GMKTek Mini PC with Intel N97

I recently bought this mini PC, the goal was to install FreeBSD and use it as daily-driver, unfortunately I couldn't meet some specific criteria thus I had to move on Linux... 😢

Anyway I used FreeBSD for one week and my evaluation is surely positive, here a brief recap:
  • CPU/GPU: Alder-lake gen, works by compiling drm-61-kmod 👍
  • Ethernet: good 👍
  • Wifi: good with firmware 👍
  • Mini SD reader: not recognized 👎
  • Video only 2 HDMI port: good for multimedia 👍 ; bad for recent monitor that usually have only display port 👎
  • USB: 3 USB-A-v3 👍 ; 1 USB-C used for power supply 👎
  • Audio jack: not tested 🤷‍♂️
  • Size: very compact 👍
  • Noise: very silent 👍
  • Performance: good 👍
  • Ram: good, up to 12GB 👍
  • Storage: 1 m2-sata 👎

If compared with my previous setup, which was a SBC LibreComputer ROC-3328-CC, the difference is abysmal. Same size, better performance, it is a real computer, I use (and used) headless with TigerVNC and you get GPU acceleration and X working flawless.

If you're looking for a mini-pc to run FreeBSD, this works just fine.

Thanks... 😉
 
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