Introducing the ZimaBlade, an affordable, low power, single board computer that’s great for a home servers, homelabs, tinkering, NAS, retro gaming, or even a dual boot desktop system like me. We’ll take a look at how it compares to the ZimaBoard, the previous device from Ice Whale.
ZimaBlade on CrowdSupply:
ZimaBlade Official Site:
Disclosures:
– I was not paid
– Ice Whale provided ZimaBlades and accessories for testing
– I bought everything else with my own money
Video Notes:
ZimaBlade Accessories:
– 10g NIC:
– Quad 2.5g NIC:
– 4 Port USB Card:
– WiFi 6 PCIe:
– PCIe SATA Expansion:
– SAMSUNG SSDs:
– 8GB SODIMM RAM:
– Anker USB C Hub:
– Slim Cat6 Cables:
– 2.5 to 3.5 Bracket:
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– My NEW Ultimate Desk & Setup Tour 2023!:
– 20 Home Server Projects You Can Start TODAY – CasaOS + ZimaBoard:
– The Best Way to Dual Boot Windows and Ubuntu:
– Walkman Ad:
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00:00 – What is the ZimaBlade?
00:48 – Unbox Experience
01:19 – Hardware Specs
02:34 – PCI Express Slot
03:16 – First Boot Experience
04:46 – Build a NAS, or Not
05:18 – My Workbench Testing System
05:55 – Testing Power, CPU, and GPU on Windows
06:49 – Testing Power, CPU, and GPU on Linux
07:49 – Power
09:14 – LEDs
09:46 – Power Button
10:08 – PCB Color
10:31 – Printables?
10:56 – My Thoughts
Thank you for watching!
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