[CN] Seeed studio reServer 4C/8T for $274.50

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in this video they test truenas, can't be too different from to this, right?

 

[nrtc]

I am running the Reserver on ProxMox, which is also based on Linux. All is fine, except that I have lockups when using a second SSD in the PCIe port. I thought this was due to the R24SF extension cable, but I have the same problem when using the shielded K24MF cable or even a direct PCIe to M2 adapter. In all fairness though, others do not seem to report this problem.

In my experience, the positive things of this machine:
- nice build quality and relatively easy to work with (for instance, screws rather than plastic clips)
- more than enough compute and memory (max 64GB) for most home use cases
- low power consumption: slightly below 20W idle with 2x 20TB and 2x SSD

Downsides:
- cooling becomes a problem when stressing the machine with disks and SSDs (an exhaust fan on the top works wonders though)
- standard 60W power supply may be inefficient with disks and SSDs
- the B-key M.2 slot is rather useless, as it does not support SATA and NVME B-key SSDs are about to go extinct
- no ECC memory support

 

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The reserver is 20-50% faster depending on what you're doing, has dual channel memory, can accept 64GB, has 2 m.2 slots, pcie expansion, external antenna connections for internal wifi, cell, or sdr cards, better build quality, a built in arduino coprocessor with i/o pins, and in my experience rock solid stability.

The r1 advantages are toolless drive caddies that you don't have to disassemble the chassis to swap drives, likely lower power consumption, and far cheaper, unless you can find the reserver on sale in which case the r1 is still less expensive.

I have two reservers, one is doing NVR duty running scrypted for four cameras. It runs at about 4% load recording 4 full bit rates streams and doing motion and object detection.

I don't have an r1, but do have another similarly specced n100 machine, that I could wedge a coral into. It ran at about 20% usage with the same load, but I'm pretty sure it could have been brought down some, as I was streaming onto a NAS connection, and hadn't properly gotten the igpu accelleration working.

Hope that helps a bit.

Thank you for such a detailed response! Really appreciate it!!

Bad news is, they just jacked up the prices massively

reServer - Compact Edge Server powered by 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i3 1125G4

reServer is based on an ODYSSEY X86 v2 board and powered by Intel® Core™ 11th Gen. i3 and Intel UHD Graphics 48EUs (400 - 1250 MHz), which delivers high CPU and AI performance for various applications. It has two high-speed 2.5-Gigabit Ethernet ports and supports hybrid connectivity including...

www.seeedstudio.com

 

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Thank you for such a detailed response! Really appreciate it!!

Bad news is, they just jacked up the prices massively

reServer - Compact Edge Server powered by 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i3 1125G4

reServer is based on an ODYSSEY X86 v2 board and powered by Intel® Core™ 11th Gen. i3 and Intel UHD Graphics 48EUs (400 - 1250 MHz), which delivers high CPU and AI performance for various applications. It has two high-speed 2.5-Gigabit Ethernet ports and supports hybrid connectivity including...

www.seeedstudio.com

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the price just return to 270+usd