for the board, using Rufus on my Windows PC to flash the microSD cards over a USB adapter.
I've been flashing Debian lately for its stability and generally good support on a variety of hardware including Libre Computer boards.
The Libre Computer documentation really does assume that you know the OS you are installing. Generally, all information that you need is online - for the most part, it's just like any other installation of that OS - you just need to search for it.
I will mention this, in case you were planning to use one of these boards for streaming:
This board does not come with dedicated decryption hardware.
From my understanding after trying and failing to get 1080p Netflix to work without stuttering, instead, software packages like Widevine DRM will use the CPU for decryption.
As a result, this board (or, rather, its CPU performing decryption) will struggle to stream 1080p content under DRM, such as Netflix, without stuttering.
Streaming 720p content under DRM should be fine, with minimal background processes. 1080p for non-DRM content, such as free public YouTube videos, should also be fine - no DRM decryption necessary.
I decided to re-image the board that I had planned for a HTPC (sadge!) and bought a Chromecast (4K) for streaming and media playback instead.
That board is now my local network's NTP (chrony) server, which I connected a cheap GPS module with PPS over the pin headers to create a Stratum 1 server. The module is also USB-capable, but that adds lag and I want all the performance I can get! The board is mostly idle at the moment, though, with a lot of CPU and memory to spare.
I created a DTOverlay that exposes pin 7 (GPIO, referenced as "CLKOUT" but I've turned it into "CLKIN") as a PPS input device, in my case taking input from the GPS's PPS pin. The DTSource is merged in the `libre-computer-project/libretech-wiring-tool` GitHub repo, but it may not be generally available yet from package managers (at least, it isn't available in my Debian 12 installations as of writing). You can build the tool yourself with that DTO compiled in.
The other GPS data pins (TX and RX) use the already-compiled UART1 overlay on pins 8 and 10 (GPIO). Power (5V) and ground pins on the GPS each go to one of the obvious, dedicated pin headers on the board.
Maybe I'll turn one of these boards into a retro console as a part of my media center solution, rather than the whole solution.
---
I found some software that fills a personal need, and which recommends 4 cores and 4GB memory, and decided to build a small system using a Raspberry Pi for it. But if you're here, I'm sure you know what the market is currently like for Pi boards.
Renegade is comparable to a Pi 3B, and possibly even better in some regards, as a tiny home server. I paired it with a 128GB Samsung microSD (a bit overkill for the application; Raspbian Lite OS image is under 1.5GB), a 5.25V / 3.5A micro USB power supply (a bit overkill for this board, but I wasn't going to wait to find out later if there are power stability issues), and a compatible case.
From unboxing to first Raspbian Lite boot took around 30 minutes, and most of that time was spent getting the board installed in the case I had bought for it - and also getting the board out of the anti-static bag without breaking a pin. Connected with ethernet, an initial "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade" took only a few minutes, and I was able to install Docker from its repo without any issues.
As others have mentioned, it's recommended to have a good working knowledge of Linux because the official OSes are all Linux distros and you can do a lot with that knowledge alone. The website and general support seem to have improved a bit since some of the reviews here but it is still subpar to Raspberry Pi, and there is still definitely not as large of a community behind it.
I have more to do with this project but so far I'm very satisfied with my purchase of the Renegade at 1/4 the current price of a Raspberry Pi 4B. I've also bought another board to tinker with and am already planning to buy a few more for running a k8s cluster on dedicated small hardware at home, rather than just tinkering with kind on my gaming PC. But having 1 or 2 of those 8GB models would be pretty nice, too.
P.S. Amazon: The "Touch Screen" feature rating is a very poor choice for this product. It is a SBC with GPIO, not an integrated user environment. You can definitely connect a touch screen to it, but it alone has no touch screen.
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2023