I’m torn between CM4 and CM5

[white-round-square]

@BG6BSP

I want to hear your suggestions. Thanks！

Should I get a CM4 or CM5?

Hello everyone this is my first post here! I just ordered my uconsole yesterday with no cm module, I’m hoping that will speed up my order. My question is should I order a cm4 module that will work for sure or should I get a cm5 hoping that all the issues will get worked out before my uconsole arrives?

Brand new uConsole, CM4 or CM5?

Hi all, finally bit the bullet on a uconsole, bought it without a mainboard due to trying to get faster shipping. I’m having trouble deciding whether to go with the CM4 or CM5.. I’m leaning towards the CM4 due to it sounding easier / less hassle, but wondering about people’s experiences on here. Is the CM4 too underpowered to make the uconsole useful for anything? Or does the CM5 have good speed but drain batteries too fast to be useful for anything? Also what would you recommend to do on a fr…

Fixed my CM5 overheating problem with a riser and a thin thermal pad

We all know that the uconsole dissipates heat from the back of the handheld by going through a super thick thermal pad. I knew that the thermal pad was a bad idea but didn’t know how much (or how to solve it.) I found a device called a “CM4 Adapter, Interface Protection Adapter Board for Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 Lite/eMMC, Physical Protection for Frequent Plugging and Unplugging of CM4 Socket” (that’s the listing name on amazon) or " Protection Adapter Board for Raspberry Pi CM4, for frequ…