Anyone use the Lenovo Tiny for anything interesting?

[KGIII]

It appears to meet the definition of SBC, but it's a bit more "complete" than some other options choices in the sphere.

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I have a project in mind, but don't know if I'll need that much computational resources.

 

[Mike13Foxtrot]

I'd go with a mini Ryzen PC less cost for better pro. Also AMD uses power better.

Get a Bare bones Mini Forum if you ain't gonna use Windows why start with it installed?

 

[Mike13Foxtrot]

At the shop we have a second PC on the back bench, don,t use it really. Tried today it is a Lenovo Think-it-can't. It was very slow with a cable connection. Failed to load Distro Watch page. Didn't check the specs, know its Intel but not sure which. I would stay away from that.

Check out ETA Prime on Utube he reviews tons of minis for retro gaming and he has been doing a lot of AMD systems.

 

[KGIII]

I think the Pi may be a better choice for me. I had some, but I can't seem to find them.

Anyhow, my (tentative) goal is a tablet-like device that lets you control certain house functions from the device. I'd want one in each room.

 

[Mike13Foxtrot]

Something new in the Pi Dept. Can possibly do what you want.

 

[KGIII]

That's looking like it might do the trick. Thanks! I'll be researching/pondering until just after the new year. That's when I'm hoping to have time to get started on it.

 

[DexTheDog]

KGIII dident you say at some point you had them in a drawer?

 

[DexTheDog]

https://linux.org/threads/rasperypi-4-use-ideas.34611/

I think its the 8th post.

 

[KGIII]

KGIII dident you say at some point you had them in a drawer?

Indeed. I looked in said drawer and they are not there. They were in said drawer for years, I'm pretty sure. The missus indicated that she thinks I might have given them away - possibly while intoxicated. That does sound like something I'd do. Amusingly, I noticed they were missing when I went to give them away (possibly for a second time).

 

[DexTheDog]

You said in that post you were gonna give them to Craigevil.

 

[KGIII]

Yeah, that was the plan. I looked in said drawer and they were gone. The missus seemed pretty sure that I'd given them away. (The drawer of 'various computer bits' is not in this room where I do most of my computing.) I have no memory of giving them away, so I must have been pretty intoxicated. For a while, I was pretty heavily doped up (automobile wreck), so it may have been around that time. She was uncertain of the time/date that I'd given them away. She's usually pretty sober.

 

[DexTheDog]

The rpi compute modules might be worth checking out.

 

[KGIII]

The tablet linked above in a video is what I'm going to next spend time investigating.

 

[DexTheDog]

Looks like it uses a pi4 compute module.

 

[Mike13Foxtrot]

Looks like it uses a pi4 compute module.

Ding Ding Ding, give that Dog a ball.... It is based on the Compute module and you can upgrade to better ones along the way.

Jeff and ETA Prime both Tubers, have lots of Pi based SFF rigs they try out.