Introducing the Lenovo M720q Tiny, the perfect home network or homelab firewall!
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In this video we'll be breaking down the Lenovo M720q Tiny and discussing the key points that make it an affordable homelab firewall for pfSense of OPNsense. The M720q has excellent processor support and can run Intel Core i3, i5, i7 or even a Core i9 processor! That allow this tiny PC to have up to 8 cores with 16 threads! The RAM capacity is rated at 32GB spread across two SODIMM slots, but they can actually support up to 64GB of RAM if you use the right type. It has in internal tray for a standard 2.5" SSD hard drive and on the underside can support an internal M.2 NVMe drive!
The neatest feature of the Lenovo M720q has to be its internal PCIe 3.0 x16 capable slot located underneath the SSD tray. It's a proprietary PCIe slot and requires a special riser adapter that you can find on Amazon or Ebay. This enables you to run a smaller size GPU or even better a quad gigabit ethernet card, making it a sick home firewall. You can also install a 10 gigabit SFP+ or 10Gbe ethernet card! You just have to make sure the card is small enough to fit inside. You can also find the proper rear shield for the ethernet or SFP+ ports with the PCIe riser kit.
0:00 Intro
0:26 Intel Processors
1:07 DDR4 RAM
1:18 SSD and NVMe Options
1:58 PCIe 3.0 x8 Slot
2:13 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet Card
2:51 Power Supply
3:05 CPU Usage
3:19 Power Usage
