I've considered these, but I find that a refurb MFF PC with an 8th-10th gen i5 provides way more bang for the buck in a package that isn't much larger (typically 7in x 7in x 2in), with out of the box OS and software support.

(my comment from a thread yesterday)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45017074

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theandrewbailey a day ago | parent | next [-]

I work at an ewaste recycling company, and seem to specialize in these MFF PCs[0]. My main work rig is a Dell Optiplex Micro with Debian, shoved under a laptop stand. I host Syncthing and iVentoy on it.

[0] https://www.ebay.com/str/evolutionecycling/Desktop-Computers...

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theothertimcook a day ago | parent | prev [-]

These are popular due to lower power useage, mine idles at around 4w, the power supply is a wall wart style and doesn’t have a bulky mid cord transformer, it supports 2 SSDs and is around 120mm x 120mm, almost completely silent and cost me around 190AUD over 12 months ago. Locally I would struggle to get an 8th gen USFF box for that kind of money.

They’re amazing bits of tech for the price.

	▲	voxadam a day ago \| parent [-]
		> mine idles at around 4w, the power supply is a wall wart style and doesn’t have a bulky mid cord transformer I prefer the slightly larger boxes like the Beelink EQ14[1] that have internal PSUs with 100-240 VAC inputs (e.g. non-polar IEC C8). [1] https://www.bee-link.com/products/beelink-eq14-n150