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Hardware
Short articles about the physical devices worth knowing about. What they are, what they do, and whether they are worth your time.
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Argon NEO 5 NVMe
Argon Forty
An aluminium Raspberry Pi 5 case with a built in fan and integrated M.2 NVMe slot, combining thermal management and storage in a compact enclosure.
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Google Coral USB Accelerator
Google
A USB edge AI accelerator that adds 4 TOPS of dedicated inference throughput to any host device, running at just 2 watts.
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MicroSD Card
Various
The default boot and storage medium for a Raspberry Pi. For home lab use, endurance rated cards significantly outlast standard options under sustained write workloads.
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NVMe M.2
Various
A solid state storage format that connects via PCIe, offering fast speeds and long operational life when used with a compatible Raspberry Pi case or HAT.
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Raspberry Pi 5
Raspberry Pi Ltd
A compact single board computer that serves as the foundation for most home lab setups. Affordable, low power, and runs full Linux.
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Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2
Raspberry Pi Ltd
A PCIe AI accelerator for the Raspberry Pi 5, using the Hailo-10H chip to deliver 40 TOPS of on device AI inference with 8GB of dedicated memory.
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Reolink 2K+ Video Doorbell
Reolink
A wired 5MP doorbell camera with RTSP support and local storage, built to work without a subscription or a cloud account.
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