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  • I think the N100 type CPUs are limited on PCIe lanes. You end up with less nvme, less sata, and usually no slots.

    You can find x570 am4 boards for less than $100 now. Two nvme, 8 sata, 2 big slots and 2 small.

    But all of that flexibility and expandability is going to cost you in power. My 7700x w/A380, 3 hdd is 125 watts 24/7. $10 a month on my power bill. I think those n100 mini PCs only have a 35w brick and idle at less than 15w.


















  • They got famous in the 60s and 70s with their British tube amps then sold the name to Gibson. That didn’t go well, and the founder bought it back in ‘96. Now they make a full line of gear. Some other companies’ smaller amps seem to be outsourced afterthoughts, or badge jobs.

    For your use case, they have a 35w 10" w/ reverb and tuner for $300 and a 60w 1x12"w/3 verbs for $600. I got my 20w 8" at guitar center, they’re great too.