One or two USB-C 3.2 Gen2 ports are all that's required - can then plug in a hub or dock. eg: https://us.ugreen.com/collections/usb-hub?sort_by=price-desc...

Can also plug in a power bank. https://us.ugreen.com/collections/power-bank?sort_by=price-d...

The advantage is that if the machine breaks or is upgraded, the dock and pb can be retained. Would also distribute the price.

The dock and pb can also be kept away to lower heat to avoid a fan in the housing, ideally.

Better hardware should end up leading to better software - its main problem right now.

This 10-in-1 dock even has an SSD enclosure for $80 https://us.ugreen.com/products/ugreen-10-in-1-usb-c-hub-ssd (no affiliation) (no drivers required)

I'd have another dock/power/screen combo for traveling and portable use.

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spwa4 2 days ago | parent [-]

Unfortunately most of my attempts to power both embedded PC and robot motors from the same power bank result in unexpected reboots (even on what is effectively an RC car). And yes, I'm a CS Msc, not an electrical engineer, but ...

	▲	adrianwaj 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		Yeah, I've got a new mini PC that reboots at random. It kind of "drops out." Works better with Ubuntu than Manjaro. Failed device. I was thinking of setting up a forum of some sort to discuss various devices that people may be tinkering with. The domain is tinkeriDOTng - just need to do something with it - could end up looking like Discogs with all the variations on gadgets and devices out there - sort of like music. And then there's the whole "builds" dimension. How much otherwise highly useful stuff are people sitting on that they can't get going (or going well) for one reason or another? Also, recycling I expect will end up important at some point, and knowing who has what (and where) could expedite this process.