Re:Byte Fanless Mini PC – Built for Linux
by glimshe on Monday July 17, 2023 @07:57AM
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Amazon and other vendors have literally dozens, if not over a hundred, alternatives these days, starting close to $100. You can find N100s for $179 new and that is supposed to have fairly close performance to the N200 (20% difference?). It's a tough market for this to compete in.
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Re:Byte Fanless Mini PC – Built for Linux
by trustingtrust on Monday July 17, 2023 @08:10AM
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I just searched for N100 on Amazon and I could find ones for 160$ with 8gb ram and 256gb ssd. What an incredible value. Compared to this I’ve spent well over 80$ on my raspberry pi 4gb (cases ssd cooling charger etc). Sure a pi4 is low power. But I find it less appealing for those wanting simple cheap home servers now that things like these consume less power and are much faster with much better I/O and cooling. Not to mention upgradable memory.
Also things like MinisForum and BeeLink with Zen4 “Phoenix” 7945HS models that can take 64GB DDR5, have strong igpus, dual M.2, dual USB4, 2.5GbE…I’m building up a maxed out one now to replace an old 6th-gen Intel NUC that runs my HomeAssistant and other things.
These brands are impossible to find though, at least in my part of the world.
They're on AliExpress, and sell through their websites, pretty much globally.
Hell, some of them will even handle non-binary 48GB sticks too.
I just ordered a Bosgame Ryzen 3 Mini PC (U32) with 8GB DDR4 RAM and a 256GB M.2 drive for $160 USD. And it comes with Windows 11. I'm blown away by how much you can get for so little these days.