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> fan cooled As if that is a benefit. Putting a server in a corner of my home and forgetting about it is an application where I want the machine to be powerfu
by justin66 5y ago
> fan cooled
As if that is a benefit.
Putting a server in a corner of my home and forgetting about it is an application where I want the machine to be powerful enough to work without active cooling, as small as possible, and with no moving parts. None of these constraints is difficult to accomodate in this day and age.
- djanogo 5y agoYa it's possible to build a fanless system, but Apple or any OEM with those parts is not going to sell you that system <$100. Not with out of the box compatibility with every x86 software out there. The fan ramps based on usage, as I said, Ubuntu server with HASS OS, VS Code Server, Netdata monitoring, NodeRed, Sonos Airplay, InfluxDB and few other containers, it's barely gets to 2% CPU usage and CPU temp at 25C. Look at Pi, they have been at it for SO many years and that shit is slow with no real storage interface, they are only faster compared to their own previous generation.
- justin66 5y ago> and that shit is slow with no real storage interface We were talking about using it for a home automation system, which is just a very low traffic web server with some odds and ends. We are not talking about competing in the TOP500 or something. It's easily doable with a newer Pi.
- ThatPlayer 5y agoI do like some of the thin clients you can get cheap off eBay. A used Dell Wyse 3040 only costs a bit more than a Pi, and gives me full x86. Still no fan. If I didn't have a stack of Raspberry Pis, that would be my choice with the shortages. I would probably move my Home Assistant setup to one if I hadn't preordered their Home Assistant Yellow board which has built-in Zigbee and other features.