cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/19241672
I found this list recently and found it very helpful figuring out what the differences between all the Lenovo tiny PCs is.
Especially the section about available riser cards for these little guys is very interesting. Building a M920x with 4 NVMe and 10gig Ethernet is very tempting.
7 Comments
pezhore@infosec.pub · 7 pts · 341d
Hey that's almost me! My home lab is three M920q systems with 10Gb fiber for Ceph. I didn't know you could do multiple NVMes though, right now I'm doing some janky AF USB drives.
tofu@lemmy.nocturnal.garden · 2 pts · 341d
Does 10G fibre generate less heat in the NIC than 10G Ethernet? I heard those are problematic in the tiny boxes.
What kind of NIC cards do you use?
pezhore@infosec.pub · 6 pts · 341d
They're actually about the same heat wise. I use some relative cheap NICs based on the Intel 82599 controller and 10G SFP+ modules.
It's not a bad setup, I wish there was a second NVMe slot in my M920q boxes, but what are you going to do?
tofu@lemmy.nocturnal.garden · 6 pts · 341d
Incredibly helpful, I can't believe how often I'm holding two datasheets next to each other to find the differences in those.
SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 341d
Only 1L? How is someone supposed to keep hydrated? Give me at least 2 litres or go home!
B0rax@feddit.org · 5 pts · 341d
Just buy two!
SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 341d
Goddamn you're right! Hydro living here I come! Glug glug babyyyyyyy!