My workstation/buildserver for Mabox died
It served me well for almost 4 years and probably built hundreds of test ISO images and dozens of official releases. Recently, it started malfunctioning and finally stopped working in November.
I’m currently using hardware borrowed from a friend (for a few weeks). But I need to urgently look for a new one.
I really like this hardware…
It’s an ASROCK DeskMini X300 + AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G with Radeon Graphics + 16GB RAM.
And I’m slowly looking for something similar…
Do you have any experience with the AMD Asrock DeskMini kit?
I’m not up to date on hardware.
Such a kit costs around $500. Box + CPU + Cooler + 16GB RAM + maybe a new hard drive. Fortunately, I don’t need a fancy graphics card. I only rarely play old games
Is it worth it?
Or do you have any other budget-friendly suggestions?
This Minisforum UM890 Pro looks incredibly impressive. A slightly smaller, yet more powerful beast.
Excellent reviews from buyers.
One drawback… the price is higher ($750 - $900)
It looks like a dream machine.
It’s currently at the top of my wish list.
Third option - budget friendly ~$300 CHUWI UBox Mini PC
Probably enough power for building packages, ISOs. I’m afraid it might make a little noise.
