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The downside of a raspberrpy pi is that sd cards dont last forever, especially when doing heavy reads and writes constantly (like an os does) they can die pretty frequently requireing changing. How cheap are we talking? I'm thinking if all you need to do is run some file server, transfer some files,

My general recommendation for everyone buying prebuilt computers from any brand is to reinstall the OS because it is free and easy to do. Alternatively, for the incredibly lazy, run a windows full scan or malwarebyte scan which are free to use. Otherwise, I have been testing the Acemagic F3A, F1A, a

Coming from PC repair where the shop is one of the few that will take on Chi-NUC brands, most of my experience comes from bench diagnostics, family/friend ownership & helping others. First thing to understand, GMKtec was a manufacturer before a retail brand. Only a couple years ago, Acemagic/Beelink

I bought an Acemagic M1 which is pretty cheap. I upgraded the memory, SSD and installed my own OS rather than use what came with it. So far so good, but it's better to shop around rather than go with what seems to be the best price. Mine had an AMD Ryzen 7 6800H for $299. Only 16 GB of RAM and 512GB