Took the plunge! (Minisforum MS-S1 Max)

With Apple prices entering the stratosphere, the recent Fable gov't rug pull, and the inevitable closed-model price increases, I decided to pick up a (lightly) used Minisforum MS-S1 Max with 128GB of memory. Comes with a 10-day return and a 3-month warranty. Paid the local equiv of US$2800.

Compared to what they sold for originally it's a ridiculous price. Compared to where prices are today, I think it was an okay deal. I could have opted for a brand new Geekom A9 Mega 128GB for the same price, but I think the MS-S1 with 10Gbe, 80Gbps USB4v2, PCIe slot, and internal PSU was the better choice. Wish I had thought about this when they were released. Ah well, hindsight and all that.

It should arrive in the next couple of days and I'll immediately be putting it through the biggest stress tests I can come up with. After that, Ubuntu 26.04 and let the slow climb up the learning curve begin!

If anyone has suggestions, tips, pointers, "watch this video", or "read this thread/article", I'd love to hear them. I've done a truckload of research but I've no doubt that I'm still ill-prepared.