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The low power draw is definitely not exclusive to Macs, a similar x86 mini PC with Linux will also draw around 5W idle.
by PhilipRoman 2y ago
The low power draw is definitely not exclusive to Macs, a similar x86 mini PC with Linux will also draw around 5W idle.
- rollcat 2y agoDoes the mini PC go from zero to eleven though? Can I play BG3, Factorio, or Minecraft on the same hardware? Can I saturate a TB3 port? Transcode video? Run an LLM or text2img? Any of that while remaining responsive, having a video call? If I already need a powerful machine for a desktop, why would I need a second one just so it can stay up 24/7 to run Miniflux or Syncthing? Less is more.
- hedora 2y agoYes; for about $1000. Eg: https://www.bee-link.com/products/beelink-ser9-ai-9-hx-370 https://www.bee-link.com/products/beelink-ser9-ai-9-hx-370 I have the ser-8 model, and can confirm everything works under Linux. This one has an 80 TOPS AI thing, since you asked about llms.
- rollcat 2y agoHuh, pretty cool. Would you mind submitting your scores to Geekbench? Can you also test idle power? Genuinely interested.