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Author Topic: Mini Bare Bones Computer Fanless  (Read 86643 times)

tickmike

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Mini Bare Bones Computer Fanless
« on: July 18, 2025, 09:52:17 PM »
Looking around what's available for a 'mini bare bones computer fan-less in a metal case' .

Last one I got was from 'aliexpress' for my pfSense ( That was about 17x4x 12cm )
but looking for something from uk seller this time.

One LAN only.
can be 17x12x12cm size'ish

Do not want to go Raspberry pi  but it is powerful enough

Any ideas / links
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Re: Mini Bare Bones Computer Fanless
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2025, 10:07:40 PM »
A while ago I picked up a couple of second user Gigabyte Brix PCs which were about a 4x4x3 Inches and had LAN USB3, space for a 2.5inch HDD or SSD, HDMI and VGA.

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Re: Mini Bare Bones Computer Fanless
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2025, 08:18:33 PM »
If its just for messing about and you want to go super cheap then maybe consider an Asus Chromebook miniPC.  They vary in price / performance but if mine is anything to go by, are well made and last forever

My CN60 has 4Gb RAM and a Celeron 2955 processor, I upgraded the SATA III 2242 SSD to 256 Gb. To run alternative OSes you need remove the write-protect screw, takes 2 minutes.

Has built HDMI out and Displayport, built in LAN and wifi, very quiet, plenty of USB ports, tiny form factor.

I used mine as a media player for a long time running LibreElec, then had Debian on it, now running Lubuntu fine

Killer feature is you can buy them for less than £20 on ebay, SSD upgrade will be another £20 mind you ...
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