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On 8/10/24 5:11 AM, D wrote:
> 
> 
> On Sat, 10 Aug 2024, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:
> 
>> On 8/10/24 12:49 AM, rbowman wrote:
>>> On Fri, 9 Aug 2024 23:20:18 -0400, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:
>>>
>>>> BMAX (almost identical to BeeLink) boxes are mostly about 6 inches
>>>> square an maybe two inches thick.
>>>> A large variety of CPUs/configs can be hand. The prices are VERY good.
>>>> Typically two 4k HDMI plugs (cable included !). 2xUSB2 + 2xUSB3 is
>>>> typical. They have space in the bottom for an 8mm thick SATA laptop
>>>> drive/SSD. They run off a wall-wart.
>>>
>>> I've been running Ubuntu 22.04 on a BeeLink for a couple of years and am
>>> very happy with it. It is a little upscale from your BMAX with a Ryzen 7
>>> 4700U. It was an experiment that worked out well.
>>
>>  I have both brands - and they're mostly identical hardware.
>>  As said, there are a LOT of configs to be had - from very
>>  low-performance on up. Real i3's and above DO need a cooling
>>  fan however. The "laptop" chips seem to work OK without fans.
>>
>>  In any case, if you really don't need a PI and all the
>>  I/O pins then THESE seem to be THE way to go - compact,
>>  cheap, good performance. Anything you need for a very
>>  good price.
>>
>>  Still have some PIs ... and DO need those I/O pins for
>>  certain needs. NICE to have such a broad selection of
>>  boards these days - something perfect for each need.
>>
>>  As reported, my current experience with Fedora is now GOOD.
>>  I've had weird problems with Deb WORM and have just abandoned
>>  that whole line for now. Manjaro and other Arch derivs ARE
>>  pretty good - but Fedora is just more "general consumer".
>>  I'm too old now to put up with big fights making an OS
>>  work. If you want WORK ... well ... there's always SlackWare  :-)
>>
>>  Oddly, I accidentally ordered TWO BMax ... must have pushed
>>  the "order again" button but seen no effect. Now I have to
>>  figure out what to DO with the extra unit. I've got an ISO
>>  of FreeBSD ... so maybe ........ if so I'll post a little
>>  summary of that experience.
>>
> 
> A NAS and off site backup solution?

   Possibly ... I'll have to get creative  :-)

   I've got a 4-bay external USB-3 unit ... some
   12gb Gold drives and ....

   I trust the BSDs more for 'security' these days.

   OpenBSD is probably the MOST secure, but as a
   result it's harder to work with and the DRIVERS
   are years behind the hardware curve. That may
   or may not be relevant, depending on your app.