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MiniPC must either charge from USB-C or have an internal PSU. Those external power bricks are so annoying when you start adding more PCs to the cluster.
by butz 1y ago
MiniPC must either charge from USB-C or have an internal PSU. Those external power bricks are so annoying when you start adding more PCs to the cluster.
- jauntywundrkind 1y agoI definitely think USB-C would be a pretty good option! Another option is getting a dedicated power supply. Mean Well makes a HEP-600-20, with 560W of 20V power. You can power quite a cluster off that! It sucks that they don't take 24v: there's so many 24v power supplies, but 19/20V is quite rare! I have quite handful of hard drives in toaster-style carriers: having a single high efficiency rugged 12V power supply felt better than dealing with a sea of questionable-efficiecy power bricks.
- dahrkael 1y agoGMKTec mini PCs are powered via USB-C, the included charger is quite manageable
- wpm 1y agoThat's one of the things the Mac mini has going for it: the built-in PSU. I'm surprised the Chinese manufacturers haven't just ripped off the design of those yet.