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There is so much x86 stuff alone that will easily run linux and outperform a Pi4 for that budget, used and new. Pi 4 as home server value proposition gets bad
by giobox 6y ago
There is so much x86 stuff alone that will easily run linux and outperform a Pi4 for that budget, used and new.
Pi 4 as home server value proposition gets bad fast for me at least once cases, power supplies, storage etc factored in.
- zrail 6y agoI would love to hear suggestions for x86 stuff in that budget. Bonus points for PoE.
- centimeter 6y agoAPU2 is slightly above that price range, but incredibly good in basically every respect.
- zrail 6y agoAPU2 is 3x the cost, which isn't really "slightly" in the space that the raspberry pis play in.
- hifly 6y agosecond vote for APU2. or APU4. I've got more than a thousand of the previous unit in production. just ramping up on APU units. yes they are higher power than a Pi, but still very low. easy to develop for (amd64). tons of Ethernet ports. easy to use reliable storage. USB3, SATA, mpcie ports, SIM slots. openly available schematics Not a lot not to like!
- luma 6y agoCheck eBay for corporate standard desktops which are dumped on there regularly. Dell OptiPlex is a good starting point, scale the price with age and you'll still wind up with a lot of compute for not a lot of money.