This is so incredibly inefficient.
Why is Fedora not considered good for a server?
Whereas Debian/Ubuntu have 5 years and RHEL/Alma/Rocky have 10 years.
I could see the side of maintenance burden being a potential point, meaning that one would be "pushed" to update the system between releases more often than something else.
For myself I've had nothing but positive experiences running Fedora on my servers.
> The strange CPU core layout is causing power problems; Radxa and Minisforum both told me Cix is working on power draw, and enabling features like ASPM. It seems like for stability, and to keep memory access working core to core, with the big.medium.little CPU core layout, Cix wants to keep the chip powered up pretty high. 14 to 17 watts idle is beyond even modern Intel and AMD!
> I’ve always wanted an ARM server in my homelab. But earlier, I either had to use an underpowered ARM system, or use Asahi...
What is stopping you using Mac with MacOS?
On the flip side, an M4 mini is cheaper, faster, much smaller (with built in power supply) and much more efficient. Plus for most applications, they can run in a Linux container just as well.
metadat•1h ago
neelc•1h ago
Minisforum probably reused the x86 power supply for ARM. The x86 MS-01 and MS-A2 supports GPUs after all.
I'm not a hardware engineer, I've failed miserably in software engineering and now run a VPS host.
metadat•1h ago
Caveat: I'm frequently mistaken, always keen to learn and reduce the error between my perception and reality!
GCUMstlyHarmls•32m ago
My Beelink Me Mini has an integrated PSU. Actually same with the EQR6 I got too.
wmf•1h ago
plagiarist•47m ago
Otherwise I'd probably have a few machines from this company.