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The main issue with repurposing random x86 hardware is power. This means that anything NetBurst based is just garbage, but on th other hand random Core2 based c
by dfox 8y ago
The main issue with repurposing random x86 hardware is power. This means that anything NetBurst based is just garbage, but on th other hand random Core2 based corporate SFF desktop (which you can get for less than 40EUR) is perfectly serviceable as home internet gateway/whatever server. You want SFF desktop because it is designed to be reliable, it is usually cheap and relatively quiet.
- walrus01 8y agoAnecdotally I see companies throwing out dell and hp 4th gen core i5/i7 sff desktops from 2012-2013, straight into electronics recycling, all the time now. One of those with 8GB of ram makes a totally fine Linux workstation.