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I want to upgrade my Pis to something more reliable and not SD-card based and refurbished thinclients/SFF workstations seem to be a viable route. Does anyone have a cheap source for used hardware like this in Germany? I feel like the usual esm-computer, green-IT etc. are a bit overpriced.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (3 children)

If you go on eBay you’re more likely to find businesses selling old kits for cheap. That’s where I would start :)

[–] avnrt 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Okay yeah immediately the prices seem a lot more reasonable. Do you have a make/model/configuration you like to search for?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Make sure the description says the power cable is included. They usually take the kind of power supply older laptops took and when I bought a thin client to run home assistant the price difference between ones without and ones with the adapter was way less than buying the adapter myself.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

There is this great overview to find the Specs and all info about upgrading and stuff: https://www.parkytowers.me.uk/thin/