I started dabbling with Linux in 2019/2020, then fully switched in ~2023 because I got fed up with Windows 10 draining my laptop’s battery while idle.

In the beginning of 2024 I switched from a Galaxy S10 to Graphene OS on a Pixel 6.

Pretty much same here. There was one time where street construction accidentally hit a cable, but considering how rare that is and how error resiliant most filesystems are nowadays, it’s just not worth it getting a UPS.

Nope, I was only semi-aware of the forums’ existence. Thanks for the hint, I’ll look into that tomorrow.

And yes I love my LMS setup too. The software definitely has its odd quirks, but the protocols underneath are just rock solid. I actually own 3 SqueezeBox Radios (one with a battery which lasts many hours!) and a SqueezeBox Touch. I got pretty lucky, all the radios were 20 € used each, and the sb touch a friend had lying around from the time where the Logitech servers were still running.

Also regarding Airplay, I’ve had a Raspberry Pi + HifiBerry DAC on my AVR for ages. I just wasn’t expecting AirPlay to work well. But it really is insanely good. If you have any device with AirPlay, I sincerely recommend you try connecting it that way and save yourself the hassle of a Raspberry Pi etc.

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Honestly, my motivation for creating another account etc. is very slim. Feel free to share this in whatever way, I don’t mind at all.

This is the way. I have an HP ProDesk 600 G4 with an i5-8500T, and it has been sipping 7 W for years now. Just be aware, most of these boxes only have one 2.5" SATA and one M.2 2280 bay. For HP, the ProDesk 600 and EliteDesk 800 have another M.2 2280 slot. Also be aware, you need a special internal cable for that SATA bay, so if you buy one of these make sure it has that cable in it already.

Interesting, I didn’t know NPMplus was a thing. Looks like I’ve got some researching and possibly reconfiguring to do…

That sounds like a pretty beefy machine. To me it’d be a waste to use it as a server, unless you need lots of hardware encoding for Jellyfin etc.

If I had that laptop, I’d use it as a guest gaming PC maybe or as a Steam Machine in the living room. Imho it’s totally wasted potential as a server, unless you actually need the performance.

Architekt Humpert macht sich hingegen keine Sorgen und betont: “Wir reden hier nicht von einem Eigenbau, sondern von einer DIN-Norm angepassten Rutsche. Später wird sie auch noch vom TÜV abgenommen.”

Nur in Deutschland lol