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Cake day: January 15th, 2026

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  • So following up I have some options, all fairly affordable.

    1. Acquaintance has a **barely used Pi4 with the official case + power supply. **
    • 2GB RAM memory.
    • Uses micro-hdmi for display, they may have an adapter (if it can be found)
    • Need a micro SD.
    • Very cheap

    2.On a local marketplace style website, Used Micro Linux PC is powered by a Raspberry Pi 5

    • Processor: Raspberry Pi 5
    • 4GB RAM Memory
    • Case: Custom Cube with RGB lighting
    • Operating System: Linux (pre-installed)
    • Connectivity: USB, Ethernet, HDMI
    • Custom Noctua Fans
    • Custom heatsink w/ rgb fan
    • 128gb Patriot NVME running at pcie 3.0
    • Affordable
    1. Large Marketplace website, Lenovo M910q Tiny Mini PC i5 7500T 16GB 240GB SSD Win11 Pro WiFi
    • Hard Drive Capacity 240 GB
    • Processor Intel Core i5-7500T
    • Graphics Processing Type Integrated/On-Board Graphics
    • RAM Size 16 GB
    • SSD Capacity 240GB
    • GPU Intel HD Graphics 630
    • Processor Speed 3.30 GHz
    • Connectivity HDMI, USB 3.0, DisplayPort, RJ-45
    • Operating System Windows 11 Pro ( I can put a linux os on this I’m assuming)
    • Features Built-in Bluetooth Adapter, Built-in Wi-Fi Adapter, Slim, Ultra-Slim
    • Affordable

    I’m leaning towards Option 2. With my limited knowledge, Option 1 doesn’t seem like enough and Option 3 seems like too much. I’m getting many different thoughts and opinions from alot of places, I am but a simpleton, trying to stop my TV from spying on me. I’d love to hear your thoughts.









  • Aw cool! Glad you wanted to share!

    I noticed there’s some thoughts that maybe these types of posts don’t have a place in the Linux phones. I’m new to Lemmy and found help here and wanted to thank the community. Changing over was work and I’m proud of myself, but recognize those who chimed in when I needed it.

    So I propose the positive aspect of a show-your-home-screen post.

    They can help start a discussion for those of who are curious about the process of running a non mainstream OS. If you are a degoogler, it’s important to know what life without Gapps is like. It may provide folks with feedback on better app options as well if they are struggling. Switching over is a process with inherent risk so it can be really scary and there are few places that have real human feedback.

    Anyhow, my newb two cents. Is my OS proper Linux? I don’t know, I’m new, looking for help, and it brought me here.