Reviews

Hands-on reviews of hardware relevant to self-hosters, makers, and Linux users, from single-board computers to handheld gaming PCs.

Orange Pi 4 Pro Review: An Eight-Core Edge AI Board Starting at $35

Orange Pi's A733 board delivers near-Pi 5 multi-core performance with a working NPU, 4K video engine, and Vulkan GPU, starting at $35.

Review Devices 2026-10-09 4.0

Sonoff NSPanel Pro Gen2 Review: A Local-First Smart Home Wall Panel

Sonoff's wall panel feeds HA over local MQTT with ~40 entities, bridges Matter, and pulls off fully local voice control via the HA Assist pipeline.

Review Devices 2026-10-07 4.0

Lenovo Legion Go 2 Review: Running Bazzite on AMD Z2 Extreme Handheld

Bazzite turns the Legion Go 2 into more than a gaming handheld, with the Z2 Extreme and OLED display making it a genuinely versatile Linux device.

Review Gaming 2026-07-01 4.5

Orange Pi Zero 3W Review: Octa-Core A733 in a Pi Zero Footprint

Orange Pi crams an octa-core Allwinner A733 and up to 16GB of LPDDR5 into a Raspberry Pi Zero footprint, with a 10 Gbps USB port and about 4x a Pi Zero 2 W's multi-core grunt.

Review Devices 2026-06-13 4.5

Best Single Board Computer for Home Server in 2026

Updated for 2026: an AI-driven memory shortage sharply raised Raspberry Pi 5 and Orange Pi 5 Plus pricing, making the LPDDR5-based Orange Pi 6 Plus the new best-value pick.

Devices Single Board Computers 2026-02-13

Best Handheld Gaming PC for Bazzite in 2026

Updated for 2026: Bazzite 44's InputPlumber overhaul, Legion Go 2 SteamOS now shipping, Steam Deck OLED price hike, Legion Go S tariff volatility, and new GPD Win 5 (first Strix Halo handheld with Bazzite support).

Gaming Bazzite 2026-02-10

AnkerMake M5 3D Printer Review

Review Devices 2025-04-30

ASUS ROG Ally X, Lenovo Legion Go, and Steam Deck OLED: Comparing performance, screens, build quality and ergonomics

Review Gaming 2025-04-16