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Lenovo
ThinkCentre M70q
11 positive 0 neutral 2 negative
Based on 13 Reddit mentions
$799.98
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Your bottleneck isn't network or storage — it's transcoding. The Pi 4 doesn't have hardware video acceleration that Plex can use, so when a mobile client can't direct-play (mismatched codec, screen size, bandwidth limit), the Pi software-transcodes and 4 cores aren't enough. That's why "optimize for
...cube_engineer in r/selfhosted
April 30, 2026 2:08 AM
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Looking for a mini/micro pc for home. Dell, HP, Lenovo. Need help.
That's a great price for a Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 Tiny. There's a fair number that is coming out on the market from early lease, as IT departments haven't been satisfied with how hot 12th/13th/14th Gen Intel CPUs have become. As an example, the 10nm Core i5-14400T has a PBP of 35W, yet a MTP
...Old_Crows_Associate in r/MiniPCs
July 25, 2025 10:56 AM
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M70Q gen 3 Undervolt
Unfortunately, that's the point. Two things you'll need to understand. Lenovo as already tuned their motherboard for an optimum thermal curve based on the Alder Lake CPU installed. They're working against six sh•tty 10nm Golden Cove Performance-cores @ idle, something Lenovo has been fighting since
...Old_Crows_Associate in r/MiniPCs
July 28, 2025 1:25 PM
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