Hi folks. Currently thinking of buying a new SBC since my Odroid HC4 died i am looking to buy a new sbc as my home Server. I would be mainly running portainer with the following apps:

  • pihole
  • wallabag
  • conduit
  • revolt ( optional)
  • grocy (optional have to try first )
  • wireguard

The orange pi 5 with 8gb RAM seemed like a good choice, but the 4 or even 3B models are even a bit cheaper. What do you guys think. Should I go for a prior gen or even a different SBC entirely?

  • kassuro@feddit.deEnglish
    12·
    1 year ago

    Have you considered buying a used thin client / mini PC?

    Since the Orange Pi 5 sounded interesting, I checked it out and it's rather expensive. Well at least for me.

    I found it from 180 to 200 Euro for the 8GB version. An used thin client or mini PC can be bought for half the price and most of the time it comes with 256gb storage included.

    The extra cost for energy should be less than what you might be paying extra for the Orange Pi plus storage.

    • Spaz@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      This, was about to do this myself. ~$60-80 for a lenovo m720q on eBay with 256gb SSD, 8gb ram, 8th gen Intel i3 8100t or if you are lucky i5-8400t. Why would get anything else?

      • empireOfLove@lemmy.oneEnglish
        21·
        1 year ago

        The ARM cpu will still beat out an i3/i5 in idle and load power consumption, and the mini PC also does not have GPIO for people who care about that kind of stuff.

        • Spaz@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          1 year ago

          Yup, I agree. But those aren’t any of OP’s requirements so not sure where you are going with this?

          Also, ~5watt difference again not sure where you are going with this. x86 supports more OS and ram can also be increased if needed. In OP’s requirements the winner is clear.