Jeff Geerling YouTube channel
Shares rank 20 of 48 YouTube channels by recommenders
Recommended for in-depth, honest reviews and comparisons, especially Raspberry Pi and single-board computer content, free on YouTube and blog.
Recommended for in-depth, honest reviews and comparisons, especially Raspberry Pi and single-board computer content, free on YouTube and blog.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Honest, in-depth reviews and comparisons
“I always appreciate Jeff Geerling's willingness to do in-depth reviews and comparisons”
Comment from 14 Nov 2025 in “Minisforum Stuffs Entire Arm Homelab in the MS-R1” “I always enjoy watching your videos Jeff, appreciate your honest, no-hype approach.”
Comment from 3 Jan 2026 in “The Most Popular Blogs of Hacker News in 2025”
Other YouTube channels people recommend
The four most recommended other YouTube channels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3Blue1Brown | 96 | 4 | 96% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Veritasium | 44 | 12 | 79% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Technology Connections YouTube channel | 40 | 3 | 93% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Asianometry | 24 | 1 | 96% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Jeff Geerling YouTube channelThis page | 8 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Jeff Geerling has been doing a lot of stuff with clocks lately on YouTube”
“Nothing against Jeff Geerling and I love his YouTube channel and I'm glad he's one of us HNer but this crop of circular”
“I enjoy his videos, but I love that he does a plaintext version”
“I always enjoy watching your videos Jeff, appreciate your honest, no-hype approach.”
“I always appreciate Jeff Geerling's willingness to do in-depth reviews and comparisons”
“He's THE guy for Raspberry Pi and SBC stuff.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.