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Minisforum M2 Pro

Minisforum M2 Pro Mini PC running Linux – Power Consumption

November 9, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

Minisforum M2 Pro running Linux: system power consumption at idle, under everyday desktop workloads and sustained CPU load.

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Minisforum M2 Pro

Minisforum M2 Pro Mini PC Running Linux – Introduction

November 2, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

Minisforum M2 Pro mini PC running Linux. I examine its Intel Panther Lake processor, Arc B390 graphics, design, connectivity and features.

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Hypervisors

ACRN – Type 1 hypervisor for embedded and real-time systems

October 29, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

ACRN is a Type 1 hypervisor for embedded and industrial systems, combining isolated real-time virtual machines with shared resources.

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Beelink Mini PC

Beelink EQi 304 Mini PC – NPU and Llama

September 8, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

I test the Beelink EQi Core 3 304’s 15-TOPS Intel NPU with OpenVINO and Llama 3.2 1B to see how useful modest NPUs really are.

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MINISFORUM M2 Panther Lake Mini PC – NPU and Llama

August 25, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

Benchmarking the Minisforum M2’s Intel NPU with Llama 3.2 1B and OpenVINO, including speed, TTFT and AMD Ryzen AI comparisons.

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Beelink Mini PC

Beelink EQi 304 Mini PC Review – Cores

July 29, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

Beelink EQi 304 Linux benchmarks compare its P-core and LP E-cores with the Intel N100, showing strong gains and scaling.

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Beelink Mini PC

Beelink EQi 304 Mini PC Review – BIOS

July 27, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

Explore the Beelink EQi Core 3 304 mini PC BIOS, including CPU, power, fan, Secure Boot, Wake-on-LAN and boot settings.

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Beelink Mini PC

Beelink EQi 304 Mini PC Review – Power Consumption

July 23, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

I test the Beelink EQi Core 3 304 mini PC’s Linux power consumption at idle, under light use and full CPU load, with electricity costs.

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Beelink Mini PC

Beelink EQi 304 Mini PC Review – Benchmarking

July 21, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

Beelink EQi 304 Linux benchmarks covering Core 3 304 CPU, Xe3 graphics, LPDDR5 memory and UFS 3.1 storage performance.

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Beelink Mini PC

Beelink EQi 304 Mini PC Review – Introduction to the Series

July 16, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

Beelink EQi Core 3 304 Linux review covering design, ports, hardware, Linux compatibility, 10GbE networking and initial performance.

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DevOps

15 Best Free and Open Source Linux Compilers

July 1, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

Linux has a diverse range of other compilers available, many of which are released under freely distributable licenses. Here are the finest.

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Minisforum M2

MINISFORUM M2 Intel Panther Lake Mini PC Running Linux: Cores

June 18, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

Benchmarking the Minisforum M2 on Linux, comparing P-cores, E-cores and LP E-cores with Crafty, Coremark and smallpt.

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MS-02 Ultra

Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux – Btrfs

June 11, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

Explore Btrfs on the Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running CachyOS, including zstd compression, space savings, and no-compress tips for VMs.

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MS-02 Ultra

Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux – BIOS

June 9, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

Explore the Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX BIOS including power limits, TPM, CPU controls, fan settings, Secure Boot, and CachyOS boot setup.

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MS-02 Ultra

Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux – Cores

June 5, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

Benchmarking the Minisforum MS-02 Ultra on Linux, comparing P-cores and E-Cores with crafty, Coremark, and smallpt.

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Minisforum M2

MINISFORUM M2 Intel Panther Lake Mini PC Running Linux: BIOS

June 3, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

BIOS, or Basic Input/Output System, remains one of the most important pieces of low-level software in any computer. Here’s a look at the M2’s BIOS.

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Bosgame M7 Mini PC

Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H running Linux – Cores

June 2, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

Benchmarking the Bosgame M7’s Core Ultra 9 285H on Linux, comparing P-cores, E-cores and LP E-cores with Crafty, Coremark and smallpt.

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MS-02 Ultra

Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux – Dual-channel memory

June 1, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

Looking at the benefits of running dual-channel memory on the Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX Mini Workstation.

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Bosgame M7 Mini PC

Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H running Linux – BIOS

May 27, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

BIOS, or Basic Input/Output System, remains one of the most important pieces of low-level software in any computer. Here’s a look at the M7’s BIOS.

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MS-02 Ultra

Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux – Power Consumption

May 26, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC

For this article in the series, I’m looking at the power consumption of the Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX.

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