Noel's Retro Lab

Subscribers 76.5K

Videos 120

Views 6.2M

Channels Like Noel's Retro Lab

Noel's Retro Lab focuses on retro computing, electronics restoration, and computer repair, covering topics like 8-bit computers, cassette data recovery, and CPU/GPU basics through tutorials, build ideas, and repair guides. Content appears to mix deep-dives and practical projects with occasional how-to videos, earning an average of about 100.5K views per video across the 120 published since joining in 2019, with an approximate upload cadence implied by recent videos and a broad retro hardware focus.

Results last updated 3 months ago.

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#1

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91% relevance

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Views 152.5M

Appearances 22

SERP 100%

Similarity 85%

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SERP 66%

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66% relevance

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Appearances 4

SERP 40%

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66% relevance

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Appearances 7

SERP 35%

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LGR

65% relevance

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SERP 39%

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64% relevance

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Appearances 8

SERP 40%

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Linus Tech Tips covers consumer technology and video production with a focus on unboxing, reviews, and hardware analysis. The channel produces tutorials, reviews, and roundups across PC components, gaming gear, and general tech topics, with a steady output that yields an average of about 1.4M views per video across many uploads since joining in 2008.

Content Landscape

Top competitors include Ashton’s Retro Computer Room (91% match) with 334K subscribers and Modern Vintage Gamer (66% match) with 922K subscribers. Both share overlapping queries such as retro computer repair, retro computing builds, and retro computing tutorials, aligning with Noel's Retro Lab's focus on repair and building retro systems. LGR (65% match) at 1.8M subscribers also competes on old computer hardware repair and retro computing builds, reinforcing the same topic space. Sayaka's Digital Attic (66% match) and Happy Little Diodes (77% match) also connect through vintage computer restoration and retro computing tutorials. Noel's Retro Lab has around 76.5K subscribers, significantly smaller than Ashton’s, Modern Vintage Gamer, and LGR, indicating a smaller audience but overlapping search interests around retro hardware repair and building.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Noel's Retro Lab?

Noel's Retro Lab's biggest competitors on YouTube are Ashton’s Retro Computer Room (91% match, 334K subscribers) and Modern Vintage Gamer (66% match, 922K subscribers). Happy Little Diodes is also a competitor with a lower match (77% match, 8.6K subscribers). All three focus on retro computing and hardware restoration, sharing an emphasis on classic computers and related electronics.

What type of content does Noel's Retro Lab make?

Noel's Retro Lab creates content about retro computing and electronics, including computer restoration and repair themes. Based on video titles, topics include surprising neighbors with childhood computers, new spectrum hardware, troubleshooting and project mishaps, discussing Z80 I/O, and upgrading 8-bit systems. Upload frequency is indicated by multiple recent videos; average views per video are around 100.5K.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Noel's Retro Lab?

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