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Has RAM Pricing Just Made Used Enterprise Servers the Better Home Lab Deal?

8 December 2025 at 21:11

Wow if you have been watching the pricing on RAM in the past few months, we have seen prices skyrocket. This isn’t a good development for those of us running…

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Beelink SER9 Max Review: Major Platform Upgrades and Real 10 Gig Networking

4 December 2025 at 21:43

We are always looking out for great little mini PCs for the home lab that have the capabilities we expect and great features to self-host workloads. Beelink sent over a…

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The Best Mini PCs for Home Labs in 2025 (Ranked by Real Performance)

27 November 2025 at 22:27

About two and a half years ago I transitioned my home lab over to mini PCs. And, I have to say I haven’t looked back since the. They have fully…

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MINIX Elite EU715-AI Review The Mini PC Designed for AI and Home Labs

30 September 2025 at 19:58

Since I have moved my home lab now to mostly mini PCs, I definitely keep my eyes open for great mini PC configurations and offerings that make sense for home…

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Why Your Mini PC’s NVMe Drive Isn’t as Fast as You Think

22 September 2025 at 20:02

I have been all-in on mini PCs now for the past couple of years and have since gotten rid of my enterprise 2U servers and that create a lot of…

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NPUs in Mini PCs are Worthless for a Home Lab, Here’s Why

9 September 2025 at 20:10

I have totally shifted my home lab over to using mini PCs in the past couple of years. Full-blown enterprise servers, while cool, are simply not needed to self-host or…

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Mini PCs boast NPU TOPs, but in a home lab they add nothing. Learn why NPUs don’t help Ollama, LM Studio, or real AI workloads today.
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