Raspberry Pi Replacement? HP T530 Teardown, Linux, and SSD Testing

I have a thin client addiction. You all have seen my 3x Dell Wyse 5060 Hyperconverged Cluster project. And you know that I bought a Wyse 3040. But, I actually bought 3x 3040s, and someone sent me a Wyse 7010, and an HP T620 (yet to be reviewed). And now I bought another. Today, it's an HP T530.

I'd consider this to be an excellent choice for anyone wanting to run Home Assistant, since it has enough power for, an upgradeable M.2 storage slot, and can handle a Coral TPU for Frigate using the M.2 WiFi slot (but not in the storage slot). It's also a bit more modern than the Dell units, using DDR4 (only single channel though) and sporting a USB-C port and more USB 3.0 ports. That said, it's a lower end CPU and GPU compared to the 5060.

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Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
01:14 - Teardown
02:42 - Linux Testing
04:36 - Video Playback
05:39 - Speaker!
08:17 - M.2 SSD Compatibility
10:57 - M.2 WiFi Compatibility
12:31 - BIOS Options, PXE Boot
13:04 - Conclusions

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