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Bret has worked with Raspberry Pi computers for almost 10 years now and in that time he's benchmarked and tested over 30 Single Board computers. In his day job, he's a systems administrator for a large cloud computing provider.

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    MangoPi MQ Pro Benchmarks & Review

    by Bret 13/07/2022
    by Bret 13/07/2022 22 minutes read

    The MangoPi MQ Pro is a new Single Board Computer using the Allwinner D1 RISC-V chip and I’ve benchmarked it to see how it weighs up!

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    Automating AbuseIPDB reporting with Fail2ban

    by Bret 11/07/2022
    by Bret 11/07/2022 9 minutes read

    Automating AbuseIPDB reporting with Fail2ban is easier than you think! Help the internet become a safer place with a few simple steps.

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    Banana Pi M2 Zero Benchmarks & Review

    by Bret 29/06/2022
    by Bret 29/06/2022 24 minutes read

    The Banana Pi M2 Zero (BPI-M2-ZERO) is a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W alternative with 512MB RAM and a quad-core ARM CPU. Is it worth getting given the Pi shortages?

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    Armbian on the MangoPi MQ Pro!

    by Bret 23/06/2022
    by Bret 23/06/2022 6 minutes read

    After weeks of banging my head against a wall trying to get the MangoPi MQ Pro running, we finally have Armbian based images thanks to forum user balbes150!

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    Everything But Stromboli / BulkMemoryCards Shady Marketing?

    by Bret 10/06/2022
    by Bret 10/06/2022 3 minutes read

    Everything But Stromboli (or BulkMemoryCards) seem to like making fake accounts on social media to shill for their own products. They’re terrible at it, though..

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    Waveshare Raspberry Pi USB/Ethernet Hat Review

    by Bret 03/05/2022
    by Bret 03/05/2022 9 minutes read

    Waveshare’s Raspberry Pi USB/Ethernet Hat offers 3 additional USB-A ports, along with 100Mbit ethernet. Is it the perfect hat to revive a forgotten Pi Zero?

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    Faster MangoPi MQ Quad on The Way!

    by Bret 25/04/2022
    by Bret 25/04/2022 4 minutes read

    A faster MangoPi MQ Quad ARM Single Board Computer is on the way. Will it compete with the Raspberry Pi Zero 2?

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    MangoPi MQ Pro – Is it better than the Pi Zero?

    by Bret 14/04/2022
    by Bret 14/04/2022 7 minutes read

    MangoPi have finally launched their Raspberry Pi Zero competitor, the MQ Pro

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    Are Cheap $2 NVMe SSD Heatsinks Worth It?

    by Bret 29/03/2022
    by Bret 29/03/2022 6 minutes read

    I bought cheap, $2 AliExpress NVMe SSD Heatsinks so you don’t have to! Are they so cheap that they’re worth it? They can’t make things worse, right?!

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