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theultdev 4 days ago

I use mine for a plex server.

I don't need to transcode + I need something I can leave on that draws little power.

I have a powerful rig, but the one time I get to turn it off is when I'd need the media server lol.

There's a lot of scenarios where power usage comes into play.

These clusters don't make much sense to me though.

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deadbabe 4 days ago | parent [-]

That’s insane, drawing very little power from an always on server is a solved problem.

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geerlingguy 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

What's your idea of very little power, though?

I know for many who run SBCs (RK3588, Pi, etc.), very little is 1-2W idle, which is almost nothing (and doesn't even need a heatsink if you can stand some throttling from time to time).

Most of the Intel Mini PCs (which are about the same price, with a little more performance) idle at 4-6W, or more.

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lostmsu 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Not to mention there's more cost, effort, and energy effective compute from old laptops.

Unless you have a robot body for your potential RPi, don't buy one.

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theultdev 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

how many can run on batteries?

it's nice to take it on road trips / into hotels.

can't really imagine hauling a server around.

we probably have different definitions of "very little power".

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IAmBroom 3 days ago | parent [-]

> it's nice to take it on road trips / into hotels.

> can't really imagine hauling a server around.

These two sentences contradict each other.

	▲	theultdev 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		How? I can fit a raspberry pi and external ssd in my pocket. I cannot do that for a server. I could use a laptop, but simply plugging in a firestick to the hotel tv or a projector when camping is nicer.