AcePC Picobox N100 MiniPC: Can it run VMware ESXi?

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. Discount link: https://sourl.cn/2LdYkp Check out the written writeup on the Picobox here: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2023/10/acepc-picobox-mini-pc-review-tiny-esxi-home-server/ ★ Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrxcWtpd1IGHG9RbD_9380A?sub_confirmation=1 ★ My blog: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com ★ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vspinmaster ★ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-lee-vht/ ★ Github: https://github.com/brandonleegit ★ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/VirtualizationHowto/100092747277326/ ★ Discord: https://discord.gg/Zb46NV6mB3 ★ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/brandonleevht/ 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 Check out all of my home lab related posts here: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/category/home-lab/