I bit the bullet and purchased a G2 Plus N150 (256GB, 12GB of 4800 MT/s DDR5 ram) for my second home. It’s cute, it’s in red / white & blue, and it has a MARGINALLY faster processor than the N97.
If you’re interested in the N150, I recommend trying this G2 Plus version first - instead of the G3 Plus, which paradoxically despite the higher number but have slower RAM (which seems to matter in this Roon application). Get DDR5 memory is the key.
If you want this form factor and DDR5 memory, you can get it on Amazon, albeit with a 512GB SSD (pure overkill) so it’ll set you back $150 while the spring sale is on. (Price is $229 with a $70 coupon).
If you’re really interested, the GMKTec web site has both a spring sale going on for the next ~4 days, and they have bulk discounts - so if you bought 5 N97’s they would be $120 each, free shipping. Of course you don’t have Amazon’s returns, but thought it might be worth knowing. Here’s the link to the “right” N150 with DDR5. You can also find the N97 with DDR5 memory on the same site.
Does it sound like I’m into these bad boys? Yes.
Enjoy!