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zergtoshi@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
You could try to get a used Dell Wyse 5070.
If you pick the right dual ranked RAM modules (e.g. Patriot PSD416G26662S), you can have a max. of 2x16 GB.
There’s a slot for SATA SSDs onboard and with the right adapter (PCIe A/E key -> M key) you can plug an NVME SSD in the WiFi PCIe slot, which gives plenty room for storage and even allow for a disk mirror setup.
All that is very well within your budget and quite a beast that once was meant to be just a thin client.
calamitycastle@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Quite like this option since it’s small, there seem to be many on eBay too. Would the chipset matter particularly? Most of the units for sale are Celeron J4105 but I see a few pentium ones as well
zergtoshi@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Yes, it’s small, runs at a few watts and is silent.
The Celeron J4105 and Pentium J5005 CPUs in the Wyse 5070 are very close to each other both regarding energy and computing power.
Have a look here: cpu-monkey.com/…/compare_cpu-intel_celeron_j4105-…
I would take either.
You’ll have a hard time finding another silent box with such a small footprint that’s able to take 2 gumstick drives - even if one of them needs some tinkering - and 32 GB RAM.