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Are NUC hardware good for self hosting?
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this post was submitted on 19 Jul 2023
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You may get more bang for your buck by getting a comparable mini PC rather than a NUC. Some ThinkCentre Tiny machines are listed on eBay for less than $100 USD. HP and other manufacturers sell their own versions as well.
Or dell optiplex for a bargain.
Got myself a Dell 8gen 8GB 256GB SSD for 40€... Got a 6 core (8500?, It came with a "Pentium Gold" bi core) for 60€ and a 4TB HD for 70€... For example. I think it will handle a lot before needing an upgrade. It's a smallish tower though, but sff versions exist too.
It's as crazy how cheap those PCs are and how expensive Raspberries has become :-/
I agree, but what about power usage?
Yeah sure, it's not the same.