- System76 Meerkat is my workstation with pop-os, I have 2. a Beelink s13 that I have installed and configured fedora server headless with podman for a development lab, and for 3. My vision was a NAS Samba plus Jellyfin and Homeassistant device. NAS supports 2 ssd plugged directly into usb which host backup for Meerkat and s13.
For 3., I have tried unsuccessfully with a raspberry pi 5, not saying I have any skill whatsoever but I spent a significant amount of time and got so fucking close but it was not a sustainable system that I created in the end I moved on next to a GMK G3 plus which, out of the box, and immediately could not sustain connection to the ssd via usb, I methodically tested all the usb ports with both ssd devices and concluded that there was no fucking way this unit will sustain a connection to these usb ssd for any amount of time. So I am not using that device.
I have ordered and waiting to receive Beelink s12 and going to try that next for my 3. vision.
All that said, I am in the struggle and if anyone had kind words or advice, yes please.
Also, please shoot me straight: am I removed? Is this a recipe for failure? Is it unreasonable to run those services on s12? Is it foolish to think I can sustain two ssd via usb and backup via Samba with s12?
S13 and s12 are ethernet connected to router, Meerkat is wireless connected.
I genuinely appreciate any attention here, thank you for your time.
*Also wanted to add, earlier I got one of the refurbished servers, Lenovo I believe, off Amazon. It was advertised with 1 TB ssd. When it arrived, there was no ssd and the ribbon cable appeared damaged. Just adding that for the record here as well.
Thank you, yes as this relates to my issues I have the concern about mini pcs being able to keep ssd mounted indefinitely via dedicated usb ports. The 5W figure is less than I hoped, I was hoping for 10. Will state again, the issue with the g3 was immediate and after testing I do believe it was a lemon. That said my experience here has opened my eyes to the limitations of these devices. Admitted that I am shooting for absolute minimum power consumption and using the cheapest shit I can find. Thank you for the data point on pi4bs, will be interesting to see what I get with s12. I can report back if it is of interest.