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Computer Collection: Apophis

About

This is a brand-new-in-box Wyse 5020 thin client bought from eBay for £35. Its ultra low power consumption of about 10W while running intrigued me, as Phobos is a massive power hog, consuming at minimum 40W and when playing YouTube (basically all the time) around 75-80W. Add the monitors on and my setup would be consuming 120W+.

Its performance is, compared to Phobos, horrendous in every single way. However, I'm willing to accept this severe downgrade in exchange for less power usage.

Specs

Motherboard: Inventec DQ Class, Rev. 1
CPU: AMD GX-415GA SoC @ 1.5GHz (4C/4T)
RAM: 4GB DDR3L 1600MHz SODIMM (1x4GB)
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 8330E (512MB shared system RAM)
DOM: Apacer 32GB SATA III Disk-on-Module
Ext Storage: Kingston DataTraveler Max 256GB USB 3 10Gbps SSD-on-a-Stick
PSU: Dell OEM 65W, 19V
OS: Linux Mint 21.2 'Victoria'
Monitor 1: HP Compaq LA2405x 24", 1920x1200, TN

Trivia

Apophis is named after 99942-Apophis, the near-Earth asteroid that's going to be observed by OSIRIS-APEX (formerly OSIRIS-REx) in April of 2029.
Its disk on module position makes it very difficult to replace it for anything that is not the exact model of DOM.
There is a second SATA port onboard alongside 5 volts and ground from the connector CN1700. A 2.5" SATA SSD or hard drive could be added.