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My old laptop for self hosting just croaked, and I'm thinking of buying a 2nd hand mini pc, but this time I want to do it proper. I want to optimize the electricity consumption and specs needed/ future upgreadability, considering how expensive everything is now.

My use case is just for self hosting files (infrequent access and reducing reliance to google drive), and occasional dev workload via ssh. I'm thinking of buying a used optiplex with at least i6 gen cpu (SFF or micro form factor), but I want to see if there are better options.

There was a link posted in this subreddit about power consumption comparison of different mini pcs (raspberry pi, n100, etc), and I regret not saving it.

If anyone could suggest me better options it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

How will you power the drives?

And from what I have heard, these m2 to SATA adapters have over-heating issues.

[–] TheFrogThatFlies@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Like I said, still didn't test mine, so can't even confirm if it works at all, much less if it overheats :/

[–] mereo@piefed.ca 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

You can power the drives using a standard PC power supply. You can also use a switch like this one to power them: https://ebay.io/m/jRSozI

[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sure, but the point of getting a mini-pc is usually not that you have an open case with a second ATX PSU sitting on top to power some extra hardrives.

[–] mereo@piefed.ca 1 points 1 week ago

Because you can buy something like this Sata drive enclosure: https://a.co/d/004sj6TS, and power it with a small ATX power supply.