Mini PCs Database

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Post by crosschainer » Wed, Jul 17, 2024, 6:31 PM UTC

Re: Mini PCs Database

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Post by porphyra » Wed, Jul 17, 2024, 6:52 PM UTC

Great minimalistic web design but it only has 65 mini pcs on it and doesn't have a lot of popular ones like the Minisforum ones or Lenovo Thinkcentres. So it is hardly the "ultimate resource for everything Mini PCs".

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#3

Post by k_roy » Wed, Jul 17, 2024, 6:52 PM UTC

oops.. looks like someone forgot about natural ordering on some of those sorts.

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Post by ochoseis » Wed, Jul 17, 2024, 6:54 PM UTC

This is a great idea. It would be even better if there were a column for warranty details, power consumption, and slot/port counts.

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#5

Post by martini333 » Wed, Jul 17, 2024, 6:56 PM UTC

Power consumption would make sense

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#6

Post by axelfontaine » Wed, Jul 17, 2024, 6:56 PM UTC

My current favorite is Cirrus7: 100% passively cooled in a great compact custom case: https://www.cirrus7.com/

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Post by BossingAround » Wed, Jul 17, 2024, 6:59 PM UTC

axelfontaine wrote: post #6

My current favorite is Cirrus7: 100% passively cooled in a great compact custom case: https://www.cirrus7.com/

Wow, this looks awesome for a low-usage home server (since it makes no noise). Does it handle load well though?

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Post by blacksmith_tb » Wed, Jul 17, 2024, 7:00 PM UTC

ochoseis wrote: post #4

This is a great idea. It would be even better if there were a column for warranty details, power consumption, and slot/port counts.

Fan / no-fan would also be useful to many people (myself included).

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Post by axelfontaine » Wed, Jul 17, 2024, 7:02 PM UTC

BossingAround wrote: post #7

axelfontaine wrote: post #6

My current favorite is Cirrus7: 100% passively cooled in a great compact custom case: https://www.cirrus7.com/

Wow, this looks awesome for a low-usage home server (since it makes no noise). Does it handle load well though?

The primary bottleneck is the PSU. Limit the current draw to 65W (also during turbo boost) and you've got yourself the perfect workstation at a very reasonable price!

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Post by BossingAround » Wed, Jul 17, 2024, 7:02 PM UTC

I liked the idea of mini PCs, but for my usecases, they weren't powerful enough. In the end, I went with what I'd call "medium PC" - Intel NUC 13 extreme. Desktop-level components in a small form factor. At the time, I couldn't fit more powerful components into similar SFFPC. Of course, I paid premium price for it.

In the end, Intel gave up on the whole idea and sold NUCS to Asus, which means I'll never have another NUC, sadly (I wouldn't support company with as bad customer service as Asus).