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What Is A Good Sub $300 Computer I Can Use For A Server? (lemmy.ca)
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I have a refurbished Lenovo Thinkcentre that I was running Truenas off of. Everything was working great, but it got hit with a power surge and after lots of trouble shooting it appears the motherboard is fried and I don't trust my ability to soder and fix it.

No now I need to upgrade my setup. Wondering what is a good sub $300 computer I can order that will run Jellyfin, Immich, and a few light services off of? With Truenas you seem to need two SSDs. One to boot and one to run apps, so it seems like a mini PC will not work.

I have a seperate HDD drive bay with a few hdd's in it full of shows and picture. Just need a PC to run my services.

I would prefer something I can order off Amazon or can be shipped quickly so I can get back up and running again.

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[–] parson0@startrek.website 9 points 1 month ago (3 children)

ebay is slightly better, but in the end just another publicly traded company that treats their employees like shit.

[–] AdrianTheFrog@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's good to encourage reuse, which is eBay's main thing. I wouldn't have a reason to buy anything new from them however.

[–] parson0@startrek.website 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It's their main marketing thing.

But they have just become another reselling platform for dropshippers, selling the same plastic garbage you find for cents on AliExpress. Tolerated because selling it simulates growth. Their main competitor, as communicated internally, is Amazon. Those who pushed for cleaning up the site to focus on re-use were sacked.

Doesn't mean you can still find good stuff there, but local classifieds are still the better choice.

[–] pemptago@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Slightly better is still the direction we want to head in. Not sure how else we get off the racketing-effect/boiled-frog path we've been on.

[–] parson0@startrek.website 3 points 1 month ago

Yes it is, I would just like to encourage the frog to jump out rather than reduce the flame.

[–] Jason2357@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

If you go with eBay, still look local for someone who is selling surplus stuff. There's a lot of hassle and cost for the seller over ebay, but they are not allowed to arrange anything via a back channel - however, once you have bought one thing and you are happy with them, you have their contact info! You can ask for more or reach out in the future directly when they look to have lots of stock of something you like. They will probably be happy to avoid eBay and get some easy sales.