Raspberry RDP Thin Client - Raspberry Pi 5 Thin Client C5Pi vs Thinvent Micro 5R Thin Client

The Raspberry Pi 5 Thin Client C5Pi from ClearCube is a Raspberry Pi 5 based thin client aimed at government, hospital, financial services, retail and kiosk deployments. The closest Thinvent alternative is the Thinvent Micro 5R Thin Client, which also uses an ARM Cortex A53 processor and is designed for lightweight remote desktop use.

Raspberry Pi 5 Thin Client C5Pi vs Thinvent Micro 5R Thin Client

Key differences

• The Thinvent Micro 5R Thin Client lists an ARM Cortex A53 processor with 4 cores running up to 2.0 GHz.

• It includes 2 GB onboard RAM and 16 GB eMMC storage.

• Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth are built in, and the unit ships with Thinux embedded Linux.

• It provides one HDMI 2.0 output and one speaker output.

• The C5Pi is positioned for regulated and public-facing sectors such as government, healthcare, financial services and kiosks, and its full specifications are not stated here.

Which one should you choose?

Choose the Raspberry Pi 5 Thin Client C5Pi if you need a ClearCube-supported unit for government, healthcare, financial or kiosk environments. Choose the Thinvent Micro 5R Thin Client if you want a compact ARM thin client with stated RAM, storage, Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth for RDP sessions.

Buy the Thinvent alternative

• Thinvent Micro 5R Thin Client, ARM Cortex A53