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Mach Discussion => Mach4 General Discussion => Topic started by: menardmfg on August 08, 2018, 10:36:57 AM

Title: Mini pc
Post by: menardmfg on August 08, 2018, 10:36:57 AM

Has anybody tried to run Mach4 on a mini pc?  I did a retrofit on an old turret lathe using a Hp mini tower. Right now the tower is sitting on a bench.  I would like to install it in a cabinet but I have limited space. Is there any mini pc that you can recommend.
Thanks
Art

Title: Re: Mini pc
Post by: joeaverage on August 08, 2018, 12:09:23 PM

Hi,
I run Mach4 on a dual core Atom MiniITX board without problems. It is slow to load big files but is otherwise fine.

Have a look at the Latte Panda:

https://www.dfrobot.com/product-1585.html (https://www.dfrobot.com/product-1585.html)

This one has 4G ram 64 G EEC,  quad core Atom with on chip graphics, Windows 10 Enterprise all for $209.

Craig

Title: Re: Mini pc
Post by: RBeaubien on August 08, 2018, 12:30:11 PM

A used Dell Inspiron 3050 works great.  It is tiny and you can cheaply upgrade it to 8gb of ram and a 256Gb SSD for a total price under $200.  It measures 5" x 5" x 2", and has built in WiFi.  Here is an example: https://www.ebay.com/itm/123272194586

Title: Re: Mini pc
Post by: joeaverage on August 09, 2018, 02:23:59 AM

Hi,
I hope there are better examples than the last link:

Quote

For parts or not working

“sold as is. does not power on. no further testing done. unit only, no ac adapter or anything else. ”
   

Craig

Title: Re: Mini pc
Post by: RBeaubien on August 09, 2018, 08:19:58 AM

Quote from: joeaverage on August 09, 2018, 02:23:59 AM

Hi,
I hope there are better examples than the last link:

Quote

For parts or not working

“sold as is. does not power on. no further testing done. unit only, no ac adapter or anything else. ”
   

Craig

Where did you see that?  Right in the middle of the post, "Dell Inspiron 3050 model D12U. Unit is barely used and in perfect working order and has been reset to Dell factory default."  I ended up making him an offer and buying it for a spare MACH4 PC.

Title: Re: Mini pc
Post by: joeaverage on August 09, 2018, 02:39:45 PM

Hi,
the Ebay link took me to this page.

Craig

Title: Re: Mini pc
Post by: RBeaubien on August 10, 2018, 01:31:51 AM

"The listing you're looking for is no longer available.  Check out this similar item we found for you."  :-)  Here is a better link: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1312.R2.TR10.TRC2.A0.H0.Xdell+insp.TRS2&_nkw=dell+Inspiron+3050&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_osacat=0&_odkw=dell+d12u