Down side is it just released, so the software support is still in its infancy. And it doesn't have wifi+bt built in, so you need to use a dongle or use up the NVME slot for adding that functionality.
Various kernel-devs on ActivityPub had some very very nasty things to say about rk3588 board stability. Different folk, on different boards. Maybe this time will be better, who knows, and maybe better drivers will improve things, but seeing such sad kernel devs has been demoralizing.
I did use a beefy usb-c power brick, rated for 40 watts to ensure it's never getting less power than it asks for.
So far I'd say it's at least as stable as my RPi, and doesn't have anything ugly like storage or network connected via USB.
I'm wondering if it was a real Sandisk.
Since I got about 10 at the same time it sucks: I'd have to individually test them before entrusting any of these with any data.
As a router or small server for running DNS, PiHole, and related services I'd recommend one of the Rk3588 systems, I bought a NanoPi R6S. The 8gb flavor is $120, $140 with a nice metal case. It's pretty fast, I compared compiling rust and it was 6-7 times faster than a RPi4 8GB. Even has two 2.5gbe interfaces.
However progress has been made, various reports of it working, some progress, some accepted patches, some rejected. More info at:
https://forum.radxa.com/t/any-progress-with-mainline-linux-k...
Also: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm-kernel/5bec43fe-ff81-bc68-...
