Your old Android phone is a better thin client than most mini PCs
…Sign in to your XDA account Thin clients are an age-old concept in office hardware. You've probably come across a locked-down desktop in a corporate setup connected to a…
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I stopped treating my Raspberry Pi like a tiny server — and it finally clicked
…For many hobbyists, the Pi is also the hardware they already have on hand, making it the easiest place to test a new service or learn something without buying another machine. That…
N100 mini PCs quietly killed the Raspberry Pi for home servers
Ayush Pande May 26, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…
Your monitor's USB hub does more than a docking station, and costs nothing extra
…Related Stop ignoring these 5 non-hardware PC upgrades while chasing peak performance Your desk setup is as important as the inside of your PC Docks solve problems that most desks don…
A used Lenovo ThinkCentre is still the best $100 you can spend on a home lab
…Sign in to your XDA account As corporations retire their hardware in favor of newer stuff, all of that older hardware hits the secondary market every three to five years or so…
Vertical GPU mounts are a thermal suicide pact and no one can change my mind
…PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming hardware, she's covered just about everything. Whether it's breaking news about…
DisplayPort is everywhere except TVs, and it's quietly limiting PC gamers
Rich Edmonds May 18, 2026, 11:30 AM EDT Richard is the PC Hardware Lead at XDA and has been covering the technology industry for almost two decades. He's been building…
Plain PLA beats silk, carbon fiber, and glow filament every time
…He's written for Macworld , Tom's Hardware , groovyPost , The Mac Observer , and more before beginning here at XDA. Sign in to your XDA account A lot of 3D printing advice treats…
I turned an old Android phone into a home server, and it’s more useful than my Raspberry Pi
…Protect yourself from battery bloat It will save your hardware in the long run When you use an old phone as an accessory on your home server, there's obviously a major…
Most people waste money on mini PCs when their old laptop is already a better home server
…It's wildly more powerful than you might remember All you need is a new perspective on your old hardware We tend to judge old laptops by the one thing they really…