I'm DITCHING the Raspberry Pi for THIS!
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This right here is the original This right here is the original Zimaboard. Like the Raspberry Pi, it is Zimaboard. Like the Raspberry Pi, it is Zimaboard. Like the Raspberry Pi, it is a single board computer, but it differs a single board computer, but it differs a single board computer, but it differs in a number of ways. First of all, this in a number of ways. First of all, this in a number of ways. First of all, this thing is not a ARM device. It uses a thing is not a ARM device. It uses a thing is not a ARM device. It uses a Intel Celeron CPU. The hardware is good, Intel Celeron CPU. The hardware is good, Intel Celeron CPU. The hardware is good, it's expandable, but this here isn't it's expandable, but this here isn't it's expandable, but this here isn't what we're talking about today. We are what we're talking about today. We are what we're talking about today. We are talking about the Zimaboard 2. A massive talking about the Zimaboard 2. A massive talking about the Zimaboard 2. A massive upgrade, and to be fair, this Zimaboard upgrade, and to be fair, this Zimaboard upgrade, and to be fair, this Zimaboard 2 has been out for quite some time. And 2 has been out for quite some time. And 2 has been out for quite some time. And I've actually been using these things I've actually been using these things I've actually been using these things quite a bit. And when I say these quite a bit. And when I say these quite a bit. And when I say these things, I really do mean these things. things, I really do mean these things. things, I really do mean these things. We got three of them here. So, what We got three of them here. So, what We got three of them here. So, what we're going to do in this video is talk we're going to do in this video is talk we're going to do in this video is talk about my experience with them, why I about my experience with them, why I about my experience with them, why I think these are one of the best little think these are one of the best little think these are one of the best little computers that you can have in your home computers that you can have in your home computers that you can have in your home lab, and some things I absolutely lab, and some things I absolutely lab, and some things I absolutely despise about the things. But, before we despise about the things. But, before we despise about the things. But, before we do any of that, we do need to thank the do any of that, we do need to thank the do any of that, we do need to thank the sponsor of today's video, Private Alps. sponsor of today's video, Private Alps. sponsor of today's video, Private Alps. 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$279. $279. Slightly more expensive than I prefer, Slightly more expensive than I prefer, Slightly more expensive than I prefer, but because of RAM everything's more but because of RAM everything's more but because of RAM everything's more expensive. And speaking of RAM, the base expensive. And speaking of RAM, the base expensive. And speaking of RAM, the base model comes with 8 gigs. Or if we go model comes with 8 gigs. Or if we go model comes with 8 gigs. Or if we go ahead and bump this up to the 16 gig ahead and bump this up to the 16 gig ahead and bump this up to the 16 gig one, it is 349. And we get 64 gigs of one, it is 349. And we get 64 gigs of one, it is 349. And we get 64 gigs of the flash memory or 32 if we go with the the flash memory or 32 if we go with the the flash memory or 32 if we go with the base model. And when I say flash memory, base model. And when I say flash memory, base model. And when I say flash memory, I'm talking about eMMC. Not my I'm talking about eMMC. Not my I'm talking about eMMC. Not my preference, but I understand why they preference, but I understand why they preference, but I understand why they got to do it. For most kind of server got to do it. For most kind of server got to do it. For most kind of server stuff, eMMC's is going to be fine. And stuff, eMMC's is going to be fine. And stuff, eMMC's is going to be fine. And then if you use one of their then if you use one of their then if you use one of their accessories, which I'll kind of get into accessories, which I'll kind of get into accessories, which I'll kind of get into in a minute, you can really expand the in a minute, you can really expand the in a minute, you can really expand the storage on these quite a bit. Another storage on these quite a bit. Another storage on these quite a bit. Another thing, it has an Intel N150. Four cores thing, it has an Intel N150. Four cores thing, it has an Intel N150. Four cores at three or up to 3.6 GHz. at three or up to 3.6 GHz. at three or up to 3.6 GHz. I've ranted and raved about how much I I've ranted and raved about how much I I've ranted and raved about how much I love these Intel N series CPUs. Big love these Intel N series CPUs. Big love these Intel N series CPUs. Big performance boosts compared to the performance boosts compared to the performance boosts compared to the Celeron. Still not crazy performant. I Celeron. Still not crazy performant. I Celeron. Still not crazy performant. I mean, it's a low power system. But the mean, it's a low power system. But the mean, it's a low power system. But the thing I really like about it is the thing I really like about it is the thing I really like about it is the QuickSync. It has one of the best budget QuickSync. It has one of the best budget QuickSync. It has one of the best budget CPUs that you can get for QuickSync or CPUs that you can get for QuickSync or CPUs that you can get for QuickSync or hardware transcoding for things like hardware transcoding for things like hardware transcoding for things like Plex, Jellyfin, so on and so forth. As I Plex, Jellyfin, so on and so forth. As I Plex, Jellyfin, so on and so forth. As I say this, I do have to admit the N100 is say this, I do have to admit the N100 is say this, I do have to admit the N100 is kind of becoming out of date. I had kind kind of becoming out of date. I had kind kind of becoming out of date. I had kind of the same complaint when they came out of the same complaint when they came out of the same complaint when they came out with this. I mean, I think the N series with this. I mean, I think the N series with this. I mean, I think the N series just came out. They threw Celerons in just came out. They threw Celerons in just came out. They threw Celerons in here. So, they're a little behind on the here. So, they're a little behind on the here. So, they're a little behind on the generation when they release these.
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generation when they release these. generation when they release these. Another upgrade in the thing I really Another upgrade in the thing I really Another upgrade in the thing I really really appreciate is on this original really appreciate is on this original really appreciate is on this original Zim board you have Zim board you have Zim board you have dual gigabit LAN. This one is 2.5 gig, dual gigabit LAN. This one is 2.5 gig, dual gigabit LAN. This one is 2.5 gig, also dual. So, it could be pushing some also dual. So, it could be pushing some also dual. So, it could be pushing some impressive speeds. Additionally, we have impressive speeds. Additionally, we have impressive speeds. Additionally, we have two USB 3.1 ports. Uh I'm not going to two USB 3.1 ports. Uh I'm not going to two USB 3.1 ports. Uh I'm not going to talk about these on the side quite yet talk about these on the side quite yet talk about these on the side quite yet because I want to stay positive. Here we because I want to stay positive. Here we because I want to stay positive. Here we have one lane PCIE 3.0. This is really have one lane PCIE 3.0. This is really have one lane PCIE 3.0. This is really nice because you could add more internet nice because you could add more internet nice because you could add more internet jacks. You could add some SSD storage, jacks. You could add some SSD storage, jacks. You could add some SSD storage, which is a wonderful use case. Any one which is a wonderful use case. Any one which is a wonderful use case. Any one lane PCIE 3.0, you could plug in and lane PCIE 3.0, you could plug in and lane PCIE 3.0, you could plug in and utilize it to your heart's content. It utilize it to your heart's content. It utilize it to your heart's content. It goes with this whole kit where instead goes with this whole kit where instead goes with this whole kit where instead of having the PCIE kind of sticking out of having the PCIE kind of sticking out of having the PCIE kind of sticking out the side here, you can mount it on the the side here, you can mount it on the the side here, you can mount it on the side pointing up. So, it just kind of side pointing up. So, it just kind of side pointing up. So, it just kind of gives it a better form factor. But now gives it a better form factor. But now gives it a better form factor. But now it's time for me to a little. And it's time for me to a little. And it's time for me to a little. And I am first going to about this I am first going to about this I am first going to about this power. It's barrel power connector. power. It's barrel power connector. power. It's barrel power connector. Usually not a problem. You could do Usually not a problem. You could do Usually not a problem. You could do things like things like things like the barrel to USB-C. But I mean, come the barrel to USB-C. But I mean, come the barrel to USB-C. But I mean, come on, look at this. It has a CPU TDP of 10 on, look at this. It has a CPU TDP of 10 on, look at this. It has a CPU TDP of 10 watts. The power supply is 12-volt 5 watts. The power supply is 12-volt 5 watts. The power supply is 12-volt 5 amps. USB-C could power this thing just amps. USB-C could power this thing just amps. USB-C could power this thing just fine, and that would be awesome. One of fine, and that would be awesome. One of fine, and that would be awesome. One of the reasons I love that like little the reasons I love that like little the reasons I love that like little Minisforum. Minisforum is another great Minisforum. Minisforum is another great Minisforum. Minisforum is another great kind of brand for this kind of stuff. Is kind of brand for this kind of stuff. Is kind of brand for this kind of stuff. Is it You can power it by USB-C. I love it You can power it by USB-C. I love it You can power it by USB-C. I love that little mini PC so much because of that little mini PC so much because of that little mini PC so much because of that. And finally, if I scroll up here that. And finally, if I scroll up here that. And finally, if I scroll up here to display, one mini display port. Come
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to display, one mini display port. Come to display, one mini display port. Come here. Come come come talk to me real here. Come come come talk to me real here. Come come come talk to me real quick. Who Who has a mini display port? quick. Who Who has a mini display port? quick. Who Who has a mini display port? Did you guys get like a big discount for Did you guys get like a big discount for Did you guys get like a big discount for these things in bulk or something? Like these things in bulk or something? Like these things in bulk or something? Like Like I understand a full-size HDMI Like I understand a full-size HDMI Like I understand a full-size HDMI doesn't fit there. But I mean, give give doesn't fit there. But I mean, give give doesn't fit there. But I mean, give give us some mini HDMI or even a micro HDMI. us some mini HDMI or even a micro HDMI. us some mini HDMI or even a micro HDMI. With these little form factor boxes, I With these little form factor boxes, I With these little form factor boxes, I don't use machines with DisplayPort. don't use machines with DisplayPort. don't use machines with DisplayPort. It's just another situation where we It's just another situation where we It's just another situation where we need another adapter. It's need another adapter. It's need another adapter. It's And with how little power this consumes, And with how little power this consumes, And with how little power this consumes, well, it would be so nice if this was well, it would be so nice if this was well, it would be so nice if this was PoE. This would be the dream machine. PoE. This would be the dream machine. PoE. This would be the dream machine. Well, not not dream machine, but it Well, not not dream machine, but it Well, not not dream machine, but it would be my dream machine if this was would be my dream machine if this was would be my dream machine if this was PoE powered cuz I would have a lot of PoE powered cuz I would have a lot of PoE powered cuz I would have a lot of them going. But I mean, really other them going. But I mean, really other them going. But I mean, really other than that, those are my kind of primary than that, those are my kind of primary than that, those are my kind of primary complaints with this thing. On the back complaints with this thing. On the back complaints with this thing. On the back we have some SATA power and two SATA 3.0 we have some SATA power and two SATA 3.0 we have some SATA power and two SATA 3.0 ports at 6 gigabits, which again is ports at 6 gigabits, which again is ports at 6 gigabits, which again is really nice because then you can set up really nice because then you can set up really nice because then you can set up something like this, put it in a just something like this, put it in a just something like this, put it in a just mirror, and you got a NAS. It's mirror, and you got a NAS. It's mirror, and you got a NAS. It's beautiful. But actually speaking of this beautiful. But actually speaking of this beautiful. But actually speaking of this thing, I do want to talk about some of thing, I do want to talk about some of thing, I do want to talk about some of the accessories. If I scroll up here on the accessories. If I scroll up here on the accessories. If I scroll up here on their website, you can actually see some their website, you can actually see some their website, you can actually see some of them. So, we have it the two-bay of them. So, we have it the two-bay of them. So, we have it the two-bay rack, which is what I have here. And I rack, which is what I have here. And I rack, which is what I have here. And I mean, it it's really nice. It's mean, it it's really nice. It's mean, it it's really nice. It's incredibly sleek. And that's kind of one incredibly sleek. And that's kind of one incredibly sleek. And that's kind of one thing I kind of forgot to touch on. This thing I kind of forgot to touch on. This thing I kind of forgot to touch on. This whole aluminum aesthetic is beautiful.
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whole aluminum aesthetic is beautiful. whole aluminum aesthetic is beautiful. It's like it it's giving Apple without It's like it it's giving Apple without It's like it it's giving Apple without the vendor lock. But this little hard the vendor lock. But this little hard the vendor lock. But this little hard drive cage is really nice. It's machined drive cage is really nice. It's machined drive cage is really nice. It's machined very well. You can see here we have some very well. You can see here we have some very well. You can see here we have some feet with some rubber on it. It actually feet with some rubber on it. It actually feet with some rubber on it. It actually mounts the hard drives with these little mounts the hard drives with these little mounts the hard drives with these little screws here on the side. And then we screws here on the side. And then we screws here on the side. And then we have those SATA's with the power just have those SATA's with the power just have those SATA's with the power just going right into the actual hard drives. going right into the actual hard drives. going right into the actual hard drives. From there they have an adapter here for From there they have an adapter here for From there they have an adapter here for 12 bucks. Oh yeah, and it comes in this 12 bucks. Oh yeah, and it comes in this 12 bucks. Oh yeah, and it comes in this box-like case thing, which is kind of box-like case thing, which is kind of box-like case thing, which is kind of cool, but yeah. cool, but yeah. cool, but yeah. Ah, here's a better picture of it. So, Ah, here's a better picture of it. So, Ah, here's a better picture of it. So, you can see there it mounts Oh, duh. So, you can see there it mounts Oh, duh. So, you can see there it mounts Oh, duh. So, it uses the hard drive screws to mount it uses the hard drive screws to mount it uses the hard drive screws to mount them. And just a better form factor, you them. And just a better form factor, you them. And just a better form factor, you can see it screws in right there. Looks can see it screws in right there. Looks can see it screws in right there. Looks good. Now that I saw that, I'm probably good. Now that I saw that, I'm probably good. Now that I saw that, I'm probably actually going to set it up properly. actually going to set it up properly. actually going to set it up properly. But in addition, you can see it's not But in addition, you can see it's not But in addition, you can see it's not pictured here, but we got a little fan. pictured here, but we got a little fan. pictured here, but we got a little fan. Look how cutsey. So, that's nice. For Look how cutsey. So, that's nice. For Look how cutsey. So, that's nice. For the longest time I was using this as the longest time I was using this as the longest time I was using this as like a TrueNAS test bench because when like a TrueNAS test bench because when like a TrueNAS test bench because when the Netbird app for TrueNAS was first the Netbird app for TrueNAS was first the Netbird app for TrueNAS was first launched, I wanted to test it and make launched, I wanted to test it and make launched, I wanted to test it and make sure all the updates and everything was sure all the updates and everything was sure all the updates and everything was good. So, I used this for a while for good. So, I used this for a while for good. So, I used this for a while for that. And then recently, if you're that. And then recently, if you're that. And then recently, if you're following up or keeping a track on the following up or keeping a track on the following up or keeping a track on the channel, I set up three of these guys or channel, I set up three of these guys or channel, I set up three of these guys or the three that I have in an actual the three that I have in an actual the three that I have in an actual Kubernetes cluster, my very first Kubernetes cluster, my very first Kubernetes cluster, my very first Kubernetes cluster, and it worked Kubernetes cluster, and it worked Kubernetes cluster, and it worked awesome. I had that little cluster awesome. I had that little cluster awesome. I had that little cluster running actually for a couple weeks, running actually for a couple weeks, running actually for a couple weeks, kind of playing around, experimenting, kind of playing around, experimenting, kind of playing around, experimenting, learning with it. And I mean, I was learning with it. And I mean, I was learning with it. And I mean, I was running all this off of the eMMC flash running all this off of the eMMC flash running all this off of the eMMC flash storage. I didn't even have any storage. I didn't even have any storage. I didn't even have any attachments or anything actually plugged attachments or anything actually plugged attachments or anything actually plugged in when I was running it as a Kubernetes in when I was running it as a Kubernetes in when I was running it as a Kubernetes cluster. Granted, the services I were cluster. Granted, the services I were cluster. Granted, the services I were running was pretty lightweight. For
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running was pretty lightweight. For running was pretty lightweight. For example, I spun up my entire like R example, I spun up my entire like R example, I spun up my entire like R stack in a cluster environment, which stack in a cluster environment, which stack in a cluster environment, which was kind of fun to experiment with. That was kind of fun to experiment with. That was kind of fun to experiment with. That might be something I cover in the future might be something I cover in the future might be something I cover in the future if you're interested. But over the whole if you're interested. But over the whole if you're interested. But over the whole time, over the whole month or so I had time, over the whole month or so I had time, over the whole month or so I had it as a Kubernetes cluster, I had it as a Kubernetes cluster, I had it as a Kubernetes cluster, I had absolutely no issues. Not a single absolutely no issues. Not a single absolutely no issues. Not a single restart, not an overheat, even when I restart, not an overheat, even when I restart, not an overheat, even when I was testing it with like a media was testing it with like a media was testing it with like a media streaming and stuff like that, it was streaming and stuff like that, it was streaming and stuff like that, it was very performance, as I N150 is going to very performance, as I N150 is going to very performance, as I N150 is going to give you, which is actually a few, I give you, which is actually a few, I give you, which is actually a few, I think two or three transcodes at a time think two or three transcodes at a time think two or three transcodes at a time before you start seeing some uh before you start seeing some uh before you start seeing some uh performance hits. Just overall, it was performance hits. Just overall, it was performance hits. Just overall, it was nice. And I'll I'll kind of give you a nice. And I'll I'll kind of give you a nice. And I'll I'll kind of give you a spoiler to a future project that I'm spoiler to a future project that I'm spoiler to a future project that I'm going to be doing. I am going to put going to be doing. I am going to put going to be doing. I am going to put these in a clustered environment, but these in a clustered environment, but these in a clustered environment, but it's going to be a remote off-site it's going to be a remote off-site it's going to be a remote off-site cluster. I'm going to have one here in cluster. I'm going to have one here in cluster. I'm going to have one here in my house, and then I'm going to get two my house, and then I'm going to get two my house, and then I'm going to get two relatives of mine to volunteer to plug relatives of mine to volunteer to plug relatives of mine to volunteer to plug these in in their house and link them these in in their house and link them these in in their house and link them all together, probably using that bird. all together, probably using that bird. all together, probably using that bird. But I still haven't decided if I'm going But I still haven't decided if I'm going But I still haven't decided if I'm going to try the new uh load balancing to try the new uh load balancing to try the new uh load balancing features in like Proxmox or if I'm going features in like Proxmox or if I'm going features in like Proxmox or if I'm going to use something like Kubernetes.
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to use something like Kubernetes. to use something like Kubernetes. Personally, I'm leaning towards having Personally, I'm leaning towards having Personally, I'm leaning towards having it like a remote Proxmox cluster. it like a remote Proxmox cluster. it like a remote Proxmox cluster. That would be cool. And then we could That would be cool. And then we could That would be cool. And then we could check out Proxmox data center, which check out Proxmox data center, which check out Proxmox data center, which would be nice. So, just overall for me, would be nice. So, just overall for me, would be nice. So, just overall for me, we got a big thumbs up on these we got a big thumbs up on these we got a big thumbs up on these Zimaboard 2s. I'm very happy with them. Zimaboard 2s. I'm very happy with them. Zimaboard 2s. I'm very happy with them. They're great little computers and They're great little computers and They're great little computers and honestly with most of these services honestly with most of these services honestly with most of these services that I run in my home lab, not all of that I run in my home lab, not all of that I run in my home lab, not all of them, but a majority of them could them, but a majority of them could them, but a majority of them could probably run off of a single one of probably run off of a single one of probably run off of a single one of these guys and give me at least a decent these guys and give me at least a decent these guys and give me at least a decent experience. Personally, I would rather experience. Personally, I would rather experience. Personally, I would rather buy one of these than getting like some buy one of these than getting like some buy one of these than getting like some Intel NUC rip-off or really most other Intel NUC rip-off or really most other Intel NUC rip-off or really most other small form factor PCs, mostly for the small form factor PCs, mostly for the small form factor PCs, mostly for the kind of aesthetic appeal of it and how kind of aesthetic appeal of it and how kind of aesthetic appeal of it and how easy it is to kind of link up a couple easy it is to kind of link up a couple easy it is to kind of link up a couple hard drives to it without without it hard drives to it without without it hard drives to it without without it looking bad. I mean, that that's a looking bad. I mean, that that's a looking bad. I mean, that that's a pretty solid looking unit there with pretty solid looking unit there with pretty solid looking unit there with some hard drives. So yeah, let me know some hard drives. So yeah, let me know some hard drives. So yeah, let me know what you think. Do you have a Zim a what you think. Do you have a Zim a what you think. Do you have a Zim a device? What is your mini PC of device? What is your mini PC of device? What is your mini PC of preference? Are you rocking Raspberry preference? Are you rocking Raspberry preference? Are you rocking Raspberry Pis? I'm still rocking a Pi. It's got Pis? I'm still rocking a Pi. It's got Pis? I'm still rocking a Pi. It's got Ubuntu server on it, some Docker Ubuntu server on it, some Docker Ubuntu server on it, some Docker containers, OctoPrint cuz it's plugged containers, OctoPrint cuz it's plugged containers, OctoPrint cuz it's plugged into a into a into a a dumb printer. But yeah, I'm real a dumb printer. But yeah, I'm real a dumb printer. But yeah, I'm real curious. If you guys have something curious. If you guys have something curious. If you guys have something small form factor, what are you running?
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small form factor, what are you running? small form factor, what are you running? Let me know. With all that, if you're Let me know. With all that, if you're Let me know. With all that, if you're interested in checking out Private Alps interested in checking out Private Alps interested in checking out Private Alps cuz you maybe you don't have something cuz you maybe you don't have something cuz you maybe you don't have something like this. You have nothing to run like this. You have nothing to run like this. You have nothing to run services on. Absolutely devastating. You services on. Absolutely devastating. You services on. Absolutely devastating. You could try Private Alps. Or honestly, if could try Private Alps. Or honestly, if could try Private Alps. Or honestly, if you don't want to fork over almost $300 you don't want to fork over almost $300 you don't want to fork over almost $300 for one of these, go on Craigslist, for one of these, go on Craigslist, for one of these, go on Craigslist, Facebook Market. You can find a real Facebook Market. You can find a real Facebook Market. You can find a real good like ThinkCentre desktop. I forgot good like ThinkCentre desktop. I forgot good like ThinkCentre desktop. I forgot the exact generation. I think it's the exact generation. I think it's the exact generation. I think it's eighth or ninth gen when the Intel eighth or ninth gen when the Intel eighth or ninth gen when the Intel hardware transcoded coding started hardware transcoded coding started hardware transcoded coding started getting really good. All right, I could getting really good. All right, I could getting really good. All right, I could keep rambling forever. Y'all have a keep rambling forever. Y'all have a keep rambling forever. Y'all have a beautiful day and goodbye.
Summary
The main theme discusses the Zimaboard 2, a single-board computer with an Intel Celeron CPU, comparing it to its predecessor and Raspberry Pi. The practical takeaway is that despite some dislikes, the Zimaboard 2 is considered one of the best home lab computers for prosumers, with a sponsored mention of Private Alps for self-hosting and cloud services.