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In theory I liked these things. ...but in practice I never got one, because they were always so expensive. The same hardware can be found in a laptop for much
by brucethemoose2 3y ago
In theory I liked these things.
...but in practice I never got one, because they were always so expensive. The same hardware can be found in a laptop for much less.
- hooverd 3y agoSame story. I looked at a NUC as a possible SFF PC, balked at the price, and ended up buying a Lenovo M93p Tiny off a guy on Craigslist for a lot less.
- milsorgen 3y agoI fell in love with Lenovo and HP SFF/'tiny pcs' a couple years ago. It can be tricky to find ample display outs in a preferred hardware configuration but otherwise they've been cheap, quiet, reliable and efficient. I realized as much as I like the tech and even idea of gaming, I don't game much anymore at all so without the need for a proper GPU these things have really simplified computing in my life to the point I have very capable extra hardware for projects and experiments ready to just plug in and go. 10/10 will buy more again
- hooverd 3y agoI run mine headless. It's a great little x86 box for Jellyfin/home automation/logging/anything I want to run inside my local network that doesn't need graphics and won't accidentally get turned off.
- inversetelecine 3y agoNot to mention you can buy off-lease ones usually for $200-$300 USD that will do most everything except mid&high end gaming or complex 3D CAD.
- pjmlp 3y agoSame here, I wanted to have a mini desktop to transplant the hard drive of a dying laptop, so I was looking into them, and exactly because of that I gave up.
- lowbloodsugar 3y agoTotally. Eventually got a used one for a Roon server for like $200 on eBay. Music on a USB stick. Works like a charm.