Re: [9fans] cheap, usb-c powered, quiet, virtualization capable, multicore intel x86 PCs

2025-02-08 Thread Carl Phillips
I have a GMKtec G3 N100 mini pc which has been running 9front ok for the past few months. It is very cheap (I paid £63 delivered to the UK with 8GB RAM, 256GB NVME installed), x86, quiet, virtualization capable and multicore. It's not usb-c powered out the box but you can use a barrel jack to

Re: [9fans] cheap, usb-c powered, quiet, virtualization capable, multicore intel x86 PCs

2025-02-07 Thread hiro
for new stuff: i'd look out for cheap Intel N100 based boards on aliexpress. i have never noted the power supply, so no clue if there's anything usb-c powered, sorry. for used stuff: old thinkcentre tiny PCs. but that's definitely not usb-c powered, sorry. ;) On Sat, Feb 8, 2025 at 2:48 AM ron mi

[9fans] cheap, usb-c powered, quiet, virtualization capable, multicore intel x86 PCs

2025-02-07 Thread ron minnich
I'm looking for something as defined in the subject. Has to run Plan 9 of course. No disk needed, will netboot. refurb is fine. If anyone has gotten such a thing recently, please lmk. I may just see if there's cheapo thinkpads that fill the bill, but I'd prefer something tiny. --