Mar '25 • 💬 General discussion
First homelab
Hey guys. Unfortunately I don’t have any old pcs to repurpose so I’m looking at getting a used sff 1L workstation to start a homelab. Researching them, I can see that optiplex’s seem to be the most common recommendation, but thinkcentres, prodesk etc… all good choices too.
I’m on an extremely tight budget so I’m looking to get the minimum needed and I’ll upgrade later (but I don't want to buy something that’s super restrictive from the get-go). What I’m concerned about is minimum spec cpu I guess since ram and storage isn't an issue.
Generally, These 1L’s all seem to sit from 7~12w at idle, but as low as possible is preferable, of course.
Any advice would help greatly appreciated!
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