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No expansion slots and only USB-C power means it's just like the MoBo in an all-in-one PC.
More use than a Rasberry Pi, but less use than a compact workstation with a couple of PCI-e slots or a real laptop (integrated screen and UPS).
It's too small.
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I couldn't see any PCIe slots. All I could see was a too compact PCB.
USB-C power wastes a port and limits consumption. Stupid even for a laptop. Only just acceptable on a tablet, if there is more than one USB-C port.
The EU USB-C mandate doesn't forbid additional connectors if needed.
It's better than a Raspberry Pi for projects that need more I/O and CPU, but not a replacement for a decent laptop or even a compact workstation.
It certainly deserves to succeed.
Lucie / minute
Ray McCarthy