AAEON has sent us an UP 7000 single board computer equipped with an Intel Processor N100 Alder Lake-N CPU, 8GB RAM, and 64GB eMMC flash for review. The
IMO LattePanda makes the best x86 SBC but they’re not cheap. The V1 is the cheapest and still expensive but it comes with an Arduino coprocessor so you get the benefits of exposed GPIO and µC functions. To me that’s the only bonus of a SBC over a standard mini PC besides a slight size difference. It’s a function that I use a lot but some people don’t and those I usually try to steer away from these kind of boards.
Thanks! Indeed they are expensive, above my budget. Might continue looking at eBay (Europe).
I have one of those mini pc (hp elite desk, i7-7700T) but I would like something much more low power so I can leave it on for extended periods of time. By electricity bill is already considerable .
It would be for self hosting experiments but having SSD/M.2 adapter would be a big plus.
I have seen YouTube vids in the past demoing $99 n100 mini PCs with 8GB of RAM. That would be your best bet to still have a modern low power processor in a small form factor. Also Cyber Monday is tomorrow. There’s the Atomic Pi but that is only 2GB of RAM (I have one) and a dated Intel atom CPU.
I’d say unless you absolutely need n100 in this form factor, better to just get a mini PC.
Do you know of any well priced x86 SBC with at least 4GB RAM?
IMO LattePanda makes the best x86 SBC but they’re not cheap. The V1 is the cheapest and still expensive but it comes with an Arduino coprocessor so you get the benefits of exposed GPIO and µC functions. To me that’s the only bonus of a SBC over a standard mini PC besides a slight size difference. It’s a function that I use a lot but some people don’t and those I usually try to steer away from these kind of boards.
Thanks! Indeed they are expensive, above my budget. Might continue looking at eBay (Europe).
I have one of those mini pc (hp elite desk, i7-7700T) but I would like something much more low power so I can leave it on for extended periods of time. By electricity bill is already considerable . It would be for self hosting experiments but having SSD/M.2 adapter would be a big plus.
I have seen YouTube vids in the past demoing $99 n100 mini PCs with 8GB of RAM. That would be your best bet to still have a modern low power processor in a small form factor. Also Cyber Monday is tomorrow. There’s the Atomic Pi but that is only 2GB of RAM (I have one) and a dated Intel atom CPU.
Odroid H3? Is that cheap enough?
Maybe buy a used laptop for the job if you are looking on ebay. You will have easy access to your server, attached battery for continued functioning.