Comment by stavros
19 days ago
I have one where I deployed K9s so I can learn Kubernetes better, and one where I have deployed Harbormaster (http://harbormaster.readthedocs.io/).
The Harbormaster one has a bunch of stuff (Zigbee2MQTT, my smart home stuff, my apps, etc. I have a Pi 4 that has Octoprint, services on the NUC load instantly whereas Octoprint feels a bit sluggish.
The NUC is an x86 (well, amd64) box, with a 10W power draw, which is great. I don't think a desktop PC will do less than 100W...
You can have full-size desktop PCs (large mobos, large GPU, multiple SSDs, fancy power supply) that idle at 20W.
Really? How? Mine is an order of magnitude more than that.
Not sure about GPUs but I have a Ryzen 5 system under my desk which with the integrated graphics, 64 G ram and two SSDs idles at a little under 20 W.
The M2 Mac Mini though idles at 12 or less...