Very first impressions of #gmktec NucBox M5 Plus (https://www.gmktec.com/products/amd-ryzen-7-5825u-mini-pc-nucbox-m5-plus?variant=10dbb22c-4c99-488f-be78-43c01e2a0c2c):

- came with one stick of RAM being faulty (single bit randomly getting stuck found by Memtest86+)
- no OEM key burnt into motherboard firmware
- preinstalled Windows 11 without any extra bloatware, just whatever Microsoft ships OEMs with. activated without issues, so seems legit.
- not the most optimal VRAM pool UEFI setting (3GB, I suggest not more than 1GB unless you're going to game on that thing, which I don't recommend anyway).

#nuc #nucbox #minipc #pchardware #hardware

NovaCustom NUC Box mini PC has an Intel Meteor Lake processor and open source firmware

NovaCustom is a Dutch company that sells computers that put an emphasis on privacy and security features. For the past few years the company has been selling laptops that are available with a choice of Windows or several different GNU/Linux distributions. And more recently the company started loading its notebooks computers with open source firmware rather than a proprietary BIOS/UEFI […]

#asrockNucBox100h #coreboot #dasharo #miniPc #novacustom #nucBox #openSource

Read more: https://liliputing.com/novacustom-nuc-box-mini-pc-has-an-intel-meteor-lake-processor-and-open-source-firmware/

🚀 Just launched: the NUC Box – compact, powerful, and open.
Powered by Intel Meteor Lake, up to 96GB DDR5, Dasharo coreboot, Thunderbolt 4, 2.5G Ethernet, optional WiFi 7.

🛒 Pre-order now – get 10% off in July using code PRESALE
📦 Ships early September
⏳ Offer ends August 1

🔗 https://novacustom.com/product/nuc-box/

#NUCBox #FOSS #homelab #coreboot #MiniPC #Dasharo #OpenHardware

GMK NucBox K8 Plus adds OcuLink and a second USB4 port to this Ryzen 7 8845HS mini PC

The GMK NucBox K8 is a high-performance mini PC with an AMD Ryzen 7 88845HS processor with two 2.5 GbE Ethernet ports and a 40 Gbps USB4 port. When Ian Morrison reviewed the little computer earlier this year, he found that it offered strong performance and a functional design.

Now GMK is preparing to launch a new GMK NucBox K8 Plus model that keeps all of those feature, but adds a few […]

https://liliputing.com/?p=171807

#gmk #gmkNucboxK8Plus #miniPc #nucbox #nucboxK8Plus #oculink

The GMKtec NucBox G2

It’s time for another hardware post, this time about an Intel N100 machine–and yes, I definitely have too many machines at this point, but there’s a method to my madness.(...)

#g2 #gmktec #hardware #intel #n100 #nucbox #review #windows

https://taoofmac.com/space/blog/2024/07/04/2200

Has a new toy delivered. Not sure what I'll do with it, but I'll probably throw #Fedora on it. 

#GMKtek #NucBox #G3