Adding multi-gigabit support to an HP EliteDesk G2 Mini

I use a stack of HP EliteDesk G2 Minis to run a Kubernetes cluster at home. While they are several years old now, they’re still useful because of their low power consumption. Plus, I’m a cheapskate and I hate spending money, so I bought old PCs and I’ve upgraded them in every way I can.Continue reading “Adding multi-gigabit support to an HP EliteDesk G2 Mini”

Asus EeePC 901 and Kingspec SSDs

Recently the 16GB SSD in my EeePC 901 failed. I was surprised how little variety there was in compatible replacement SSDs, and so I bought practically the only option – a Kingspec 16GB SATA SSD. I paid just over £40 for it. I’ve no idea how it performs in comparison with the original Asus SSD,Continue reading “Asus EeePC 901 and Kingspec SSDs”

Review – Antec Remote Fusion media case

Background I decided to build a new media centre PC to replace my MSI Media Live barebones kit, which is getting a bit long in the tooth now. (The onboard graphics chip is not able to drive a display at 1080p). Having been bitten by the limitations of the MSI Media Live, such as theContinue reading “Review – Antec Remote Fusion media case”