ThinkCentre M70q Tiny

Wow, you’re right. I just checked eBay here in the US, and a 2018 mini is typically less than a similarly equipped Lenovo ThinkCentre M720q. The 2018 mini prices probably are dropping because they will be EOL soon plus they don't compare to Apple Silicon performance. On the other hand, prices of Len

tl;dr: that's definitely external damage That is a Lenovo ThinkCentre Tiny of some sort, which is obvious enough. For those not familiar with its internal layout, the CPU and heatsink/fan are on the right side, which looks undamaged, further solidifying the (obvious to some) external-source damage t

I personally like the Lenovo ThinkCentre "Tiny" series.

Good news: what you're describing (BBS, IRC server, a simple website, some storage) is extremely light on hardware requirements — you're right that a Pi is a bit fragile/underpowered for 24/7 "actual service" duty, and a laptop is a bad idea mainly because laptop hardware isn't designed for continuo

People who pay for an OVHcloud VPS (or any VPS for that matter) aren't paying for it just to never use it, so you're not gonna get anything here unless someone happens to be feeling charitable and has enough spare resources to host one for you (and even then, I wouldn't recommend trusting them for a

A retired friend of mine bought a ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 12TD001KUS Tiny new through the county school system earlier this year for a little over $500. Looks similar to yours with the exception of a 512GB SSD and a single 16GB stick of RAM (something she didn't know when she bought it). I helped her

At $400, I’d be careful chasing “best mini PC of 2026” lists because half of them are just affiliate bait with the same few boxes rearranged. For what you described, I’d care less about the newest model name and more about getting the boring stuff right: 16GB RAM minimum, 512GB SSD minimum, WiFi 6,