45 Drives adds Linux-powered mini PCs, workstations to growing compute lineup Canadian systems builder 45 Drives is perhaps best known for the dense multi-drive storage systems employed by the likes of Backblaze and others, but over the last year the biz has expanded its line-up to virtualization kit, and now low-power clients and workstations aimed at enterprises and home enthusiasts alike. 45 Drives' …
Am I the only one disturbed by the large gap in the middle of the enclosure's top cover?
Certainly not something for people with OCD.
It looks like someone tried to open it with a flat screwdriver by trying to lift it only to realise there are four screws at the corners that need to be undone first.
The shed is a fine tradition. For a home lab, I don't care about how it looks. Few will see them; it comes down to whether it can support my VM workloads or not.
The mini-form factor beats the older 4U model by a long shot. Now, we need an NVMe model with fanless cooling.
I'd buy that for a dollar!
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It might look like a sparc station, probably performs like one.
It's a nice looking pc, but with a shit processor from intel who have so many processors you can't tell the likely performance from even the family name. Where the new i5 is out performed by last families i3, but costs more.
Next year every chip have it's own model family to confuse consumers even more
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