very cool channel. i actually found it trough the video suggestions without being familiar with your main channel.
@vanyasmirn7 күн бұрын
Subscribed and here is the comment for the algorithm Can never be too many mici/SBC Linux reviews
@waydegutman733911 күн бұрын
Just came across this, liked what I saw and subscribed. Like what I see in the Beelink offerings.
@desireco12 күн бұрын
Can you review more beefier models, I plan to get one, load it with memory and use it for AI related tasks.
@treehugger361512 күн бұрын
I won't touch an Intel until sh!t gets sorted out wrt power.
@yes_man_lol12 күн бұрын
I am about to purchase N150, thanks for sharing, it really saves me alot of headache in advance! Thanks!
@tschaller677412 күн бұрын
After distro hopping for years I settled on lmde but the eq14 does look cool
@Taverius12 күн бұрын
Neat review. Good start. I run NixOS wherever I can, but that doesn't need extra testing. I would say, if the platform supports Virtualization Extensions, try installing Proxmox and PCI-passthrough a spare network adapter/USB device/spare drive to a VM. VM box for *thing* is a common use for mini pcs. Otherwise I'd say you got it mostly covered, though Fedora *would* be nice, Atomic Fedora is my default "family member needs a basic pc for basic things" install.
@jylpah13 күн бұрын
Are there any good non-Chinese multi-LAN mini-PC alternatives? The Chinese make great hardware, but when China is now sponsoring Russias state-terrorism, I just cannot trust anything that comes from China anymore.
@LiftingLinux12 күн бұрын
The simple answer is no. Outside of some Japanese electronics, all consumer electronics are owned, built in, or contain components made in China or Taiwan. Even mini pcs from System 76 or Tuxedo which are assembled in the US and Germany contain components made in China.
@saszab13 күн бұрын
I also subscribed to lift Linux. More than 1K subscribers in just 5 days - that's great!
@larrywebber297114 күн бұрын
New subscriber here - running (preferably) Debian or (second choice) Linux Mint as secondary. Agreed Debian isn't stellar on newer hardware but wondering if Debian unstable which runs the 6.9.x kernel as of this writing would run all this little PC's hardware?
@LiftingLinux14 күн бұрын
I’ve heard some anecdotal evidence that the N150 is fully supported on Kernel 6.9, but i know for sure it’s not on 6.8 and it is on 6.12. I also know that Debian stable runs fine on the N100 or N200.
@JonathanSwiftUK14 күн бұрын
I have several Beelink mini PCs, some have dual Intel NICs, which I needed for pfSense. I'd probably not buy a system which doesn't have 2.5Gb ethernet as I've gone 2.5 anywhere I can. I like the idea, I think, of a built-in PSU.
@markdawson2513 күн бұрын
Seconded... purchased the EQ12 because of the dual 2.5Gb Intel NICs.... DDR5 RAM was a bonus.
@rwiankowski14 күн бұрын
Really nice to see someone focusing on Linux. There’s a lot of cool mini pcs on the market, but don’t support Linux out of the box.
@Tech2C14 күн бұрын
Can you monitor and adjust the CPU fan speed in Linux?
@LiftingLinux14 күн бұрын
Fan curves can be set in the UEFI.
@hejjaahmad8614 күн бұрын
I hope you have good luck with success with this new channel.
@guilherme509414 күн бұрын
👍Thanks!
@LiftingLinux14 күн бұрын
Welcome!
@-iIIiiiiiIiiiiIIIiiIi-15 күн бұрын
Steer clear of the N150; it's not really any better than the N100. The performance difference between the two processors is minimal, with benchmarks showing only a 1% difference in single-core performance and up to 5% in multi-core performance.
@LiftingLinux15 күн бұрын
@@-iIIiiiiiIiiiiIIIiiIi- but it demonstrates a 20% or more improvement in basic office and browser based workloads, which is what it’s intended for. What type of multicore workloads are you doing on a sub $200, 4 E-core PC anyway?
@iokwong18717 күн бұрын
NO REASON to upgrade, but good product only if it comes with DDR5
@AlistairBrugsch15 күн бұрын
Love the TNG warp core in the background. Is it self built/printed or off the shelf? Most don't have the PTC's as well, just the main matter/anti-matter reaction chamber
Ha that was quick! I already found and watched it but you got inb4 😂 (not B4...)
@s-nooze15 күн бұрын
🐧❤
@paulwarner539515 күн бұрын
Thanx for the video. Another sub..
@LPFan415 күн бұрын
wow latest Ubuntu uses 6.8 kernel.. I really didn't know how much more up-to-date Fedora is until now! It uses linux 6.12 at the time of writing! It seems I had 6.8 more than a month or two ago..
@LiftingLinux15 күн бұрын
Ubuntu often sticks to slightly older kernels because it prioritizes stability and long-term support. They thoroughly test and patch each kernel version before rolling it out to ensure fewer bugs and smoother upgrades. Fedora, on the other hand, aims to be more cutting-edge, so it adopts newer kernel releases faster-though that can mean a little less stability at times.
@Kamion00813 күн бұрын
Fedora has the same kernel version as arch
@kingneutron115 күн бұрын
Man we are just spoiled for choice these days. Back in the 90s I plonked down ~$2k on a credit card for a Pentium-90 desktop tower with less than 1GB RAM and far less than 512GB of spinning IDE storage!
@laletemanolete15 күн бұрын
¡More linux content!
@laletemanolete15 күн бұрын
Ohh, hello there!
@jdl340815 күн бұрын
DDR4 is a performance limiter on these CPUs. Would be nice to see a version with DDR5.
@LiftingLinux15 күн бұрын
There is a version with DDR5 but the N series is limited to single channel, the performance increase is barely measurable but the DDR5 is double the cost. I did a full comparison of a DDR5 vs DDR4 equipped N100 here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZSYXniqd655nc0si=BUGjsm2MYXcf_wC4
@jdl340815 күн бұрын
@ ok, I thought I saw some gaming tests that showed a N150 with DDR4 as slower than a N100 with DDR5. I guess it’s marginal as your tests show.
@iokwong18717 күн бұрын
DDR5 is a must for this line up, DDR4 version is just a scam, in my opinion. Not much cheaper (like up to 20$ of a difference, but like 30+% slower....)
@ElevatedSystems7 күн бұрын
@@iokwong1871slower in what?
@iokwong18717 күн бұрын
@@ElevatedSystems everything, including the performance of the iGPU.
@erikkarsies485115 күн бұрын
Problem with current N150 MiniPC's is their performance for the price. While the CPU being slightly faster the single channel DDR4 memory ruins especially the GPU performance! Because Ryzen based MiniPC's support dual channel money the performance penalty for DDR4 is not bad, but for the N150 certainly is!!!
@LiftingLinux15 күн бұрын
But what tasks on a sub $200 <25W PC requires more GPU performance? My guess is if you have a GPU intensive workflow you are not shopping this price point. Also the only AMD mini PCs at this price point are 5 years old now.
@erikkarsies485115 күн бұрын
@@LiftingLinux Why is my comment removed 2 times? I guess it doesn't fit your business model to be honest about the offerings available?
@LiftingLinux15 күн бұрын
I have removed zero comments from this video, and do not remove comments unless someone is attacking another viewer. Also, KZbin has not held any comments on this video. However, if you included links in your comment, KZbin may have prevented the post. I have no control over that, or the visibility of it.
@erikkarsies485115 күн бұрын
@@LiftingLinux Well I wasn't attacking anyone I was only explaining what you can do with a mini pc and that the n100 with ddr5 is faster and cheaper than the n150 with DDR4. Leepsvideo made a good review of the performance of those two. Thanks for your response anyway
@Kq4hcuDan15 күн бұрын
I havent been a Ubuntu fan since it was taken over by canonical years ago when they became weird. I mainly ran mint, xandros, elementary os and last few years in been running q4os Linux. I would like to see how this runs on haiku OS and Freebsd since i like storing photos and music on physical drives.
@marioprawirosudiro730115 күн бұрын
"Taken over by Canonical"? What? 🤨
@Kq4hcuDan15 күн бұрын
@marioprawirosudiro7301 canonical is f**ked up they weren't as f**ked up when Ubuntu started, early 2000's Ubuntu was better compared to now.
@thomasgood347216 күн бұрын
The black colour is horrible.
@diyortestit16 күн бұрын
Next time use CACHY OS for an arch test. It come whit kernel 13 and is optimise so you don t have to nothing
@jcams43816 күн бұрын
I see linux, I click subscribe.
@avalagum795716 күн бұрын
You got a new subscriber for reviewing Arch & Ubuntu Linux with new hardware 🙂 Knowing that this EQ14 works that well with Arch, I want one (but don't know what to use it for). This machine + a 4k monitor are perfect for a student.
@saszab13 күн бұрын
I'm in IT for 30 years, and I'm still happy with 1.3K monitors (1280x1024 and 1366x768), which have respectively 6.3 and 7.9 times less pixels than the 4K monitors :-) BTW my first computer had 0.25K resolution (169 times less pixels)!
@avalagum795713 күн бұрын
@@saszab Good for you: you don't need to spend a lot of money on monitors. I'm selling a few 1080p VA panel monitors for $7 each. If you live close to me, you can come and pick them up for $5/monitor 🙂
@TanguyR16 күн бұрын
Excellent stuff, looking forward to more linux focused content and reviews.
@emlyndewar16 күн бұрын
I do really think Linux shines on these machines. I recently bought a GMK G3 for my wife's folks, and did a quick bit of messing about on Mint. It just felt nicer to use than Windows 11 did, even after the debloat. Hoping the new channel takes off fast! Your Linux stuff is always good to watch.
@WigglyCastle16 күн бұрын
Love to see linux content!
@MichaelSaamone16 күн бұрын
I have used Ubuntu for 20 years and I usually have a stable experience .
@Cyco_Nix16 күн бұрын
It seems solid, but I already have the GMKTec G5 with the n97 so no real benefits that I see over those, and it only cost $145. Great content! I love to see stuff tested with Linux.
@ashneel16 күн бұрын
Thanks for letting us know bro
@ManuelGrau15 күн бұрын
I got that one too. I haven't tried to install linux yet. Does everything work? what distro did you install?
@Cyco_Nix14 күн бұрын
@@ManuelGrau I used it for testing first and test Arch, Fedora, Ubuntu, and openSUSE. Currently it is running Fedora, but none had any issues.
@iokwong18717 күн бұрын
The G5 is amazing.
@NotRealNamesAgain16 күн бұрын
Great video, thorough as all hell. As for the little machine- I genuinely don't get low spec Intel CPUs. They *can* do stuff but you won't enjoy that stuff on them.
@LiftingLinux16 күн бұрын
They’re geared towards basic home or small office productivity and they are surprisingly good at that workflow.
@NotRealNamesAgain16 күн бұрын
@@LiftingLinux I mean- kind of. I've got a small N100 machine for odd job Windows apps (I use Linux otherwise, even at work) and just idling in Windows 11 it hovers from 20-50% cpu usage even after chopping a LOT out. It's not a great experience for me.
@kingneutron115 күн бұрын
This is the kind of mini-pc that I would buy for Proxmox Backup Server and put a 1-2TB SSD in it with a 2.5Gbit USB3 NIC
@fredbompard709716 күн бұрын
Nice nuc-like pc. Just miss a point: replace SATA m.2 by Nvme and replace 2x 1Gbps by 2x 2.5Gbps, and it is the perfect one!!
@LiftingLinux16 күн бұрын
There’s not enough PCIe lanes on the N150 for that. It only has 9 total. Each M.2 SSD slot only gets 2 PCIe 3.0 lanes, hence the SATA 3 SSD.
@fredbompard709716 күн бұрын
@LiftingLinux yes, you're right. Thanks. Maybe by moving pcie lanes from USB 3.2 to NIC? ,😁
@zil647016 күн бұрын
❤
@bryans865616 күн бұрын
I didn't know you had a new channel! I've got a mini PC with Linux Mint on it so this is right up my alley, and I've subscribed.
@KevinRollman17 күн бұрын
Good video. OpenSUSE is a rolling release distro and much easier to install than Arch.
@markdawson2513 күн бұрын
OpenSUSE Leap mini pc user here (also running it on a laptop).
@33yoal17 күн бұрын
20 year Linux novice here. Ventoy is a pain, Arch, bigger pain. I have this unit and attempting PF Sense / Opn Sense as a transparent bridge. Prayers or even better, money appreciated...
@joebonsaipoland14 күн бұрын
So PFSence doesn’t work on this
@33yoal14 күн бұрын
@@joebonsaipoland It should work, still configuring. Operator issues...
@bilditup117 күн бұрын
love the channel avatar
@Watchandlearn9117 күн бұрын
Joined and subscribed. Wish you all the success in this new channel
@proffessorclueless17 күн бұрын
Great format and should be really helpful to someone looking to upgrade their old computer especially those. like me, tat have been using Linux for a few years and wouldn't dream of going back to windows and cant justify the price of a mac.
@kingneutron115 күн бұрын
You can get a Mac M4 mini for $500-600 these days with educational discount, and Apple offers a monthly payment plan :) Dunno if you want to risk Sequoia bugs tho