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Review on πŸ’» High-Performance Mini Computer: Libre Computer Board ALL-H3-CC H3 1GB (Tritium) with Full Free Open Source Software Assistance by Jared Peck

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Easy to set up/use - perfect for a low power web server

In an effort to reduce power consumption I came across this small computer board to replace my 24/7/365 web server computer. All requirements were thus fully met. Since this is just a basic basic web server for my company's websites, I chose the H2+ (512 MB) version. The only issue I had was that although these boards claimed to be able to run the Raspbian OS, it wasn't available for the H2+ version at the time of writing this review. It was only available for the H5 version. Since I am relatively familiar with Ubuntu, this was not a problem. I just picked the headless version of Ubuntu Bionic OS. Once the image is "written" to the SD card and the necessary changes have been made to get a static IP address, everything else is a piece of cake. I was able to access the device via SSH and set up my server without any problems. At $20-$40 depending on the version you use, I can't recommend this SBC highly enough. At the low end, it's a lot cheaper than the Raspberry Pi, and if you don't need a lot of memory you can't beat it. Even at a higher level, it's comparable to the Pi, adding support for Ubuntu Bionic while maintaining the form factor and GPIO compatibility with the Pi. It takes about a day for the support forum to respond, but it seems like one man is doing it all. respect for him. He is very helpful and answers questions completely and relatively quickly.

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  • Speed