I’m looking to buy a cheap mini PC to run Home Assistant. I found lots on Amazon.es but I don’t want to give them my money. Looking for something like a cheap €200 n150 box. Any suggestions where I can buy this in Europe?

  • klangcola@reddthat.com
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    6 hours ago

    Edit: somehow forgot that HA sell their own devices, HomeAssistant Green for 100$ and HomeAssistant Yellow which also supports the project.

    Original comment: Highly recommend a used “enterprise mini PC” from Dell , HP or Lenovo. Get it from your local IT refurbisher, eBay or your local ebay-equivelent.
    These are sometimes called 1L PCs for their 1 Litre size. Model names are Dell Optiplex, HP Elite desk or Prodesk, Lenovo Think centre. Prices are €100 to €1500 depending on age and specs. €150 should be more than enough for HomeAssistant.

    Alternatively https://slimbook.com/en/ sells Linux PCs out of Spain, and https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/ out of Germany.

    Another option is the british RaspberryPi, but that might be more hassle. You need to separately get a good power supply and cable, good SD-Card, case, maybe with fan. And its ARM not x86, but that doesn’t matter for HomeAssistant unless you’re doing something very exotic.