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Good barebone with dual 2.5gbps nic? (lemmy.world)
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Hi,

Looking for recommendations for barebone like NUCs with WLAN, dual NIC 2.5gbps, Bluetooth, some good "oomph" and small formfaktor for proxmox + opnsense + Homeassistant...any ideas welcome thx

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[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 1 points 3 days ago

Consider using a desktop.

Sure, small is cool, but you'll soon want to add drives for a RAIDZ. Then you'll want a faster CPU with more cores for more containers. Then how about a video card for AI or rendering. Honelabs grow, and you will want space for that growth. Plus, it's probably cheaper.