I love how capable these tiny N150 machines are. I've got one running Debian for my home media and backup solution and it's never stuttered. I'd be curious about exactly what machine they're testing with. I've got the Beelink ME mini running that media server. And I use a Beelink EQ14 as a kind of jump box to remote into my work desktop.

Would you mind sharing the Linux hardware platform security report ("fwupdmgr security") for those Beelink boxes, e.g. what is enabled/disabled by the OEM? N150 SoC supports Intel TXT, which was previously limited to $800+ vPro devices, but it requires BIOS support from OEMs like Beelink. Depending on HSI status, OSS coreboot might be feasible on some N150 boxes.

https://fwupd.github.io/libfwupdplugin/hsi.html

It's a Minisforum UN150P

I'm not the author but my parents have pretty much decided they will never use a game console newer than the nintendo wii, but so far two of their wiis have died. Since no one is making wiis anymore, I decided to future-proof their gaming by setting them up with a mele quieter 4c [0], with the official wii bluetooth module attached over USB for perfect wiimote compatibility, running the dolphin emulator. Not every game runs perfectly, but every game they want to play runs perfectly AND it is smaller, silent, and consumes less power than the real wii.

[0] My experience with that mini computer: I bought two. The first one was great, but the 2nd one had coil whine so I had to return it. Aside from the whine, I love the box. If I could guarantee I wouldn't get whine I'd buy another today.