Not sure why this doesn’t exist. I don’t need 12TB of storage. When I had a Google account I never even crossed 15GB. 1TB should be plenty for myself and my family. I want to use NVMe since it is quieter and smaller. 2230 drives would be ideal. But I want 1 boot drive and 2 x storage drives in RAID. I guess I could potentially just have 2xNVMe and have the boot partition in RAID also? Bonus points if I can use it as a wireless router also.
I haven’t updated bios on my main pc ever since I built it… so I think the concerns you’re talking about are more hit than miss.
That’s because you had the luck of not hitting a BIOS with some bug or limitation. For instance on AMD it is common to see things like:
To run the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X on an Asus Prime B450M-A II motherboard, you will need to update the BIOS to the latest version available that supports the processor.
Because while electrically / socket compatible, when the board was originally released the CPU didn’t exist.
You’re comparing apples to oranges here and this has literally nothing to do with the hardware that was mentioned in this thread. They all have soldered mobile CPUs. The N100, N305, 4700u, etc.
Okay. https://www.reddit.com/r/MiniPCs/comments/129x0mm/minisforum_um_series_fixes_megathread/ / https://archive.is/vwXsX
UM773 Noted Issues (unresolved): It has been observed that using multiple USB ports simultaneously or through a hub (consisting of one standard 500ma device and 2-4 ~150ma adapters) on UM773 can cause an overload of power draw. This overload can lead to the m.2 and USB controllers for the wifi/BT chip becoming unresponsive or unrecognizable.
I got one 2 weeks ago with pve installed, it was running for about 1 day and started to reboot itself constantly with some hardware error code, tried updating the bios, and changing the ssd with no luck. Contacted the miniforum for a return , but they are not that responding
Ey same issue with the 32/1tb UM690. All sorts of stupid errors. Really disappointed with the product.
I have a new Minisforum x500 microPC with odd boot issues. (…) A successful cold boot is a 50/50 gamble. (…) Getting a cold boot to work is a black-magic process of quick power cable plug-in and pressing the power button, in combination.
And so many others…
I’m sure if I dig deep enough, I might find threads like these for any hardware.
Just look at Apple. Their MacBook lineup has been a mess since 2016, and they are a “reputable” and overpriced non-aliexpress company.
And yes, you’re fucked if you buy something from Ali and it turns out faulty. But you’re also fucked if you buy second-hand. The risk of loss is equal.
There’s a big difference thought: consistency.
When a MacBook fails it fails for everyone in the same way and if it’s software fixable then it’s a simple fix. With AliExpress boards you get boards that are perfect, others fail after a while, others never work unless they do updates.
yes, and that consistency is not guaranteed on the second-gand market either.
A mini pc from a reputable brand second hand is certainty more constant than aliexpress.
I’d argue that it certainly isn’t. Possibly the previous owner ran it under heavy loads, constantly, resulting in a degrading of the components.
Or they themselves were unfortunate to receive a faulty unit that started to misbehave randomly, and are now selling it after the warranty period.
