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GMKtec Nucbox G3 Mini PC: Intel N100, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, Windows 11 Pro
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When you look at these N sub 300 class (N95/N97/N100/N200 etc) the only real difference is graphics and they are all pretty similar. The N97 has a little extra CPU juice.
The question boils down to:
1. Ethernet. Do you need 1/2 gig, 2.5
2. SSD - Most of these come w/ SATA SSD so they are much slower than NVMe so you may pitch it
3. RAM - It's a single stick so you are scrapping if you want to upgrade.
Looking at that you are in the $100-$200 range. If you are running server apps and Linux/containers you likely can get away w/ 8 GB, and most likely the SATA SSD is adequate, it boils down to do you need multiple (for say like a router) or 2.5 GB.
Outside of that there is $20-$40 swing variance in componentry.
If you are running windows you prob want 16GB (you can get by w/ 8 tho) and the SATA SSD is REALLY going to drag. So if you start putting in 16GB and NVMe drives then you are MUCH better off starting to look at the Ryzen minipc which are much faster with better graphics solutions, NVMe, and higher RAM. The speed difference isn't even close.
I consider the N100 series server only it's really not fast enough for anything but a browser and even then its slow. I have multiple of them running server apps and for failover running rancher/harvester. They are excellent in that situation but they were also 16GB and had NVMe drives in them. You see in the last year they have gone through shrinkflation. They kept around the same price but went to 8GB no name memory (mine had crucial) and quietly swapped out NVMe drives for WAYYYY slower SATA SSD. If you run windows w/ sata SSD and this slow processor, go get your smoker warmed up before this thing boots up.
If you are keen yesterday Walmart had an N305 Acer laptop for $200 (8 gb tho) but that is significantly faster than these (2x or more) and you could swap out the storage but it is NVMe by default, and since it is a laptop solution it has a built in UPS (batt), and lower power signature, and a built in KVM
If you MUST have Windows, I would steer clear of these machines and go for the next tier up and probably Ryzen solutions. The extra few coffees will be worth it.
I didn't down vote for the record.
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Please don't configure anyone's firewall.
Given that the vast majority of internet traffic is encrypted, you are going to glean absolutely nothing by examining outbound packets, and filtering by port stops absolutely no one from exfiltrating data. They will just contain a destination IP, port, and a message size, and a bunch of random bits and bytes that don't look like anything to anyone unless they have the decryption key and know what the message structure is supposed to be.
Likewise, the IP it sends packets to could easily just be a relay/proxy that's also in the US, so checking for foreign addresses also doesn't stop much of anything.
I have worked in plenty of corporate environments, all of the stuff you list would only stop people using off-the-shelf programs, e.g. ssh, ftp, etc., using standard configurations, from doing standard things (e.g. connecting to ssh or ftp on standard/default ports).
If you don't allow outbound traffic, you don't have internet access. So, what's the point?
Your exfiltration algo isn't gonna detect that someone leaked some passwords out in a small blurb of tiny packets. What someone on the outside does with that information is anybody's guess.
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I picked up a N95 model for $60 and an N100 mini for $110. Both on Amazon. I use them daily.
N100 also destroys pi 5 in performance with the similar energy consumption and cost.
BTW, I would suggest to upgrade the memory to 16GB for maximum performance.
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N100 also destroys pi 5 in performance with the similar energy consumption and cost.
BTW, I would suggest to upgrade the memory to 16GB for maximum performance.
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