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ASROCK NUC BOX-255H Running Linux

ASRock Industrial NUC BOX-255H Running Linux: Power Consumption

August 15, 2025 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

For this article in the series I’m looking at the power consumption of the ASRock Industrial NUC BOX-255H.

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ASROCK NUC BOX-255H Running Linux

Benchmarking the ASRock Industrial NUC BOX-255H

August 13, 2025 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

In this article I’ll benchmark the machine. The tests are run using the Phoronix Test Suite, unless otherwise stated.

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Radxa Rock 5T

Benchmarking the Radxa ROCK 5T Single Board Computer

August 12, 2025 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

In this article I run a series of benchmarks on the Radxa ROCK 5T single board computer and compare it to its peers.

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ASROCK NUC BOX-255H Running Linux

ASRock Industrial NUC BOX-255H Running Linux: Introduction to the series

August 11, 2025 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

This is a series of articles looking at the ASRock Industrial NUC BOX-255H. In this series, I examine every aspect of this Mini PC in detail.

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Radxa Rock 5T

Radxa ROCK 5T Single Board Computer Running Linux: Introduction

August 5, 2025 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

This is a new series looking at the Radxa ROCK 5T single board computer. It’s billed as an elegant computer with 8K + 4K dual display.

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Firefly AIBOX 3588S

Firefly AIBOX-3588S Embedded Fanless PC: Power Consumption

July 31, 2025 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

For this article in the series, I’m looking at the power consumption of the Firefly AIBOX-358SS fanless PC.

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Raspberry Pi 5 Desktop Mini PC: Good value compared to an Intel N100 Mini PC?

July 23, 2025 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

A question I get asked a fair bit is whether the Raspberry Pi 5 represents good value to purchase as a desktop PC.

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Firefly AIBOX 3588S

Firefly AIBOX-3588S Embedded Fanless PC Running Linux – Introduction

July 21, 2025 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

This is the first in a series of articles looking at the Firefly AIBOX 3588S embedded fanless ARM-based mini PC.

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OrangePi SBC - RISC-V

Orange Pi R2S Single Board Computer Running Linux: Introduction

June 30, 2025 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

This is a series of articles looking at the Orange Pi R2S, the latest addition to the range of single board computers from Orange Pi.

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Ethernet

Raspberry Pi 5 Desktop Mini PC: 2.5Gbps Networking

June 26, 2025 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

In this article I explore a simple upgrade to improve the Raspberry Pi 5’s network speed.

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Banana Pi BPI-F3

Benchmarking the Banana Pi BPI-F3 Single Board Computer

June 23, 2025 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

In this article I benchmark the Banana Pi BPI-F3 and compare it to other single board computers as well as an N100 Mini PC.

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Raspberry Pi 5 Desktop Mini PC: Avoid snap pollution

June 12, 2025 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

Declutter the output from df when the Pi 5 has snaps installed. Better yet, use an alternative to df for even nicer output.

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Raspberry Pi 5 Desktop Mini PC: Installing Software

June 9, 2025 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

Explore my favourite ways of installing new software on the Raspberry Pi 5.

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Raspberry Pi 5 Desktop Mini PC: Script to use a ZRAM swapdrive

June 2, 2025 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews, Tutorials

Installing a script to enable ZRAM and optimize its effectiveness on Raspberry Pi computers. It’s very useful for low RAM Pi models.

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Music Festival

kew v3.2.0 improves internet radio support and more

May 9, 2025 Luke Baker Blog, Multimedia, Reviews, TUI

kew has added a mini-player mode, a braille visualizer mode, a favorites list for radio stations, and shows bitrate information.

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Site Update – An Apology and a Brighter Future

April 6, 2025 Steve Emms Blog

We’ve spent time optimizing the site including migrating to the latest server technology. This provides enhanced performance.

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Music Festival

kew adds internet radio support

March 31, 2025 Luke Baker Blog, Multimedia, Reviews, TUI

kew is a music player sporting gapless playback, 24-bit/192khz audio, and MPRIS support. It now has internet radio support.

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What is Fulfillment Software in E-commerce?

March 8, 2025 John O'Donnell Blog

Fulfillment software is an essential tool for any e-commerce business looking to streamline its order fulfillment process.

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Christmas presents

Season’s Greetings from LinuxLinks

December 25, 2024 Steve Emms Blog

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from everyone at LinuxLinks.

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DreamQuest N100 Mini PC

DreamQuest N100 Mini PC Running Linux: Power Consumption

December 2, 2024 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

For this instalment in the series, we examine the power consumption of the DreamQuest N100 Mini PC and compare it to four other machines.

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