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You can get a nearly complete dell r330 with a v6 xeon for like $120 on ebay. I just grabbed some on auctions a few months ago.
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cargodog 6mo ago 💬 1

Yeah, it depends if you want modern/efficient hardware. If your energy budget is unlimited or your performance needs are flexible, then old surplus servers are the way to go. I'm running 3 myself. But if you want anything modern, prices go exponential for the same capabilities.

I personally think everyone should be running ECC RAM, RAID storage arrays, UPS backed up equipment + networking, with full redundancy for the entire IT stack... But then again my home setup is probably overkill for home use

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ChipTuner 6mo ago

Couldn't tell you, my rack just filled up over double digits now XD

But yeah, still though an 8 core mid 3ghz Xeon with some 2666 or higher is pretty useful. I'm at ~50 watts on those units. Which is pretty good I think. That said, I think those who are willing to put a laptop in the closet aren't using modern hardware. That and unless you're talking about a gaming laptop or an "ultrabook" or whatever the kids call them these days, I don't think the hardware can compare in actual workloads with high duty cycle on 5+ yr/old gear.

Even still the r340 series have come down dramatically in price, so your talking 5 year old equipment, possibly still cheaper than a laptop with similar processor and memory throughput.