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by listic 1379 days ago
Are their desktop PCs built around standard boards? I presume their 'Thelio' is Mini-ITX form factor?

It sounds condescending of them to omit the exact model names of their hardware in their 'tech specs' section. I, for one, would like to know what exact model of motherboard I would be getting when I choose 'AMD' or 'Intel Advanced' in the 'Platform' section. Same goes for RAM, SSD, etc.
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twblalock 1379 days ago
The exact model? That seems like a higher standard than other computer companies are expected to meet. It sounds like you ought to build your own PC if you care about every single component.
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listic 1379 days ago
Maybe you're right. I never bought a PC from any of the name brand 'computer companies' and maybe there's no sense to start now.

Just wanted to compare their Thelio mini PC to my last PC setup in a NCASE M1* Mini-ITX case and found that their 'tech specs' page (intentionally?) lacking.

*NCASE M1 cases are discontinued, but are widely available secondhand.

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pbhjpbhj 1379 days ago
I looked at a Thelios, they have great info on GitHub including top-down images of the system internals, https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/system76/tech-docs...

On this one you can see they use a Gigabyte X299 Aorus Ultra Gaming Pro.

However, it's common to do replacements, so am exact model is only going to be possible with bespoke systems IME.

Did you try asking, most people only want a specific bundle of features and don't care about the model numbers per se.

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