Two Lenovo Tiny PCs become a small homelab project
Two cheap Lenovo Tiny PCs were upgraded with spare parts and turned into small homelab machines. The Lenovo M720Q Tiny came with an i7-9700T, a north bridge plate, and a , but it had a slightly damaged top cover and no RAM, SSD, Wi-Fi card, antenna, or power adapter.
It was upgraded with 16GB of , a 500GB Samsung 970 EVO SSD, an Intel 9560NGW Wi-Fi card, and a Radeon RX 6400 , while a 230W power adapter was bought separately for $20. The Lenovo P330 Tiny came with an i5-8500T, a Quadro P620 , a , a 135W power brick, and a Wi-Fi antenna, but no RAM, SSD, or Wi-Fi/Bluetooth adapter.
It was upgraded with an i7-8700 65W CPU, an Intel AX200NGW card, 32GB of , a 500GB Samsung 950 Pro SSD, and a TP-Link TX201 2.5GbE card. Both machines also need some filament for custom fitting work, and the M720Q looks like a good candidate for running Bazzite.
Key points
- Two Lenovo Tiny PCs were bought cheaply and upgraded with spare parts.
- The M720Q received 16GB of memory, a 500GB SSD, Wi-Fi, and a Radeon RX 6400 .
- The P330 received an i7-8700 CPU, 32GB of memory, a 500GB SSD, and a TP-Link 2.5GbE card.
- Missing parts made the project depend on extras like a power adapter and filament.
- The M720Q is being considered as a Bazzite machine.