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Affordable MiniPC / SBC for self hosting? Will connect to 1x SSD and 2x HDD. (lemmy.ml)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/selfhosted
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Something small and 2 or 4 GB RAM. Raspberry pi's compute power is good enough for me, I'm not doing anything too intensive.

Is raspberry pi 4 still the best answer?

I am a tinkerer and don't mind tinkering. I typically use Gentoo Linux as main OS. I also don't mind ARM or other architectures. I've been eyeing the RockPro64 as well.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I asked the same question a few months ago on a german community.

Most people advised against a SBC (RPI, ...). They're not that much more energy efficient than Mini-PCs (especially with an Intel NUC or Celeron), are more modular + repairable, and use the more common x86-architecture.

You can get an used ThinClient for less than a RPI3, not even to mention a 4. This, and that you don't contribute to more E-waste, is great.

I use a Fujitsu Esprimo Q920 with an Intel i5-4590T processor, 8 gb RAM and only SSDs.
It draws about 11W under normal load, a RPI3 draws about 5-7, including hard drives, the 4 even more with the active cooling and more performant CPU.

The RPI isn't that more energy efficient, even with the enormous german energy prices, the thin client costs only a few bucks a year.
The RPI is also more prone to break, especially the SD-card.

I'm pretty happy with my current setup, would recommend.

[–] K3zi4 1 points 11 months ago

I remember reading that thread! Well, kindly asking my half-german wife to translate it for me. It was very helpful!