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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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SunFounder Pironman 5 NVMe Mini PC Case Review

May 15, 2025 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

The SunFounder Pironman 5 case transforms the Raspberry Pi 5 into a beautiful desktop mini PC with optional NMVe storage.

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DreamQuest N100 Mini PC

DreamQuest N100 Mini PC Running Linux: Benchmarks

November 26, 2024 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

This article benchmarks the DreamQuest N100 Mini PC with Ubuntu 24.10.

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DreamQuest with Ubuntu

DreamQuest N95 Mini PC Running Linux: Benchmarks

July 29, 2024 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

This article benchmarks the DreamQuest N95 Mini PC. The tests are run using the Phoronix Test Suite unless otherwise stated.

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DreamQuest with Ubuntu

DreamQuest N95 Mini PC Running Linux: Introduction

July 24, 2024 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

DreamQuest N95 Mini PC is a well specified computer. This is a multi-article looking at this computer from a Linux perspective.

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FIREBAT T8 Plus Mini PC Running Linux: VirtualBox Performance

May 6, 2024 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

For this article we’re looking at the FIREBAT from a VirtualBox perspective. We investigate how well virtual machines run on this Mini PC.

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FIREBAT T8 Plus Mini PC Running Linux: Installing and Configuring Rhino Linux

May 1, 2024 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

We explore installing and configuring Rhino Linux on the FIREBAT. Rhino Linux is a rolling release Ubuntu-based distribution

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FIREBAT T8 Plus Mini PC Running Linux: Installing and Configuring EndeavourOS

April 19, 2024 Steve Emms Distro, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

For this article in the series, we explore installing and configuring EndeavourOS.

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FIREBAT T8 Plus Mini PC Running Linux: Windows Subsystem for Linux 2

April 14, 2024 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

We see how Linux runs under Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL). This uses virtualization to run the Linux kernel inside a virtual machine.

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FIREBAT T8 Plus Mini PC Running Linux: Gaming

April 8, 2024 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

For this part in the series, we investigate the gaming performance of the FIREBAT T8 Plus Mini PC under Ubuntu.

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FIREBAT T8 Plus Mini PC Running Linux: Multimedia

April 3, 2024 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Multimedia, Reviews

For this part in the series, we investigate the multimedia performance of the FIREBAT T8 Plus Mini PC under Ubuntu.

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FIREBAT T8 Plus Mini PC Running Linux: Benchmarks

March 26, 2024 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

This article benchmarks the FIREBAT T8 Plus Mini PC. We compare the FIREBAT’s benchmarks with a couple of other tiny computers.

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FIREBAT T8 Plus Mini PC Running Linux: Introduction

March 25, 2024 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

FIREBAT T8 Plus Mini PC is an extremely cheap computer. This is a multi-article series looking at this computer running Linux.

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Intel NUC

Intel NUC 13 Pro Mini PC Running Linux: Installing Manjaro

November 13, 2023 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

For this article in the series, we explore installing and configuring Manjaro on the NUC 13. Manjaro is an Arch-based Linux distribution.

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Intel NUC

Intel NUC 13 Pro Mini PC Running Linux: P-Cores and E-Cores

October 30, 2023 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

This article focuses on the two different cores present in the Intel NUC 13 Pro. They are Performance-cores (P-Cores) and Efficient-Cores (E-Cores).

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Intel NUC

Intel NUC 13 Pro Mini PC Running Linux: Power Consumption

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

For this instalment in the series, we’re going to examine the power consumption of the NUC 13 Pro Mini PC and compare that to a couple of desktop machines.

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Intel NUC 13 Pro running Ubuntu 23.10 Desktop

Intel NUC 13 Pro Mini PC Running Linux: Installing Ubuntu 23.10 Desktop

October 16, 2023 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

For this article in the series, I’ll explore the simple process of installing Ubuntu 23.10 on the Intel NUC 13 Pro.

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Intel NUC

Intel NUC 13 Pro Mini PC Running Linux: Benchmarking

October 9, 2023 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

This is a weekly blog looking at an Intel NUC 13 Pro Mini PC running Linux. In this article, we benchmark the machine.

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Intel NUC

Intel NUC 13 Pro Mini PC Running Linux: Introduction To The Series

October 2, 2023 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

This is a weekly blog looking at an Intel NUC 13 Pro Mini PC running Linux. In this article, we examine its design and specifications.

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AWOW AK41 - SNES emulation

AWOW AK41 Mini Desktop PC – SNES emulation – Week 11

September 16, 2020 Luke Baker Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

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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