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0 pointsAachen5mo ago0 comments

N95? As in, the Nokia?

Edit: did some searching, probably you mean the N95 Intel CPU as the basis for a mini pc, not actually a system called N95. That thing is 30% faster than my server's cpu which has <10% occupancy, and about half of it comes from the 1 Windows VM that I need for a legacy application I should really be getting rid of. It's also very recent, you can use way older CPUs from hardware people are throwing away that use similarly little power instead of buying a new product

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doubled1125mo ago

Yes, the Intel N95 CPU. They're common in sub-$200 mini PCs. We'll see about longevity. It's run over two years 24x7.

I agree about finding old hardware to use. Sometimes it is the way to go.

I ran old Dell laptops from the recycle bin at work as servers for some time. I ran old gaming machines at one point as well.

Those laptops used more power than this thing, put out more heat, and were slower.

I was just saying that people don't always need dual 150W Xeons monsters for homelab.

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