ZimaBoard 2x NIC, 2x SATA, 2x USB, 1x PCIe-4x

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@agent_kith I installed SO on the cheapest beelink on Amazon and of course it's overkill for LMS but it is the bees knees 😍 for puddletag using x-forwarding.
There's nvme m.2 slot populated with 500g and a sata 2.5 cage. 16G RAM.
Beelink S Mini N100 for £166

I have a Beelink GR9. Love the Beelink products. Newer models have thunderbolt port and that will enable PCI-e output. These units will be a beast for DSP (amongst other things).

Unsure why but just couldn't find any coupons or discounted prices on this during Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale on aliexpress. Maybe it's because I'm a n00b but missed the boat entirely on getting a second unit.
 

For base mounting options, Ikea chopping board is good.  Yet I'd suggest to use thick acrylic sheet will be much better than thick glass sheet.

Oh of course! Thanks for that pointer, acrylic is less prone to vibration transfer... Yet to fire this baby up though. Past few weeks just flew by like a blur.

You're welcome.  BTW, I'd like to suggest that stacking the chopping board or thick acrylic sheet on the hifi rack directly, rather than lifting up with spike and discs or whatever.  Because stacking directing on the rack can damp the resonance of the rack together with vibration isolation.  That will help other equipment at the same time.  And so far I've tried thick "soft" plastic  chopping board vs Ikea bamboo chopping board.  Ikea's bamboo chopping board yields better result in my setup.  And if you can select the board in person in Ikea, pls. choose the one that makes lower tone when you knock it. 

And only go for the Ikea bamboo chopping board in the below pic, as it's laminated in different direction.  That's more effective to absorb vibration.  You'll see the difference if your setup is sensitive enough.

Have fun!