Will this mini computer work?

LightBurn Hardware Compatibility
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Will this work for a stand alone operating system on lightburn being I don’t have a spare computer to use
or is it over kill.
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Thanks
Rudy

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You can buy refurbished computers pretty cheap. You can do a search or even try Dell’s website. They sell refurbished ones too.

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It’s won’t be overkill, but it might be slow if you’re working on complicated designs.

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we don’t want slow what is the recommended device we should be using.
any suggestion would help.

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will try them as soon as I can narrow it down what we should have.
Thank You

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Here’s a user benchmark score for that computer:
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This is the processor from a 2012 model Mac Mini for comparison:
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I use that level of Mac Mini for testing LightBurn, and the speed is actually pretty decent there, so I’d try to hit a processor in that approximate range.

This is my 4 year old desktop computer:
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Even a relatively poor performance desktop machine won’t be ‘thermally throttled’ in the same way that a MiniPC will, so if you can pick up a 2nd hand desktop machine, you might come out ahead.

All of these specs are from here: https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/
Plug in the name / model number of a processor and it’ll show you how it stacks up.

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OZ
Thank you very much for the information.

Rudy

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I’m currently running LightBurn, Inkscape and GIMP (not all at once) off a stick computer without any issues. I often design on my Macbook Air then upload to Google Drive - then download on the stick computer in my shop. I’m using an extra 36" TV as a monitor which is perfect for what I need.

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Thanks for the information hard to believe that stick is so powerful they sure have come a long way.

Rudy

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