Because I don't just want a PC, I want a learning/hacking/making platform, with the ecosystem and support to go along with it. A used nuc or dumpster dived com

Because I don't just want a PC, I want a learning/hacking/making platform, with the ecosystem and support to go along with it. A used nuc or dumpster dived computer doesn't have two magazines, a couple dozen books, official support and documentation and guides, and an entire world-wide community dedicated to teaching and inspiring me.