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The newest ESP32 can run Linux and it's getting close to a Raspberry Pi

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  1. Tepix · · focus · HN ↗
    Sounds nice. I'd like to see a hardware that is optimized for being a low power, high bandwidth network server at home:

    - 1 or 2 M.2 NVMe for fast storage

    - 2 RAM sockets for expandability. Not sure if DDR5 or if DDR4 is sufficient. SO-DIMM is fine.

    - 2.5 GBit ethernet (or better). Two ports would be better than one.

    - a CPU with a bunch of cores that can saturate it well. Also a NPU inside the CPU.

    - power via USB-PD

    - optionally a couple of USB ports for things like USB sticks, Wifi (if needed), printer.

    That's it. I don't need a display port like HDMI or DP.

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