I purchased a GMKtec G3 Mini PC with N100 processor for about NZ$300 from Amazon, although I note it would now cost me NZ$255 direct from the GMKtec website. Th

I purchased a GMKtec G3 Mini PC with N100 processor for about NZ$300 from Amazon, although I note it would now cost me NZ$255 direct from the GMKtec website. This came with 8GB RAM and a 256GB NVME drive - both of which are upgradeable using standard components. It even has 2.5Gbe networking, Wi-Fi 6, and Bluetooth 5.2, and also included a full Windows 11 Pro licence. It's near-silent, and I moved my Home Assistant installation to this from a RPi4b, which has made a noticeable improvement in performance. Memory usage sits at around 25% and the CPU usage rarely goes over 10%. To say I'm impressed with this device is not giving it enough credit. Here in NZ, it would cost at least NZ$200 to get a Raspberry Pi 5 with case, power-supply, storage, etc. And that wouldn't come close to the performance and flexibility this box gives me.