Mobile workstation
Laptop
I also use a Dell Precision 7560 when I want something portable but still powerful enough for development, automation work, and heavier workstation tasks.
Model
Dell Precision
7560
7560
Use case
Portable dev
workstation
workstation
Vibe
Enterprise brick
with teeth
with teeth
Dell Precision 7560
Intel Core i9-11950H
64GB DDR4 3200MHz
1TB M.2 NVMe SSD
15.6-inch 1920x1080 FHD
NVIDIA RTX A5000 16GB
Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC (Hardened, modified)
Home Server
Homelab
A secondhanded beast, repurposed and running headless. This is the actual machine hosting the Docker stacks behind this site and whatever else doesn't need a home on the desktop.
Model
Custom build
Role
Self-hosted services
Description
If you can read this,
you are here!
you are here!
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Corsaid RM750e
32GB (4 x 8GB)
256GB NVMe
5 x 2TB RAID
NZXT Phantom 820
Ubuntu Server 26
Secondary Server
Lenovo ThinkPad W541
The W541 is back in service as a secondary, offsite backup server — not the primary homelab — reachable over Tailscale.
Model
ThinkPad W541
Role
Secondary / offsite
backup
backup
Connectivity
Tailscale