Looks like a great deal. Cheapest mini pc on Amazon? Click to apply $119 coupon, bringing it down to $120.
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the fk did i just buy?
Well we know what you'll be using it for
looks like a good deal
Full feature USB-C with power delivery. Nice.
Gone. The time I took to quickly google the brand and double check n97 release date (for my parents. Just wanted something new) it disappeared lol.
Rookie mistake. Order first, then research and then cancel before shipping.
I knowwwww. Ah well. Lol
What’s the use case for those getting one?
Low power machines for light office use.
Home servers
Plex machines
I guess more than enough for my parents? They just usually watch YouTube’s and do a bit of browsing and ms word?
Yup. Would be plenty. It's exactly what I'm trying to get for my rents!
Don't really have one, bought one because ozbargain
Retro gaming. Superb.
To save money
Damn it. Missed out
I want to try linux and this seems like the perfect fit
Put it on you existing machine…
Beginner Distros like Mint and Ubuntu will automatically set up Dual Boot.
Buying this type of device to "test out Linux" is like iPhone users buying a $50 handset to "test out Android".
It'll work, but the experience is going to be below par.
Dual boot - is it 1999? Virtual machines are the way to go. WSL-2 or VirtualBox :-)
It'll work, but the experience is going to be below par.
I don't know about reliability, but the specs on paper for this are double the ram, ssd and cpu needed to run a Linux or Windows desktop well. 4GB is minimal, 8GB recommended, and 16GB luxury.
VM's are great for a muck around*, but again will be performance limited especially if you're a little light on RAM already.
Dual boot will be a 1:1 performance comparison and if you're looking to switch, will push you that way.
Not $120 cheap
That dual Lan version sometimes sells for $149 on Amazon, which is how I got mine.
N150, but only 12GB of RAM, though.
Did I miss a deal or save $120? :D
"We saved $120" if it makes us feel better
Definitely.
Both in equal parts
ain’t no wayyyy, been spending the past few days looking into mini pcs for home labbing while patiently waiting for a good deal 💔 GGs to everyone that snagged one absolute banger deal
Dont be too upset, its the ddr4 version.
Ddr5 version sees a 30%+ uptick. Those Intel N CPUs are shockingly memory bottlenecked.
How to convert this into an NAS type for home use?
Not convenient at all, you need more PCIe lanes and preferably SATA ports.
Buy a DAS.
Mini PC + DAS = NAS
But, it will be more efficient to buy an old dell or lenovo workstation and use it as a NAS. They usually has a lots of SATA and NVME slots.
Will have to wait for my DER to DIE before I buy a DAS. Scheisse!
Yes this was a special deal. The N97 is a great chip. I use it for a retro pc.
Teach me to sleep. Never again.
Amazon time zone deals give me the shts .
wondering, given that they put now price tag at: $668.30, will they cancel placed orders?
Link takes you to a different model now as the deal one is oos
oh, I see
I'm punching the air right now at work
Looks like it's sold out :(
Missing this one is going to haunt me
cracking deal given it's usb c
Why deal in the middle of the night
Usually about the time these come up
Often its the sellers try and stir up interest and jack the price but add a coupon. Then they put the price back down to the normal selling price but forget and leave the coupon applied for a short while.
Yeah I'm just mad I miss out on these mini PCs without fail every single time
Any keen cyclists out there know if this will run the Zwift application better than a very old Apple TV, which is what I am using now? I managed to snag one, hopefully it's good enough for that purpose.
Thanks again OP.
Mine just arrived. 16gb of ram for $120! I've been procrastinating for over 6 months.
Looking forward to tinkering with it over the weekend.
wtf mine said its coming at 1st September -.-
missed out, was so much waiting for this
Looks like a damn good deal, bought before I looked at the product details 🤣
Thanks OP!