• GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works
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    3 days ago

    Old thin clients are good for this. Cost can be as low as $20. With a quad core processor. Maybe not the fastest thing, but can still run linux.

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      3 days ago

      lol put Linux on old $20 machine that used to only be intended to be used as a viewer?

      That’s awesome

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        3 days ago

        Hp t620. Best price with a power supply right now is around $30, but recent solds are in the low $20. You can also get an hp g5 sff desktop with a ryzen cpu for around $65.

        I have a few t620s, one with octoprint, and one in the garage for looking up whatever. I think I have lubuntu on it, but I can’t remember. There’s different variants, there’s a dual core and a quad core and a bigger one with a pcie slot. They originally shipped with some lightweight version of win 10.