Joel,
They look interesting, it appears there is a $40 coupon on the 16G/512G model, bringing the price close to just over $200.
Note: maybe it's because I was looking for it, but the two SSD devices issue is listed several times on the product page - I've missed details like that myself when I get excited about a product... it happens.
But a question about powering your computers 'in the field' - the power plug us a USB-C connector, but the seller makes a big deal out of not using a PD power supply or a battery pack (cell recharger pack, I assume). They note it accepts 12-23v, so that's nice, but how are you powering the computers??
Thanks,
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On Oct 1, 2023, at 05:16, W4JBB <joel.b.black@...> wrote:
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I use a MeLE Quieter3 (one with 8 GB RAM and one with 16 GB RAM0 for both astrophotography and as a ham station computer running Win11 on both. I have installed an astrophotography package called Stellarmate on the astrophotography PC. It's based on Debian and runs fine. I'm just more familiar with the Windows software called N.I.N.A.
On the one I use for ham radio (the 16 GB version), I am using the included 256 GB SSD. If I have one complaint, that computer is marketed as having 512 GB storage. It does... Technically but it's not how I have ever thought of storage - it's two 256 GB storage devices - the 256 GB eMMC where the OS comes pre-installed and a 256 GB SSD that is empty - not a single 512 GB SSD. It's probably in the fine print but I didn't read it that way.
I don't know that I could recommend it for an FTx contest but it seems to hold its own. I do recommend a heatsink to put on top of the PC though - it can run hot. Otherwise, it's not a bad little computer.
This is the one I use for AP:?
This is the one I use for radio:?using this heatsink:?
They come preloaded with Win11Pro but it doesn't keep you from installing your preferred Linux distro. I use RDP from my Mac to control both of them. The one I use for AP is actually setup for an ad hoc network but that ad hoc network only works after you've logged into it so, if you lose power and have no way to connect, you're SOL. It's never been an issue with me - I run a temp CAT6 cable out to the scope - so I've not really needed to troubleshoot it and I have other priorities.
Joel - W4JBB
