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  • pkfoxP Offline
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    pkfox
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    I've received a lot of help on this so thanks all - I'm kinda leaning towards this [Beelink](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beelink-Windows-Graphics-Business-Computer/dp/B0CFPRDQY8/ref=pd\_ci\_mcx\_pspc\_dp\_d\_2\_i\_3?pd\_rd\_w=mNNDb&content-id=amzn1.sym.8db49f41-2d78-4c1c-bc3b-fb9e44b9efb4&pf\_rd\_p=8db49f41-2d78-4c1c-bc3b-fb9e44b9efb4&pf\_rd\_r=NH0ZC5G14W8J4YDB24C0&pd\_rd\_wg=yJbgP&pd\_rd\_r=8f224a9f-9743-4e8b-9286-35e24b7dcdd9&pd\_rd\_i=B09KBRM4WF&th=1) thoughts peeps ?

    In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

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    • pkfoxP pkfox

      I've received a lot of help on this so thanks all - I'm kinda leaning towards this [Beelink](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beelink-Windows-Graphics-Business-Computer/dp/B0CFPRDQY8/ref=pd\_ci\_mcx\_pspc\_dp\_d\_2\_i\_3?pd\_rd\_w=mNNDb&content-id=amzn1.sym.8db49f41-2d78-4c1c-bc3b-fb9e44b9efb4&pf\_rd\_p=8db49f41-2d78-4c1c-bc3b-fb9e44b9efb4&pf\_rd\_r=NH0ZC5G14W8J4YDB24C0&pd\_rd\_wg=yJbgP&pd\_rd\_r=8f224a9f-9743-4e8b-9286-35e24b7dcdd9&pd\_rd\_i=B09KBRM4WF&th=1) thoughts peeps ?

      In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

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      Lost User
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      Quote:

      Operating system DOS

      Well that should be a nice change from Windows 11. :laugh:

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      • pkfoxP pkfox

        I've received a lot of help on this so thanks all - I'm kinda leaning towards this [Beelink](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beelink-Windows-Graphics-Business-Computer/dp/B0CFPRDQY8/ref=pd\_ci\_mcx\_pspc\_dp\_d\_2\_i\_3?pd\_rd\_w=mNNDb&content-id=amzn1.sym.8db49f41-2d78-4c1c-bc3b-fb9e44b9efb4&pf\_rd\_p=8db49f41-2d78-4c1c-bc3b-fb9e44b9efb4&pf\_rd\_r=NH0ZC5G14W8J4YDB24C0&pd\_rd\_wg=yJbgP&pd\_rd\_r=8f224a9f-9743-4e8b-9286-35e24b7dcdd9&pd\_rd\_i=B09KBRM4WF&th=1) thoughts peeps ?

        In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

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        CPallini
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        Looks good, featuring a cool Ryzen (15W TDP).

        "In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?" -- Rigoletto

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        • L Lost User

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          Operating system DOS

          Well that should be a nice change from Windows 11. :laugh:

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          pkfox
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          #4

          I noticed that Richard - I don't really care what's on it as I'll put Debian on it immediately.

          In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

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            Looks good, featuring a cool Ryzen (15W TDP).

            "In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?" -- Rigoletto

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            pkfox
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            :thumbsup:

            In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

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            • pkfoxP pkfox

              I've received a lot of help on this so thanks all - I'm kinda leaning towards this [Beelink](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beelink-Windows-Graphics-Business-Computer/dp/B0CFPRDQY8/ref=pd\_ci\_mcx\_pspc\_dp\_d\_2\_i\_3?pd\_rd\_w=mNNDb&content-id=amzn1.sym.8db49f41-2d78-4c1c-bc3b-fb9e44b9efb4&pf\_rd\_p=8db49f41-2d78-4c1c-bc3b-fb9e44b9efb4&pf\_rd\_r=NH0ZC5G14W8J4YDB24C0&pd\_rd\_wg=yJbgP&pd\_rd\_r=8f224a9f-9743-4e8b-9286-35e24b7dcdd9&pd\_rd\_i=B09KBRM4WF&th=1) thoughts peeps ?

              In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

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              honey the codewitch
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              Operating system DOS

              I'm hoping their product description is a bit off. :laugh: Aside from that, it looks like a good little workhorse machine. AMD is good here due to having better onboard video than intel.

              Check out my IoT graphics library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx And my IoT UI/User Experience library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix

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              • pkfoxP pkfox

                I've received a lot of help on this so thanks all - I'm kinda leaning towards this [Beelink](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beelink-Windows-Graphics-Business-Computer/dp/B0CFPRDQY8/ref=pd\_ci\_mcx\_pspc\_dp\_d\_2\_i\_3?pd\_rd\_w=mNNDb&content-id=amzn1.sym.8db49f41-2d78-4c1c-bc3b-fb9e44b9efb4&pf\_rd\_p=8db49f41-2d78-4c1c-bc3b-fb9e44b9efb4&pf\_rd\_r=NH0ZC5G14W8J4YDB24C0&pd\_rd\_wg=yJbgP&pd\_rd\_r=8f224a9f-9743-4e8b-9286-35e24b7dcdd9&pd\_rd\_i=B09KBRM4WF&th=1) thoughts peeps ?

                In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

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                Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter
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                Way overpowered for most Linux... The fact that is is low power Ryzen should solve youe problem with noise (as probably the origin ot that is heat which leads to fan activity)... Probaly will go for decades...

                "It never ceases to amaze me that a spacecraft launched in 1977 can be fixed remotely from Earth." ― Brian Cox

                "It never ceases to amaze me that a spacecraft launched in 1977 can be fixed remotely from Earth." ― Brian Cox

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                • pkfoxP pkfox

                  I've received a lot of help on this so thanks all - I'm kinda leaning towards this [Beelink](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beelink-Windows-Graphics-Business-Computer/dp/B0CFPRDQY8/ref=pd\_ci\_mcx\_pspc\_dp\_d\_2\_i\_3?pd\_rd\_w=mNNDb&content-id=amzn1.sym.8db49f41-2d78-4c1c-bc3b-fb9e44b9efb4&pf\_rd\_p=8db49f41-2d78-4c1c-bc3b-fb9e44b9efb4&pf\_rd\_r=NH0ZC5G14W8J4YDB24C0&pd\_rd\_wg=yJbgP&pd\_rd\_r=8f224a9f-9743-4e8b-9286-35e24b7dcdd9&pd\_rd\_i=B09KBRM4WF&th=1) thoughts peeps ?

                  In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

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                  RickZeeland
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                  Fast enough for your purposes I think and not too power hungry: AMD Ryzen 7 5700U Benchmark[^]

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                  • H honey the codewitch

                    Quote:

                    Operating system DOS

                    I'm hoping their product description is a bit off. :laugh: Aside from that, it looks like a good little workhorse machine. AMD is good here due to having better onboard video than intel.

                    Check out my IoT graphics library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx And my IoT UI/User Experience library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix

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                    pkfox
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                    Video stuff is wasted on me as it will be run headless but you never know

                    In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

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                    • pkfoxP pkfox

                      Video stuff is wasted on me as it will be run headless but you never know

                      In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

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                      honey the codewitch
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                      You can still use it for transcoding (for like DLNA to serve movies to your smart TV for example), or for reencoding video.

                      Check out my IoT graphics library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx And my IoT UI/User Experience library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix

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                      • Kornfeld Eliyahu PeterK Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

                        Way overpowered for most Linux... The fact that is is low power Ryzen should solve youe problem with noise (as probably the origin ot that is heat which leads to fan activity)... Probaly will go for decades...

                        "It never ceases to amaze me that a spacecraft launched in 1977 can be fixed remotely from Earth." ― Brian Cox

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                        honey the codewitch
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                        Will be somewhat future proof, though I'd argue that "overpowered for linux", while probably true for pkfox's use case, all depends on what you intend to do with that linux box. If he decides to serve DLNA to his smart TV's he'll need a bit of CPU heft.

                        Check out my IoT graphics library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx And my IoT UI/User Experience library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix

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                          Will be somewhat future proof, though I'd argue that "overpowered for linux", while probably true for pkfox's use case, all depends on what you intend to do with that linux box. If he decides to serve DLNA to his smart TV's he'll need a bit of CPU heft.

                          Check out my IoT graphics library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx And my IoT UI/User Experience library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix

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                          Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter
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                          Hence the 'most' part :-)

                          "It never ceases to amaze me that a spacecraft launched in 1977 can be fixed remotely from Earth." ― Brian Cox

                          "It never ceases to amaze me that a spacecraft launched in 1977 can be fixed remotely from Earth." ― Brian Cox

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                          • pkfoxP pkfox

                            I've received a lot of help on this so thanks all - I'm kinda leaning towards this [Beelink](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beelink-Windows-Graphics-Business-Computer/dp/B0CFPRDQY8/ref=pd\_ci\_mcx\_pspc\_dp\_d\_2\_i\_3?pd\_rd\_w=mNNDb&content-id=amzn1.sym.8db49f41-2d78-4c1c-bc3b-fb9e44b9efb4&pf\_rd\_p=8db49f41-2d78-4c1c-bc3b-fb9e44b9efb4&pf\_rd\_r=NH0ZC5G14W8J4YDB24C0&pd\_rd\_wg=yJbgP&pd\_rd\_r=8f224a9f-9743-4e8b-9286-35e24b7dcdd9&pd\_rd\_i=B09KBRM4WF&th=1) thoughts peeps ?

                            In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

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                            RainHat
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                            Would changing the fan on the original system be possible? It might be a cheap option.

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                              Would changing the fan on the original system be possible? It might be a cheap option.

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                              No the fan is fine it's just noisy - as these NUC's get on in years they run hot at the slightest provocation - then the fan cuts in and it's noisy. I'll keep it as a NAS or something.

                              In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

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                              • pkfoxP pkfox

                                I've received a lot of help on this so thanks all - I'm kinda leaning towards this [Beelink](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beelink-Windows-Graphics-Business-Computer/dp/B0CFPRDQY8/ref=pd\_ci\_mcx\_pspc\_dp\_d\_2\_i\_3?pd\_rd\_w=mNNDb&content-id=amzn1.sym.8db49f41-2d78-4c1c-bc3b-fb9e44b9efb4&pf\_rd\_p=8db49f41-2d78-4c1c-bc3b-fb9e44b9efb4&pf\_rd\_r=NH0ZC5G14W8J4YDB24C0&pd\_rd\_wg=yJbgP&pd\_rd\_r=8f224a9f-9743-4e8b-9286-35e24b7dcdd9&pd\_rd\_i=B09KBRM4WF&th=1) thoughts peeps ?

                                In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

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                                Dr Walt Fair PE
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                                Seems like overkill. I just used an old PC I had laying around, Linux likes themjust fine. CQ de W5ALT

                                Walt Fair, Jr.PhD P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software

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                                • pkfoxP pkfox

                                  No the fan is fine it's just noisy - as these NUC's get on in years they run hot at the slightest provocation - then the fan cuts in and it's noisy. I'll keep it as a NAS or something.

                                  In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

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                                  trønderen
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                                  I think his point was that some fans are quieter than others. A lot quieter! Well, maybe the greatest noise level change came about ten years ago or thereabouts, but even since then, newer fans tend to be significantly less noisy than older ones. Fortunately, the great majority of fans follow a standard. Of course: The good thing about standards ... But given the size (of which there are a handful alternatives) the major difference is the control mechanism, identified by the plug - 3 or 4 pins. I suggest that you do not entirely reject a fan replacement, even if you buy yourself a new Linux box. Whether you keep the old box as a backup, or e.g. leave it to some young relative, reducing the noise will significantly raise its useness value.

                                  Religious freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make five.

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                                  • pkfoxP pkfox

                                    I've received a lot of help on this so thanks all - I'm kinda leaning towards this [Beelink](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beelink-Windows-Graphics-Business-Computer/dp/B0CFPRDQY8/ref=pd\_ci\_mcx\_pspc\_dp\_d\_2\_i\_3?pd\_rd\_w=mNNDb&content-id=amzn1.sym.8db49f41-2d78-4c1c-bc3b-fb9e44b9efb4&pf\_rd\_p=8db49f41-2d78-4c1c-bc3b-fb9e44b9efb4&pf\_rd\_r=NH0ZC5G14W8J4YDB24C0&pd\_rd\_wg=yJbgP&pd\_rd\_r=8f224a9f-9743-4e8b-9286-35e24b7dcdd9&pd\_rd\_i=B09KBRM4WF&th=1) thoughts peeps ?

                                    In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

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                                    charlieg
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                                    $374? Stop being an engineer and overanalyzing. Looks like a solid box, and you might want to buy 2.

                                    Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.

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                                    • pkfoxP pkfox

                                      I've received a lot of help on this so thanks all - I'm kinda leaning towards this [Beelink](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beelink-Windows-Graphics-Business-Computer/dp/B0CFPRDQY8/ref=pd\_ci\_mcx\_pspc\_dp\_d\_2\_i\_3?pd\_rd\_w=mNNDb&content-id=amzn1.sym.8db49f41-2d78-4c1c-bc3b-fb9e44b9efb4&pf\_rd\_p=8db49f41-2d78-4c1c-bc3b-fb9e44b9efb4&pf\_rd\_r=NH0ZC5G14W8J4YDB24C0&pd\_rd\_wg=yJbgP&pd\_rd\_r=8f224a9f-9743-4e8b-9286-35e24b7dcdd9&pd\_rd\_i=B09KBRM4WF&th=1) thoughts peeps ?

                                      In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

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                                      dandy72
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                                      This looks an awful lot like the pair I got, and are currently both hosting my VMs after a 64GB RAM upgrade. And with the £100 voucher right now on the page you linked to, you can't go wrong. Heck, the same page has the same thing but with 16GB, at £315 and an extra £80 off. Personally I'd go with that, and buy a separate 64GB kit (2x32GB DDR4).

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