oh hey! It was $670 australian dollars, with no ram, no hdd, no wifi. so bare bones. this was back in October 2021. It’s now a fair bit cheaper. This is the aliexpress link if interested. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003331392517.html?spm=a2g0s.12269583.0.0.60c06558Sa8ykB
yikes! thanks for the ultra informative post! this guy inserts ^^^^