I always need lower power consumption. I'm in the UK and my power costs are $0.40 per kWh. Even running a raspberry pi 5 24/7 would cost me $25 per year
I always need lower power consumption. I'm in the UK and my power costs are $0.40 per kWh. Even running a raspberry pi 5 24/7 would cost me $25 per year
N100 minipcs will burn about as much power as a fully decked rpi5 and they're so much more hypervisor-friendly.
Look for used thin clients. You can get HP t630s for ~$50 or less. They have a nice AMD SoC. If mostly idle, they draw about 2x a Pi. Loaded, they are similar.