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That’s probably an N100. Its actual TDP is 15 watts, but it works reasonably well when capped at 6W. They are good devices, but they are bigger than Pi and are
by bayindirh 2y ago
That’s probably an N100. Its actual TDP is 15 watts, but it works reasonably well when capped at 6W.
They are good devices, but they are bigger than Pi and are whiny. Their fans never turns off and creates background noise. I have quite a few of them.
On the other hand, Pi’s 25W contains tons of overhead for other devices. A 5TB external hard drive still requires way more power than a 1 TB one or an SSD.
- mianos 2y agoI have 2 n100 boxes and none of them have fans at all. Set at 9W and never had a problem so far.
- bayindirh 2y agoInteresting. All models I have found had fans. It’s easy to dissipate 9 watts with some clever design.
- magicalhippo 2y agoFrom what I know it seems the router-oriented designs are mostly fanless, like this[1] semi-random example. [1]: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004360072281.html https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004360072281.html
- bayindirh 2y agoThanks, probably I missed them due to skipping router/multi NIC systems during shopping.
- mianos 2y agoI stand corrected, one is like that thing, no fan The other is a T9 mini PC. It is really small with 2 network ports. It apparently has a fan. I have never heard it. Which is significant to me because I also have some NUCs and those are the only fans in my office and they are annoying in the silence.