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$100-150 realistic?? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by piersm2@alien.top to c/homelab@selfhosted.forum

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So I am brand new to homelab using a laptop from 2010 that I am running proxmox with VMs (home assistant, virtual desktop and docker container utilizing portainer). I think scraping by is an understatement. I want to find a mini pc that I will set up the same way (boot into proxmox), and would like to add NAS. I do not care on model, but would like to spend around $100-150 for something use. Are there minimum system requirements that I should look for so that I don't need to update in a year or so?

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[–] RidePlanet@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I think if you look at your local used listings and ebay you should be able to get something that fits the bill. If cost up-front is a concern, then operating cost is also a concern, so you should be considering power draw of the system as well.

I used this spreadsheet to help me choose a recent Lenovo M710 SFF (i5-7500) build I did for pfsense. It's not perfect, not all mobo pairings are included, but it gives a starting point for power consumption.