Well, it looks like HP once again accidentally leaked the spec sheet and the disassembly part-out for their new t540 thin client.
This is a fairly interesting beastie as it's meant to be the cheap-but-cheerful (read: no soldered RAM/storage component) version of the t640. One RAM slot instead of 2 (up to 32GB of DDR4 SODIMM), Ryzen embedded R1305G instead of the R1505G (probably a 7-10% performance delta, so CPU-wise a bit better than the J5005 and closer to an i7-7600U), but looks to be M.2 storage and wireless NIC.
The t640 is already available used for between 160 and 200 USD. If the sales pattern from the t520/530 series continue, secondary market versions of the t540 (once it shows up there after 6-9 months of general availability) can end up being your cheap (< 100 USD) Ryzen embedded box for homelab projects for 2021 or 2022 - maybe as an HTPC box, a low duty retrogaming machine, or as a cheaper, "more ghetto" TinyMiniMicro box.
This is a fairly interesting beastie as it's meant to be the cheap-but-cheerful (read: no soldered RAM/storage component) version of the t640. One RAM slot instead of 2 (up to 32GB of DDR4 SODIMM), Ryzen embedded R1305G instead of the R1505G (probably a 7-10% performance delta, so CPU-wise a bit better than the J5005 and closer to an i7-7600U), but looks to be M.2 storage and wireless NIC.
The t640 is already available used for between 160 and 200 USD. If the sales pattern from the t520/530 series continue, secondary market versions of the t540 (once it shows up there after 6-9 months of general availability) can end up being your cheap (< 100 USD) Ryzen embedded box for homelab projects for 2021 or 2022 - maybe as an HTPC box, a low duty retrogaming machine, or as a cheaper, "more ghetto" TinyMiniMicro box.
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