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Not parent, I'm mostly looking at small thinkcentres for that price. The last one I looked at was about $60 for a unit that needs a power supply (about $20) and

Not parent, I'm mostly looking at small thinkcentres for that price. The last one I looked at was about $60 for a unit that needs a power supply (about $20) and a couple drives. I haven't figured out a specific model I want yet.

FrustratedMonky 2y ago
Thanks. Do yo mean Lenovo thinkcentres?. Checked out their page, and they seem a lot more expensive.
- nosioptar 2y ago
  They are, I should have specified that I'm looking at used ones.
  - FrustratedMonky 2y ago
    I missed them. Was under different category. They do look good. Though, I think aimed at business. So probably some upcharge. https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-ThinkCentre-Tiny-Desktop-Mini/dp/B0DFR6GW1Z/ref=asc_df_B0DFR6GW1Z?mcid=50888ca7af3e35dfbf940e315c122866&hvocijid=8177130061350249235-B0DFR6GW1Z-&hvexpln=73&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=692875362841&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8177130061350249235&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9219436&hvtargid=pla-2281435177818&th=1 https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-ThinkCentre-Tiny-Desktop-Mini/...
    - LargoLasskhyfv 2y ago
      They are excellent. I have a few of these with Intel Core i5-7500t and Core i7-7700t (both 35W TDP), with either 65W or 90W powerbricks, each with 32GB and varying SSDs. Excellent because of the quality of their BIOS/Firmware. You can throw anything at them, and it just runs without errors. Even most exotic stuff like https://genode.org https://genode.org , not to speak of any *BSD, Solaris-derivative, or some Linux. Suspend to RAM, and successfully waking up from that works every single time, without special setup, no matter where and what. Hibernation/Suspend to disk is up to you and the setup, but no problems there, either. Rock solid experience even with the 'most riced' kernels and userland by https://cachyos.org https://cachyos.org running Plasma/KDE on 'oh noez! BTRFS!1!1!!' If the number of ports and their speed is enough, they are good for homelabbing and even casual desktop-use. Expansion not so much, except via USB3. (5Gb/s only) I know nothing about later models, but these are more than enough for my uses. Very stress free.

FrustratedMonky 2y ago

Thanks. Do yo mean Lenovo thinkcentres?. Checked out their page, and they seem a lot more expensive.

nosioptar 2y ago
They are, I should have specified that I'm looking at used ones.
- FrustratedMonky 2y ago
  I missed them. Was under different category. They do look good. Though, I think aimed at business. So probably some upcharge. https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-ThinkCentre-Tiny-Desktop-Mini/dp/B0DFR6GW1Z/ref=asc_df_B0DFR6GW1Z?mcid=50888ca7af3e35dfbf940e315c122866&hvocijid=8177130061350249235-B0DFR6GW1Z-&hvexpln=73&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=692875362841&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8177130061350249235&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9219436&hvtargid=pla-2281435177818&th=1 https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-ThinkCentre-Tiny-Desktop-Mini/...
  - LargoLasskhyfv 2y ago
    They are excellent. I have a few of these with Intel Core i5-7500t and Core i7-7700t (both 35W TDP), with either 65W or 90W powerbricks, each with 32GB and varying SSDs. Excellent because of the quality of their BIOS/Firmware. You can throw anything at them, and it just runs without errors. Even most exotic stuff like https://genode.org https://genode.org , not to speak of any *BSD, Solaris-derivative, or some Linux. Suspend to RAM, and successfully waking up from that works every single time, without special setup, no matter where and what. Hibernation/Suspend to disk is up to you and the setup, but no problems there, either. Rock solid experience even with the 'most riced' kernels and userland by https://cachyos.org https://cachyos.org running Plasma/KDE on 'oh noez! BTRFS!1!1!!' If the number of ports and their speed is enough, they are good for homelabbing and even casual desktop-use. Expansion not so much, except via USB3. (5Gb/s only) I know nothing about later models, but these are more than enough for my uses. Very stress free.