Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini 5i: i5-10400T 6 Core, 12GB DDR4, 256GB PCIe SSD, 1TB HDD, WiFi-6, Win10 Pro @ $598 + F/S

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01-14-2021 at 11:30 AM #2

Seems to be an ok deal for a compact htpc and plex

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01-14-2021 at 11:51 AM #3

Can't find info on the difference between T and H processors. I've had terrible experience with U processor, but H works great so far and I'm curious where T sits on the spectrum.

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01-14-2021 at 11:57 AM #4

At first glimpse I thought this is paver stone from Lowe's or Homedepot.

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01-14-2021 at 12:00 PM #5

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At first glimpse I thought this is paver stone from Lowe's or Homedepot.

I was gonna say it reminds me of a Mac Mini that got thrown out of a moving vehicle on the highway.

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01-14-2021 at 12:03 PM #6

And yes, would also like to know how this one compare to M or P series tiny PCs, also sold by Lenovo.

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01-14-2021 at 12:04 PM #7

Might pick one up as a budget homelab. Love the 6c/12t proc - and its got more power than a laptop. Also has wifi 6 and comes with 12Gb of Ram. I wish it had thunderbolt 3 or 4 for external storage. But its got enough space for 2 storage drives. Overall for the price its a solid deal.

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01-14-2021 at 12:14 PM #8

I hope these are better than their M73's. We have a client that used them as a thinclient (remote desktop) machines and they had a lot that went bad in various ways. The most common was the WiFi would stop working until you powered off the unit, and restart it. Simply rebooting wouldnt work. Lenovo would send a warranty replacement that would go bad some way within a year. They're going to get replaced by Intel NUCs some time this year.

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01-14-2021 at 12:17 PM #9

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Can't find info on the difference between T and H processors. I've had terrible experience with U processor, but H works great so far and I'm curious where T sits on the spectrum.

T processors designate lower TDP and thus are used in low power and space constrained desktops.

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01-14-2021 at 12:26 PM #10

is the one good?
https://www.amazon.com/Acer-TC-89...B088X2YR3X

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01-14-2021 at 12:33 PM #11

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is the one good?
https://www.amazon.com/Acer-TC-89...B088X2YR3X

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Specs are fine but that's a full-size computer. Not really comparable nor worth a price premium.

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01-14-2021 at 12:35 PM #12

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Might pick one up as a budget homelab. Love the 6c/12t proc - and its got more power than a laptop. Also has wifi 6 and comes with 12Gb of Ram. I wish it had thunderbolt 3 or 4 for external storage. But its got enough space for 2 storage drives. Overall for the price its a solid deal.

It has usb c 3.2 20 Gbps so you won't be held back too much provided your external storage supports it.

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01-14-2021 at 12:37 PM #13

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T processors designate lower TDP and thus are used in low power and space constrained desktops.

Do you mean compared to H? This is strange because my current H processor is in a laptop - it's hard to imagine a more constrained space yet they managed to make it work well.

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01-14-2021 at 12:38 PM #14

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Can't find info on the difference between T and H processors. I've had terrible experience with U processor, but H works great so far and I'm curious where T sits on the spectrum.

U and H series Processors are Laptop Processors, not Desktop. This is a full fledged Desktop Processor and you can upgrade that too. "T" Series Processors are the lower TDP counterpart of their corresponding Desktop counterparts.
For example, this is the lower TDP version of Desktop Comet Lake Processor i5-10400 where the TDP has been reduced to 35 W from the standard 65W, to be used in these kind of small form factor and Mini Computers.

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