Why Are People STILL Buying This Old Mini PC?

Hardware Haven March 7, 2025
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I like to tinker with things like older computers, programming, networking, home automation, and many other things that I know barely anything about. My Theme Music - https://youtu.be/FwD2mOYDPNA Check out the Discord server! - https://discord.gg/25a6qVdSMh

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By clicking my link https://www.piavpn.com/HardwareHaven you’ll get an 83% discount on Private Internet Access! That’s just $2.03 a month, AND you’ll also get 4 extra months completely for free! ► Want to support the channel and unlock some perks in the process? Become a RAID member on Patreon or YouTube! 🔓 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwarehaven 🔓 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgdTVe88YVSrOZ9qKumhULQ/join ►Booting via clover (thanks to @Warning56kb ) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqBa-eAnkCw ► Checkout items I used (includes affiliate links from which I may receive compensation): 🛍️ mPCIe to m.2 E Key: https://amzn.to/4fh8cXd 🛍️ m.2 E to M Adapter: https://amzn.to/3zD5hIK 🛍️ mini PCIe to m.2 NVME: https://amzn.to/3DzOXu6 🛍️ 256GB NVMe 2230 SSD : https://amzn.to/3DzOXu6 🎥 Curious About the equipment I use to make my videos? Click Here ► https://hardwarehaven.media/gear --------------------------------------------------- Music (in order): "Hardware Haven Theme" -Me (https://youtu.be/FwD2mOYDPNA) "If You Want To" - Me "Sunshower" - LATASHÁ(https://soundcloud.com/best-music-pro...) --------------------------------------------------- Timestamps: 0:00 How old is TOO old? 0:51 Private Internet Access (Sponsor) 2:00 Lenovo m72p Tiny - Specs 3:50 First Boot BIOS 4:27 Cleaning it up a bit + thermal issues 5:55 Cinebench and power draw 7:01 Desktop usage 8:45 Booting Proxmox from NVMe 10:18 HAOS, Jellyfin, Crafty 11:25 AMT Remote Management 12:03 Is it TOO old?

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