My Raspberry Pi NAS taught me that cheap storage isn't worth the compromise
…Related I ditched HDDs for an all-SSD NAS — here’s why I went back The trade-offs I didn’t expect The storage setup never felt as clean as it should…
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What's great about the Trycoo mini PC?
What makes this model special is that you can actually upgrade the RAM and SSD storage. That's not all that common on more budget-friendly models. It features a Ryzen 5 5600H chip, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB of SSD storage. Not the most beastly build you'll find, but it's enough to get the basics done. Plus, as stated before, you can always upgrade the RAM, up to 64GB, and the SSD storage up to 4TB if needed. Naturally, hold off on that for now unless you see a great deal. As far as ports go, you get a good selection with two USB-A, one USB-C, and a 3.5mm audio jack on the front. The rear panel ha
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I recommended this SBC before the Raspberry Pi became impossible to buy – it holds up even better now
…5-inch hard drives, and you can use the eMMC storage to house the underlying operating system. That’s a big deal compared to the mere microSD slot, USB ports, and (expensive…
Running Proxmox on my ASUS NUC 14 Pro Plus taught me where mini PCs still fall short
…ASUS NUC 14 Pro+ $962 $1049 Save $87 CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Graphics Intel Arc Graphics (Core Ultra) Memory 32GB Storage 1TB NVMe SSD Display 2 x HDMI 2.1…
Your Raspberry Pi will outlast your PC if you stop treating it like one
…While microSD A2 cards may seem fine, boot the Pi from an NVMe drive rather than a USB SSD. Apart from faster boot times, it solves your storage problems. In the case…
Dual-booting Windows and Linux stopped making sense once my hardware got good enough
…Back then, SSDs were scarce and expensive, and virtualizing hardware meant poor performance on both old and new machines. It was better to dual-boot because the OS could then access all…
Most people waste money on mini PCs when their old laptop is already a better home server
…In practice, it isn't really the dealbreaker it sounds like, though. External storage solutions have come a long way, and if you're using any old laptop as a home server…
SteamOS now runs on every AMD handheld, and Valve didn't even make a big deal about it
…cores/8 threads, up to 3.5GHz boost) RAM 16GB LPDDR5 6400MT/s Storage 512GB or 1TB NVMe SSD, microSD card slot Valve's upgraded Steam Deck features a larger OLED display…
I switched from Proxmox to its FreeBSD counterpart on my home server – here's how it went
…Sign in to your XDA account Despite spending most of my time buried under my Proxmox nodes and TrueNAS storage rig, I love tinkering with other virtualization platforms, container runtimes, and NAS…
The Steam Deck didn't make Linux gaming viable — it made Windows gaming look bloated
…Steam Deck OLED Brand Valve Screen 7.4-inch OLED 1280x800 RGB with HDR support Storage Steam Deck 512GB NVMe SSD Steam Deck 1TB NVMe SSD. Both include high-speed microSD card…