Second this. There are so many used cheap on eBay. You can usually upgrade the RAM and storage if needed. For Jellyfin pay attention to what video chipset is embedded. Also, pay attention to the listing, some don’t include a power supply, which can get you good deals, but make sure you know so you can price the PSU in.
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curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 4 days ago
Similar cost, more flexibility, quite a bit more power - usff PCs. Tiny / mini / micro, used. Less wattage than an incandescent light bulb, and some can compete with a pi 5 in idle power consumption.
I’ve got an elitedesk 800 (i5-7500t) clocking in at about 6W at idle. Take a look and see if it will work for you.
parse_error@lemmy.world 4 days ago
credics@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
I have an Optiplex USFF and can confirm. If you don’t need like 2,5 Gbit Ethernet, ECC or other „server“ features they are a pretty good deal.
sramder@lemmy.world 4 days ago
My 14 year old intel system with 5 hard drives uses 78 Watts… which is less than a 90 Watt lightbulb :-) I’ve got LED bulbs that pull more than 7 ;-)
sramder@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Oh yeah… RAM and SSD are upgraded in those systems. At least the GMK cubes. I use those as clients for the media server. Delightfully easy too, the top just pulls off, SSD and RAM are right there.
Some models have EMMC storage that isn’t upgradeable but they also have an SSD.
curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 4 days ago
Completely fair, I was thinking of the little 15W desk lamp stuff, but the bigger/brighter incandescents could rival my desktop for sure!
sramder@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I was pretty surprised it was that low. I think there’s a 500W power supply in there. I never measured it when it was my desktop and had GPU.
ProperlyProperTea@lemmy.ml 4 days ago
I find Lenovo makes the best ones in terms of expandability. Full size PCI-e is crazy on their ThinkCentres
B0rax@feddit.org 4 days ago
In this regard: here is a comparison of all the Lenovo tinys: github.com/a-little-wifi/TinySecrets
curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 4 days ago
Oh definitely they are my preferred overall.
I tend to find mostly dells, with a few HP’s and lenovos. Next to me are…. 3 lenovos, 4 dells, and 2 HP’s. A few more are in the bin behind me I’ll need to test and sort out before I put into use (anything dead I salvage what I can).