AcePC Picobox N100 MiniPC: Can it run VMware ESXi?
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 Published On Nov 21, 2023

A look at the AcePC Picobox MiniPC powered by the Intel N100. Can it run VMware ESXi? Check out the video as I go through my findings with the AcePC Picobox. Also, check out the special link below. Using the link, you can receive a discount on the AcePC Picobox.

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Introduction to a Black Friday deal - AcePC Picobox - 0:00
Thinking about Black Friday deals - 0:45
Talking about the Picobox specs - 1:10
Onboard network is Realtek based adapters - 1:40
Talking about using USB 3.0 ports for USB network adapters - 1:57
Looking at the physical overview of the Picobox - 2:40
Looking at the port configuration - 3:00
Small footprint - 3:24
Showing the Realtek USB network adapter - 3:55
Good as a starter home lab server - 4:18
Super quiet noise profile - 4:44
For a quiet, low-power mini PC used as a server, it is good - 5:00
The housing of the mini PC has a nice finish - 5:23
Looking at the VMware ESXi host client running virtual machines - 5:28
Intel N100 in VMware ESXi - 6:00
Running 8 virtual machines, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - 6:23
Looking at the CPU graph in the VMware ESXi host client - 6:30
2 CPUs and 1 GB of memory configured on each Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS virtual machine - 7:00
Connecting to the console and working with the VM, it is responsive - 7:08
Thoughts on having 16 GB of memory as opposed to 8 GB - 7:56
Wrapping up thoughts on the AcePC Picobox N100 - 8:14

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