Ok, so, right now, I have my primary system, which is mostly games, web browsing, etc. My home PC.
I have a second PC as well, notably less powerful, but right now, it's a dual-boot that has Windows 10 Home (which I barely use on this machine), and Lubuntu 17.04. It's a Dell Inspiron 3647 Small Desktop with the following specs:
- Pentium G3220 (Haswell)
- 4 GB DDR3 1600
- 500 GB hard drive
- whatever integrated graphics came with the G3220 - but at my native resolution of 3840x1600, it can only run a max of 30Hz refresh.
I would say almost all the use is in Lubuntu, doing some web-browsing, where I might have up to a dozen browser tabs open, though usually less, and using VPN to connect up to work using a client for Windows remote desktop. Currently, I use Remmina for that.
Given this, the heaviest demand on the system is usually Firefox if I have a bunch of Facebook tabs open. I don't think YouTube puts much demand on it, but sometimes Facebook will start causing the browser to eat up RAM. Sometimes will max out the CPU, though that's less frequent.
However, it's a bit overkill even for this. So, I was thinking I'd replace it with an uber-small, ultra-low-power PC. What I would need is:
- Run Lubuntu with not a whole lot of extra software (my current Linux install is taking up only 12GB, though I'd obviously want more storage than that, just to give me some headroom)
- Physical ethernet port (I want it wired, not wireless)
- USB ports - 1 for kb/mouse (they're combined on a single plug), 1 for USB headset, maybe 2 more for other needs
- HDMI 2.0 output (I would like to get 60Hz at 4k, EDIT: but could live with it if I were stuck with 30Hz)
- audio output (I still use an old set of speakers with the 3.5mm audio plug when I'm not using the headset)
- enough CPU to do what I currently do
I assume that the need for the numerous ports means that a stick computer is completely out of the question.
I know there are the ultra-low-power CPUs (Celeron and Pentium with the Jxxxx and Nxxxx model numbers, for example), but wondered how limited they are.
I don't really know, though, how limited those sorts of CPUs are. In fact, I actually have no idea what I'm doing, as what knowledge I have is limited to your normal desktop-sized PCs.
Also, I don't know where to begin looking, or if such are all "some assembly required" or complete units, etc. I do know Dell USED to sell something along these lines, though the amount of storage they came with made the thought of Windows 10 being on them laughable. I don't need Windows 10, but that's how they sold them. Yikes!
Thoughts, suggestions, etc?
I have a second PC as well, notably less powerful, but right now, it's a dual-boot that has Windows 10 Home (which I barely use on this machine), and Lubuntu 17.04. It's a Dell Inspiron 3647 Small Desktop with the following specs:
- Pentium G3220 (Haswell)
- 4 GB DDR3 1600
- 500 GB hard drive
- whatever integrated graphics came with the G3220 - but at my native resolution of 3840x1600, it can only run a max of 30Hz refresh.
I would say almost all the use is in Lubuntu, doing some web-browsing, where I might have up to a dozen browser tabs open, though usually less, and using VPN to connect up to work using a client for Windows remote desktop. Currently, I use Remmina for that.
Given this, the heaviest demand on the system is usually Firefox if I have a bunch of Facebook tabs open. I don't think YouTube puts much demand on it, but sometimes Facebook will start causing the browser to eat up RAM. Sometimes will max out the CPU, though that's less frequent.
However, it's a bit overkill even for this. So, I was thinking I'd replace it with an uber-small, ultra-low-power PC. What I would need is:
- Run Lubuntu with not a whole lot of extra software (my current Linux install is taking up only 12GB, though I'd obviously want more storage than that, just to give me some headroom)
- Physical ethernet port (I want it wired, not wireless)
- USB ports - 1 for kb/mouse (they're combined on a single plug), 1 for USB headset, maybe 2 more for other needs
- HDMI 2.0 output (I would like to get 60Hz at 4k, EDIT: but could live with it if I were stuck with 30Hz)
- audio output (I still use an old set of speakers with the 3.5mm audio plug when I'm not using the headset)
- enough CPU to do what I currently do
I assume that the need for the numerous ports means that a stick computer is completely out of the question.
I know there are the ultra-low-power CPUs (Celeron and Pentium with the Jxxxx and Nxxxx model numbers, for example), but wondered how limited they are.
I don't really know, though, how limited those sorts of CPUs are. In fact, I actually have no idea what I'm doing, as what knowledge I have is limited to your normal desktop-sized PCs.
Also, I don't know where to begin looking, or if such are all "some assembly required" or complete units, etc. I do know Dell USED to sell something along these lines, though the amount of storage they came with made the thought of Windows 10 being on them laughable. I don't need Windows 10, but that's how they sold them. Yikes!
Thoughts, suggestions, etc?
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