<![CDATA[Windows 11 dropping support for these very capable mini PCs means many of them are headed for the bin.]]>Windows 11 dropping support for these very capable mini PCs means many of them are headed for the bin.

Naturally, we’re giving them a second life as a 3-node Sylve cluster running FreeBSD.

Reduce e-waste!

Link Preview Image
]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/fba7532f-c55a-4661-a367-87f2488d9479/windows-11-dropping-support-for-these-very-capable-mini-pcs-means-many-of-them-are-headed-for-the-bin.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 02:45:28 GMTFri, 08 May 2026 10:47:34 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Windows 11 dropping support for these very capable mini PCs means many of them are headed for the bin. on Fri, 08 May 2026 14:25:38 GMT]]>@dexter 6th Gen Intel

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/hayzam/statuses/116539414173617101https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/hayzam/statuses/116539414173617101Fri, 08 May 2026 14:25:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Windows 11 dropping support for these very capable mini PCs means many of them are headed for the bin. on Fri, 08 May 2026 14:25:00 GMT]]>@hayzam Which generation?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bsd.network/users/dexter/statuses/116539411669257153https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bsd.network/users/dexter/statuses/116539411669257153Fri, 08 May 2026 14:25:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Windows 11 dropping support for these very capable mini PCs means many of them are headed for the bin. on Fri, 08 May 2026 12:37:13 GMT]]>@hayzam I love this formfactor. You can just stick it onto the back of your monitor. So practical

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lhp/statuses/116538987886280844https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lhp/statuses/116538987886280844Fri, 08 May 2026 12:37:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Windows 11 dropping support for these very capable mini PCs means many of them are headed for the bin. on Fri, 08 May 2026 11:00:00 GMT]]>@hayzam My last hardware purchase was a reconditioned EliteDesk, now happily running Debian Linux. Reconditioned computers make a lot of sense, as you can get high end hardware for about a third the price as new - also keeping good things out of landfill.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/copsewood/statuses/116538605619608606https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/copsewood/statuses/116538605619608606Fri, 08 May 2026 11:00:00 GMT