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If you need to transcode then a cheaper N100 / N150 version might do better (tho don't see one currently on the Aoostar store). In all…

It takes 2x DDR4 SO-DIMMs; I don't think it would be terribly fussy (unlike DDR5 mini pcs, which can, as I understand it misbehave with…

That's the business registration info link? I get the same error regardless which product / store I'm on at the moment.

Hmmm, spoke too soon, it's $40 delivery, so works out to around $520. probably cheaper if you use @Clear's evergreen advice to pay in USD.…

## Merged from [Aoostar WTR PRO Ryzen 7 5825u 4 Bay NAS < $500AUD (AliExpress)](/node/928082) Ali says only 4 available, so I'm not going…

I recently transplanted a cheap Nebula system into one and was very pleasantly surprised how quiet it is, even with 3 fans fitted. Lower…

I ponied up for one that can do 4x dual monitors. Was sick of kludging together solutions with > 1 switching device, used to have a 4 port…

I picked a couple of these up a while back in an earlier deal, one USB-C, one USB3-micro-B. Toolless is nice. USB-C one was straight up…

can be flipped in the BIOS, at least

Software RAID should allow an array of drives to be reconstructed on another software-RAID system, if the controller dies. A hardware RAID…

No, no changes. TBH I wasted time on a couple of flashes / reflashes, thinking the board had not come up, and switching from Etcher to…

Mine landed today, and I got Armbian (desktop and 'lite' / server) images working just fine. Overall, very happy. You can find the latest…

Your best bet would be Armbian. To all the people here asking 'can I run pihole / retropi ?" etc , keep in mind a lot of the convenience of…

did you toss the first one? I (soft) bricked and recovered one with the Xiaomi TFTP tool, before successfully installing OpenWRT.

This was a useful post starting to explain the issues with ZFS and low end SATA controllers like the one featured here:…

Scale is linux (Debian) based, Core is FreeBSD.

Tend to agree, picked up a Ryzen T14 for $530 with a similar coupon 6 weeks back for school from Reboot IT. Great nick, and battery still…

## [[Refurb] Lenovo ThinkPad T14s (i5-10210U, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) $371.45 ($362.71 eBay Plus) Delivered @ ACT…

Pretty much all Ryzens support ECC? The Hardware Haven review, and the Aoostar website do not mention any support for it in the chipset or…

Was looking for a game drive when this came up. Older tech, PCIe Gen3, but still useful if you've got a 2nd slot you'd like to fill.…

No indication it supports ECC. https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/890861 would be a cost effective candidate.

I run Immich as an app under TrueNAS Scale, and connect to it remotely from my phone via Tailscale to do backups (and remote collection…

ha, I reported the same deal last week at a different store! store got disappeared. I linked to the same product at the official store, for…

Unclear what the performance implications of running these GPUs on an older motherboard without resizable BAR, but it was not recommended…

Yeah agreed. Bought one of their [MSI starter systems w/ the Steam card offer](https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/867389) for an xmas gift.…

I ordered one too, arrived today. It's in great condition, no keyboard marks on screen etc, and battery is showing 100% capacity 57Ah /…

In my experience aluminium counts for little, unless it's milled like a MacBook. Pressed aluminium skin of the Envy offered even less…

I'm on the same Y7 device quest at the moment. First child got a new HP Envy x360 for ~$850. It did not last.…

Blue switches? Your workmates will love it.

yeah, [add to cart] will be replaced with a 'remind me' button once their system comes to its senses