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by fm200 1661 days ago
I have couple of uses cases for my actually :)

1. I use it as a wifi access point with hostapd. Where i live net is shared with many residents. This way my devices are isolated from others.

2. I portforward ssh from main wifi router to rpi, when im not at home i can ssh into it and use it at as poor's man vpn - handy at airports/pubs..

3. Its attached to tv via hdmi, i can watch youtube/twitch with it fairly ok (better then most "smart tvs" anyway with ff and ublock).

4. It serves as a "backup", i have usb 1tb hd and some scripts that mirror my github/gitlab repos, this is more as a precaution then as its "real" backup, but if i ever need it i could make it better with md raid i guess.

So, with all above, its a nice device to have for me at least, its not wasted 50-60e :)