Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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► Checkout items I used (includes affiliate links from which I may receive compensation):
🛍️ Topton X2E: aliexpress.us/item/3256804173757529.html
🛍️ Crucial 1TB NVMe SSD: amzn.to/4jJsk6T
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Music (in order):
"Hardware Haven Theme" -Me (youtu.be/FwD2mOYDPNA)
"Sunshower" - LATASHÁ(https://soundcloud.com/best-music-pro...)
"CRENSHAW VIBES" - GARRISON (soundcloud.com/garrison-brown)
"If You Want To" - Me
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Timestamps:
0:00 Why are these so enticing?
0:58 The Topton X2E and Intel N150
2:52 Boot.Dev (sponsor)
4:05 Specs and IO
7:37 Some Benchmarks
9:08 Power Draw
10:00 Proxmox
11:57 OPNSense Router
13:31 Virtualized Router in Proxmox
15:01 Is it worth it?