A bit expensive, but something like this could be a worthy upgrade on the good old PC-Engine APU4 boards many self-hosters use.

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    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.

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    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.

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      Very likely as the CPU and the Intel NICs in the APU4 are over a decade old now.

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    Pardon my ignorance, I’m just starting to learn some things here; what are the applications of this device?

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    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.

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      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

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      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.

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    I love the fanless design. I have a four 1 GB board, it served me very well. No fans either.