A bit expensive, but something like this could be a worthy upgrade on the good old PC-Engine APU4 boards many self-hosters use.
It’s a good-looking device, but it was stupid of them to use M1 as the name when Apple’s got that name locked down as far as what shows up in a search engine.
Pardon my ignorance, I’m just starting to learn some things here; what are the applications of this device?
To serve as a router or firewall.
Thank you!
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Those are two boards stacked together, right? Or am I confused about what sbc refers to?
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Yeah, but the other person says this two boards computer counts, hence the confusion
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@leadrunes
RPi with POE hat is still an SBC though.
You could make an argument that a board with the SoC on it and everything like RAM, storage and ports on separate daughter boards is an SBC, because only the Single Board there actually Computes. But the spirit of the name is something that’s usable without accessories, it does not ban them for “impureness” of SBCsm.
Anyway, this here seems usable with only one board, but not intended to, so I’d rather call it a miniPC, not an SBC
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Not that it’s a very important term though, I doubt misusing it to the amount present here would cause any harm. I just like nitpicking.
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It is two, but the top board is optional. So i think it’s still a sbc with an optional addition on?
Oh ok then, I don’t really know much about SBC, I thought it was a literal term.
My APU4 running OpenWRT kinda struggles to run SQM on my 1.2gbps connection, cuts the download speeds in half, I wonder if this i3 could do any better.
Very likely as the CPU and the Intel NICs in the APU4 are over a decade old now.
Dang, I was actually interested until I saw the possible non standard USBc port instead of a flipping barrel jack. Give me PD or give me a barrel jack.
For a fixed installation I don’t think the power delivery mechanism matters that much. For something you’re moving around yeah 100% use a standard plug.
any immobile infrastructure doesn’t really matter right, you’re going to set it up once and never move it
Yeah, I noticed that too. USB-C, but 12-19V really limits the choice of power connectors you can use. However, I guess any modern USB-C laptop psu will work.
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As specifically mentioned in the aricle, it doesn’t have any Wifi. I consider this a plus for a gateway device like this.
I love the fanless design. I have a four 1 GB board, it served me very well. No fans either.
