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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 23/08/2026

Loving the @Sabrent Voltik. Up to 100W power (240W total), no interruptions during switch and adding devices, great for a raspberry pi etc

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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 01/08/2026

There's something special about mini PCs, this Beelink EQi is a lot of fun. Review soon!

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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 08/07/2026

Technitium clusters are pretty awesome. DNS syncing made easy.

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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 08/05/2026

What happens when you put a Strix Halo in a NAS? 💥 I don't know but I'm about to find out. An absolutely mad device from @Hi_MINISFORUM can't wait to test the N5 Max!

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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 29/04/2026

I've definitely caught the travel router (mobile homelab?) bug! This is a Protectli running Proxmox with a virtualised OpenWRT hooked up to a 5G modem. Having a lot of fun with this one!

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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 21/04/2026

Currently having a lot of fun with virtualised OpenWRT on a @protectli VP2430.

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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 17/04/2026

Unifi Protect users, which are you using? Shall I do a video on it? I'm thinking of using a remote NAS.

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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 25/02/2026

Print quality on the @BambulabGlobal P2S is very impressive. 0.4mm on 0.12mm - huge improvement over my old A1

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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 07/02/2026

Genuinely impressed with the Unifi Travel Router, this is going to be extremely useful when leaving home. As a first iteration they've pretty much nailed everything at an aggressive price. Full review and thoughts coming soon!

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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 29/01/2026

It's increasingly hard to become excited about AI hardware, but then this shows up... Oh boy, can't wait! tiiny.ai

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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 04/12/2025

Ever since buying my MinisForum MS-01 cluster I've been patiently waiting for its true successor. Let's see what this is all about...

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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 07/10/2025

Dropped SFP+ temps by over 20C. WAS-110 in Unifi DMP Max is much happier! 😎

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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 04/10/2025

Removed a cheap Chinese switch I was using to split my internet connection, gained 2ms. Pretty awesome! Thanks for the suggestion.

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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 02/10/2025

Testing out the MinisForum N5 Pro with ECC RAM - great device so far. CloudOS needs some more work though...

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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 29/09/2025

64GB of ECC SODIMM, it's NAS time

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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 24/09/2025

The excitement around this one is palpable MinisForum MS-S1 MAX #minisforum #AI @Hi_MINISFORUM

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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 05/09/2025

Got Noctua? Temps and noise dropped considerably. 5090 hits 69C in games, CPU doesn't go above 80C. Lots of headroom to play with.

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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 04/09/2025

A huge amount of work revamping the lab. Had to rebuild the rack frame to accommodate rails for @45Drives server, added new @Ubiquiti network gear, a clean 😂, oh, and also rebuilt my Proxmox cluster and Kubernetes cluster 😅

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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 09/08/2025

Loving this new headphone cable custom made by OIDIO - you can choose pretty much any combo oidiosound.co.uk

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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 08/08/2025

Building a home assistant kiosk

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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 20/07/2025

All in one homelab. A fun little challenge, but one that hopefully many of you can relate to. Don't worry, you don't need a fancy server, most old PCs will do!

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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 20/07/2025

The AMD Ryzen 9 9950x3D is ridiculously fast, glad I opted for it over the 9800x3D (productivity is massively increased). The Nvidia 5090 has also made a difference for editing and testing local AI. Overclocking / configuration video in the works.

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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 16/07/2025

Sneak peak, this thing is a missile!

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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 15/07/2025

Sneak peak, this thing is a missile!

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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 12/07/2025

A huge thanks to everyone who subbed to my new channel www.youtube.com/@Tech-Bench - I really appreciate it. Lots of exciting stuff to come, just ironing out some final details.

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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 11/07/2025

A huge thanks to everyone who subbed to my new channel www.youtube.com/@Tech-Bench - I really appreciate it. Lots of exciting stuff to come, just ironing out some final details.

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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 11/07/2025

I need your support! I'm starting a second channel www.youtube.com/@Tech-Bench and would love to get a kickstart by having you subscribe. Jim's Garage will continue as always and the second channel should help me to take it much further through additional funding and collaboration. Thanks fo

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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 08/07/2025

AMD Has IMPROVED! Testing Intel & AMD Radeon iGPU Transcoding - Out tomorrow!!! All media in this video is free to use, pray to the strike gods!

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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 07/07/2025

AMD Has IMPROVED! Testing Intel & AMD Radeon iGPU Transcoding - Out tomorrow!!! All media in this video is free to use, pray to the strike gods!

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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 07/07/2025

I rolled the dice on Amazon used "New but packaging damaged". Save a lot and the item is literally new (as stated!). Not even a fingerprint on it.

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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 07/07/2025

I rolled the dice on Amazon used "New but packaging damaged". Save a lot and the item is literally new (as stated!). Not even a fingerprint on it.

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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 06/07/2025

Organised chaos... The iGPU showdown is taking some work! Intel Vs AMD showdown! How much iGPU do you need for a homelab?

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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 05/07/2025

Organised chaos... The iGPU showdown is taking some work! Intel Vs AMD showdown! How much iGPU do you need for a homelab?

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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 05/07/2025

Something's cooking...

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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 04/07/2025

Something's cooking...

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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 03/07/2025

AMD vs Intel iGPU test is underway. There's a ton of stuff to cover in this one. Looking forward to determining just 'how much' iGPU you need for a homelab.

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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 03/07/2025

AMD vs Intel iGPU test is underway. There's a ton of stuff to cover in this one. Looking forward to determining just 'how much' iGPU you need for a homelab.

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Jim @jimsgarage.co.uk · 02/07/2025