Firewall Mini PC N100

Since you mentioned it’s mainly for media streaming. Get an intel gpu with integrated graphics over any AMD chip. Quicksync will benefit you so much, AMD (even dGPU’s) are much worse than Intel’s iGPU. If you ever plan on expanding with say immich, the argument would even be enhanced. I would recomm

If you bought it from AliExpress then you can file a return with them directly and cut CWWK out of the picture. Also that board is pretty common so I expect there is an issue with the second memory slot. You got unlucky. Just a pity that CWWK are messing you around. I’ve had issues with CWWK boards

I went with CWWK Mini PC N100 Firewall Hardware 2 x 10GbE SFP+, 2 x i226V 2.5GbE LAN. I had to add my own SSD and RAM, but both of which I had lying around anyway, so it was put to use. I have a 2 gig fiber connection, and it never bottlenecks it. Not doing a whole lot with it, just some VPN and dyn

A N100 is overkill unless you're using upside features. That said they can be very power efficient, mine idles at either 9 or 22 watts, can't remember but it's low. I don't think N100/N150/N250 will make any difference, get whatever is most reliable/power saving in your budget. Mine is a CWWK and it

You don’t need bigger than an N100 for a 1Gb link. Fanless can be tricky even in an N100 because they still pull 10-15w which means they will run warm without good airflow. I have multiple CWWK systems N5105/N100/N305 and they have been rock solid for years. They are great bang for buck.

CWWK N100 is fine, Just follow all the recommended settings and they just work ! been running N100 16 gb ram, 512 ssd 4 x 2.5 GB intel NICs ! If in a Hot area you Can use USB Case fans or the ones made for Consoles for Extra Airflow (In Fla ! ) A few Years running and no issues "As is Tradition" wit

CWWK Firewall Mini PC Intel N Series N100, DDR5 16G RAM 512G NVMe SSD, 4 x 2.5GbE i226V LAN Got it off amazon like 2 years ago to replace another one I had that wasn't working because it had Realtek for Lan , This one works well, and does good for Home use , especially for the price. I run 1 GB Cabl

In the ITX N100 world, CWWK is the main player. I have a few systems using the CW-NAD-ADLN-K which was a really popular board but I think has been replaced by the NAS-N150-6P. I wrote a post on STH about squeezing the most out of the board and how to upgrade the BIOS and various firmwares.

No, it's still a NAS. What you would be building is a NAS. SAS is a different type of connection capable of higher speeds, 12GB/s whilst SATA is 6GB/s. Now in a NAS, you're not going to notice this, at all. It's simply the protocol. An SAS HBA (Host Bus Adapter) would simply allow the use of cheaper

To quote Hamlet "“There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” Ok, so I will take your question of "OMG, why?" in good faith and assume you don't mean it to be rhetorical. Why on earth would you spend $200+ on a quad NVME adapter, The card was $100US an