This series recommends what to choose when buying a refurbished mini PC to run Linux as a desktop computer.
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Category: Hardware
HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini Desktop PC – Multimedia – Week 3
Our weekly blog looks at the HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini Desktop PC testing its multimedia capabilities.
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Linux Flies on Mars
This is a moment in history for us to remember. An open source operating system built by thousands flies a helicopter on another planet.
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Run Linux on Refurbished Mini PCs – Part 1
This series recommends what to choose when buying a refurbished mini PC to run Linux as your desktop computer.
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HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini Desktop PC – Benchmarks – Week 2
We run a series of benchmarks on the HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini Desktop PC on the Manjaro distribution.
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Lenovo M93 Ultra Small Desktop PC- OBS Studio – Week 6
This week’s blog looks at video recording on the Lenovo M93 using OBS Studio.
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HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini Desktop PC running Linux – Week 1
The first in a new series looking at running Linux on a refurbished HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini Desktop PC.
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Lenovo M93 Ultra Small PC – Gaming – Week 5
This is a weekly blog looking at the Lenovo M93 Ultra Small Desktop PC running Linux. We put some free games through their paces on the M93.
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Lenovo M93 Ultra Small Desktop PC – Multiple Operating Systems – Week 4
This is a weekly blog looking at the Lenovo M93 Ultra Small Desktop PC running Linux. Run multiple operating systems on the Lenovo M93.
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Lenovo M93 Ultra Small PC – Video and Audio – Week 3
For this week’s blog, we put the Lenovo M93 through its paces from a multimedia perspective.
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Lenovo M93 Ultra Small PC – Benchmarks – Week 2
This is a weekly blog looking at the Lenovo M93 Ultra Small Desktop PC running Linux. This week we run a series of benchmarks on the machine and compare it to some of its peers.
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Lenovo M93 Ultra Small PC Running Linux – Week 1
The first in a new series looking at running Manjaro on a refurbished Lenovo M93 Ultra Small Desktop PC.
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AWOW AK41 Mini Desktop PC – SNES emulation – Week 11
For this week’s blog, Luke checks out how Snes9x performs on the AWOW AK41 Mini PC. Snes9x is an emulator for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System 16-bit home video game console.
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AWOW AK41 Mini Desktop PC – TeamViewer with Linux – Week 10
TeamViewer offers remote access to a wide variety of operating systems.. Here’s my findings on the AWOW AK41 Mini PC.
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AWOW AK41 Mini Desktop PC – Astronomy – Week 9
For this week’s blog, we look at how well the most popular open source astronomy programs run on the AWOW AK41.
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AWOW AK41 Mini Desktop PC – OBS Studio – Week 8
OBS Studio is free and open source software for video recording and live streaming. We run OBS Studio on the AWOW AK41 Mini PC and see how it performs.
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AWOW AK41 Mini Desktop PC – Home Computer Emulators – Week 7
For this week’s blog on the AWOW AK41, Luke looks at emulating home computers such as the Amiga, Atari ST, and the ZX Spectrum. Heady days in the early 1980s.
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AWOW AK41 Mini Desktop PC – Web Browsing – Week 6
Over the years, I’ve tried almost every web browser available for Linux. For the AWOW AK41, my focus has rested primarily with Chrome and Firefox. I’ve used them extensively on the AK41 for the past 6 weeks browsing hundreds of web sites that are laden to the hilt with JavaScript.
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AWOW AK41 Mini Desktop PC – Gaming – Week 5
For this week’s blog, Luke looks at gaming on the AWOW AK41 Mini PC. This tiny computer uses the Intel UHD Graphics 605, an integrated processor graphics unit from the Gemini Lake generation.
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AWOW AK41 Mini Desktop PC – Multiple Operating Systems – Week 4
In this week’s blog, I look at some of the ways you can run programs from different operating systems on the AWOW AK41. I examine hardware virtualization, dual booting, as well as using a compatibility layer.
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