Great to see this! I have two Framework Desktops running with CachyOS, for AI workloads, software development and light gaming. Great machines!
I wish the header for the power button and LEDs was rotated 180 degrees so the NanoKVM doesn’t need extra cable adapters.
Our daughter absolutely loves her Yoto Mini. We have a hundred or so cards, half of them were blank cards that we print and tape pictures on based on the content.
This is probably the best purchase we made for long car rides and flights or just a lazy afternoon on the couch.
I was about to order that GMKtek G9 and then saw Jeff's video about it on the same day. All those issues, even with the later fixes he showed, are a big no-no for me. Instead, I went with a Odroid H4-Ultra with an Intel N305, 48GB Crucial DDR5 and 4x4TB Samsung 990 Evo SSDs (low-power usage) + a 2TB SATA SSD to boot from. Yes, the SSDs are way overkill and pretty expensive at $239 per Samsung 990 Evo (got them with a deal at Amazon). It's running TrueNAS.
I am somewhat space-limited with this system, didn't want spinning disks (as the whole house slightly shakes when pickup or trash trucks pass by), wanted a fun project and I also wanted to go as small as possible.
No issues so far. The system is completely stable. Though, I did add a separate fan at the bottom of the Odroid case to help cool the NVMe SSDs. Even with the single lane of PCIe, the 2.5gbit/s networking gets maxed out. Maybe I could try bonding the 2 networking ports but I don't have any client devices that could use it.
I had an eye on the Beelink ME Mini too, but I don't think the NVMe disks are sufficiently cooled under load, especially on the outer side of the disks.
Hi, we’ve tested the ME mini under typical workloads using six 4TB SSDs (Samsung, Crucial, and WD), and the system runs cool — temperatures usually stay between 40–50°C, with stable airflow and efficient cooling.
If you have any other questions, feel free to contact our support team at support-pc@bee-link.com — we’re always happy to help!
Yes, it is a cheaply built wooden house, as is typical in Southern California, from the 70s. The backside of the house is directly at the back alley, where the trash bins and through traffic are (see [1] for an example). The NAS is maybe 4m away from the trash bins.
Fair point! I agree.
The NAS sits in a corner with no airflow/ventilation and there is no AC here. In the corner it does get 95F-105F in late summer and I did not want to take the risk of it getting too hot.
Thank you very much for sharing the files and your experience!
I just got my first XR glasses, Xreal One Pro, and had your link bookmarked to do something similar. I am very impressed with these glasses.
Looking through ifixit I can't find the Steam Deck's mainboard. Where did you find it?
I am interested in a productized version - but only with x64 boards like the Steam Deck or one of the Framework mainboards. I don't want to deal with 3D printing and all that. The latter are larger than the Steam Deck, though. No battery for me though: I would use it after work, when I am near an outlet anyway.
I am also very interested in AMD's Strix Halo for running LLMs locally. For that I have a Framework Desktop in order (batch 1!).
Alex Ziskind on Youtube does videos comparing Strix Halo, M4 Mac mini and MacBook Pro, Nvidia 5090, etc. including power consumption. The only downside is one has to pull out the numbers from the videos, there's no tables or anything. Here is the recent video with testing Strix Halo and a Mac mini: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7GDr-VFuEo
Where can I find those mini-PCs? The HP Z2 Mini G1a is "Coming Soon". If this is to be believed:
"2025年5月以降販売開始予定", which translate to "Sales scheduled to start after May 2025"
That is Q2 2025 - at the earliest.
I haven't found any other with a committed release/ship date.
Even the Asus Z13 laptops with the 395+ have no shipping date yet.
Looking at the two GMKtec systems with their rattling fans I have here, I would rather take the Framework system where I can easily swap the fan. Cooling those 100-120W will take space and air flow.
They were announced months ago, not shipping months ago. Framework announce Q1 and is shipping Q3. Again, keep in mind the CPU itself only launched last month. This is the real reason the 395 had not been put in anything yet.
Plenty of folks on Reddit have already received shipment (not order) confirmation of the Z13. It looks like even more as of this morning. I doubt if any have actually fully received said shipments yet as it has only been a couple days since launch. It'll likely remain pretty out of stock unless you managed to get an order immediately at launch, again due to the paper launch of the 395 last month and low 395 availability until Q2.
I didn't know HP was making one too! That'll be exciting as it's easier to order that at my work than e.g. an ASUS one or what have you.
No, you don’t. If you know someone with a Costco membership and they buy you a gift card, you can get in with that.
Even if the gift card is only for $10 or $20 and you want to buy things worth more than that, you still get the membership prices and pay the difference by credit card.
I have had only positive experiences with Swappa, both as a buyer and as a seller.
Swappa covers only electronics though. For everything else I have decided it’s not worth dealing with the people you mentioned on e.g. Craigslist and just give it to Goodwill.
