GMKtec-US via Amazon has
GMKtec NucBox G3 Plus Mini PC on sale for $179.99 - $50 when you 'clip' the coupon on the product page =
$129.99.
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Specs/Key Features:
- Intel Twin Lake N150 4-cores, 4-threads (3.6GHz) Processor
- 8GB DDR4 3200 MHz Memory (32GB max)
- 256GB PCIe 3.0 M.2 2280 NVMe Solid State Drive
- 2TB max M.2 2242 SATA (Not Included)
- Intel UHD 1000MHz Graphics
- Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax +Bluetooth 5.2
- Windows 11 Pro
- Ports:
- 4x USB 3.2 up to 5Gbps
- 2x HDMI 2.0 (4K@60Hz)
- 1x 3.5mm Audio Jack
Warranty: 1-Year Limited
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Also, anyone give Proxmox on one of these a go? I've been running HomeAssistant on a RPi for several years now, and while while that's been fine, I do want to move to something faster. I also have some other small uses like a MPD/media server, etc. hence the desire for something like Proxmox over just Hassio.
Anyone else have this problem?
Anyone else have this problem?
GMKtec NucBox G3 Plus N150 32GB ram 500GB PCIe SSD
Also ordered an M.2 2242 SATA 512GB SSD from GMKtec for the extra slot.
$40 shipped when I emailed their customer service, although now I see cheaper on amazon.
It was similar to this, but not exactly.
https://en.twsc.com.cn/enSSD/2024...67616.ht
I think TWSC makes them different depending on the OEM. It came with it's own win pro 11 and drivers for the G3.
That being said, if you burn in subtitles (e.g. PGS subtitles) you may be able to do just one stream; and even then it might struggle. Burning in subtitles is very heavy on the processor, and it's better to get SRT subtitles than can be decoded client-side.
Side note -- if you have something that can spin up a Plex server but doesn't handle transcoding well, (e.g. newer Synology NASs that don't have Intel processors), it might be better to invest in a client side solution instead. Even though this can handle transcoding very well, no transcoding device can match the experience of native client side decoding. Skipping, fast-forward, rewind will never be as seamless. Moreover, plex cannot transcode all possible formats (e.g. Dolby Vision Profile 5). Of course, giving up transcoding doesn't work for every use case, but if it does for you; don't buy this just to enable transcoding. I spent ~$100 on an Infuse lifetime license (Apple ecosystem only), and I now haven't had to bother with transcoding for over 2 years now. And I can play more formats than even transcoding allows, and as many parallel streams as my network bandwidth can afford. Again, not for everyone, and there might be other solutions out there. But figured it bears mentioning in case it helps someone.
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If you try to software transcode, it will max out the processor and basically crash the system. You really have to use the onboard GPU and do hardware transcoding.
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