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Video index:
00:00 – Introduction and Setup
01:30 – Unboxing the Mini PC
04:50 – Discussing Mini PC Features
08:30 – Installing RAM and Storage
15:45 – Booting and Installing Linux
21:30 – Testing the System
30:00 – Steam and Proton Setup
40:00 – Running Games
50:00 – Conclusion and Final Thoughts
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i love these just got two
Screen sharing seems like a good idea
MSI uses 19 Volt for laptops; so it was on the shelf;-)
Does Libre Office open Axxess files?
When your techie says a โquick oneโ, itโs gonna be an hour and 19 minutes.
– When you installed the OS you I think enabled downloading software updates but don't you need to actually install them when the OS boots? Launching the Software Updater app is like the first thing I do.
– You were correct in your pronunciation of Ubuntu. The founder of the company Mark Shuttleworth pronounces it like that – he's from South Africa the name comes from some regional term I believe. Unless you're adding an extra "n" like "Un-buntu".
– the Steam package in the app store is a beta, the best way to install Steam for Ubuntu is to download the deb package from Valve's website. I wish the app store made that clear.
– Proton isn't something you have to necessarily manually install, I mean you can, but whatever app you're trying to run should take care of installing proton the same way Steam might install other dependencies. You would install it manually if the recommended version has issues or if there is better compatibility with later versions. That usually comes hand in hand with enabling Proton for untested games. Websites like ProtonDB are great for this kind of info.
– the reason the shell script wasn't running is by default execution permissions are disabled – you can use chmod (sudo chmod +x ScriptName.sh) to grant it those permissions – or right click the file in the file manager and go to properties and I'm sure there is a setting there to that affect. Then (usually, unless that app wants you to do something else) execute it with ./ScriptName.sh or sudo ./ScriptName.sh etc.
Bought this for Windows. Not bothered about new games. I'm a retro game fan. It streams better internet video than raspberry pi 5 because of its gpu, cpu and software sulport
Man, I know exactly how you feel! I remember when Office switched to the ribbon; I hated it. I held out for as long as possible, but the switch from doc to docx forced my hand at the time. I later flip flopped between OpenOffice and LibreOffice and everything was great… until… I started law school last year and I'm forced into the school's ecosystem of Office 365; this thing is an abomination. The only redeeming quality is Outlook is a lot better than I remembered.
Lon, Just ordered two of the screwdrivers. One for me and one for my son.
Lon, I bought a simular Mini Screwdriver/Drill set at Amazon. It was $79.95, $69.95 on sale. It's an awesome concept and great for those small jobs. It comes with a metal slide case that you actually charge the Mini Screwdriver through the case.
I love the N100. It's such a great value, perfect for an inexpensive Linux NAS or desktop machine.
i have msi cubi with a n100 and a n200, no real world performance diffs. The n100 barebones go on sale for 129 very often on msi's website.
I love these little SFF PCs. I bought a secondhand HP Elitedesk after the reviews (including yours) raved about the line HP released for office use. Mine is just a general use machine running Linux Mint and Windows 10 (it doesn't quality for Win 11 but that's fine). Such a practical solution after the bazillion or so gaming and content creation builds on YT. Love your enthusiasm for tech that others ignore Lon – thanks for the vid.
The big thing I liked about the GMKtec is the 12 v power supply A nice big supply could power the GMKtec and spinning rust external to the machine. 12V is pretty easy. 19V means a need for anouther supply for 12 V required for spinning rust. It is time to end the need for the high voltage 19V supplies.
I know it says 16 gigs of ram is the limit, but Iโve been hearing 32 gigs work with no problems
Hi Lon. Latest beta of Plex server for Windows finally supports hardware tone mapping on the n100 Intel chipset.