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The problem with those n100 is the reliability, these dells are robust and can be easily fix when something go wrong.
What exactly are you expecting to "fix" on either of these systems?
If the power supply goes out, you're going to have to replace it regardless of whether it's ATX or a barrel jack adapter.
If the processor on this dies, you're equally as unlikely to seek out a used 9500 on eBay as you are soldering in a new BGA.
The only off the shelf components that would make sense replacing are the RAM (very unlikely to go out on either system) or the hard drive (applicable to every system).
I don't think your reliability argument holds up if we're talking "repairability".
You can run a Plex server on an old phone or Raspberry Pi, so it's really about any additional requirements you may have.
Where this excels is in supporting Intel QuickSync, which allows you to transcode video files to other formats in realtime.
However, it doesn't support a large array of drives, so it's not the best setup if you have a growing collection.
It also isn't the most energy efficient system, so you would need to budget that out.
With all that in mind, you might want to look into a Raspberry Pi as well.
If you're streaming over a decent home network, you really don't need to be transcoding every stream. A Roku device with Plex installed will handle 4K native streams without changing formats.
At the same time, you might be fine with one large 18TB drive connected via USB.
And as far as power consumption goes, I've run such a setup on a Rpi4 using a backup battery.
What exactly are you expecting to "fix" on either of these systems?
If the power supply goes out, you're going to have to replace it regardless of whether it's ATX or a barrel jack adapter.
If the processor on this dies, you're equally as unlikely to seek out a used 9500 on eBay as you are soldering in a new BGA.
The only off the shelf components that would make sense replacing are the RAM (very unlikely to go out on either system) or the hard drive (applicable to every system).
I don't think your reliability argument holds up if we're talking "repairability".
just the quality of the unit, these optiplex are build for offices, the mini units are more for consumer. If you ever use business computers you would understand. They just last a lot longer and can take more abuse.
I got a similar machine from Dell refurbished last year. I use Proxmox to run multiple virtual machines in parallel, one of which is a Windows 10 virtual machine dedicated to Blue Iris. I also have another virtual machine running Frigate, which has great object detection. So I use Frigate for notifications of people/cars and Blue Iris to record and view historical footage. And I have a third virtual machine for Home Assistant. The computer runs them all in parallel with no issues, and Proxmox makes it easy to monitor CPU and RAM usage to make sure there is margin.
Here are the specs of the machine I'm using: Dell OptiPlex 7060 Micro, 1x Intel Core i5 6 Core (i5-8500T) 2.10 GHz, 8 GB RAM, 500 GB HDD. I paid $188 at the time
I did upgrade the RAM to 16 GB for less than $20 (got used RAM on eBay) and added a small SSD to run the operating systems.
Is frigate better than CPAI? How many hard drives can this thing handle? Currently running a I seven 2600 for my Blue Iris server with CPAaI. It still kind of handles it but wanted to upgrade to a beefier system. It seems like people are able to run code project AI on an M.two now or something like that. Do these things have 2pm.2 ports?
I ordered the Dell OptiPlex 7060 and I have to say that I'm pretty impressed with the performance of the 7060 desktop. I was using a Dell Vostro 230 that was 12 years old.
Looks like the available models are coming and going. I picked up an i5 9500T plus SSD model for just under $190 shipped. These are great little machines - quiet and robust. If you're using it for a Linux box make sure to grab the windows key from it before you reformat. Cheers
Windows key is baked into the BIOS since about 2013. It will auto pull on a clean Windows install.
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Nope i5.
Slightly faster than the i7-7700, equiv cores, speed, etc. I've been using the i7 for awhile, fast enough, depending on what you need to do.
What exactly are you expecting to "fix" on either of these systems?
If the power supply goes out, you're going to have to replace it regardless of whether it's ATX or a barrel jack adapter.
If the processor on this dies, you're equally as unlikely to seek out a used 9500 on eBay as you are soldering in a new BGA.
The only off the shelf components that would make sense replacing are the RAM (very unlikely to go out on either system) or the hard drive (applicable to every system).
I don't think your reliability argument holds up if we're talking "repairability".
You can run a Plex server on an old phone or Raspberry Pi, so it's really about any additional requirements you may have.
Where this excels is in supporting Intel QuickSync, which allows you to transcode video files to other formats in realtime.
However, it doesn't support a large array of drives, so it's not the best setup if you have a growing collection.
It also isn't the most energy efficient system, so you would need to budget that out.
With all that in mind, you might want to look into a Raspberry Pi as well.
If you're streaming over a decent home network, you really don't need to be transcoding every stream. A Roku device with Plex installed will handle 4K native streams without changing formats.
At the same time, you might be fine with one large 18TB drive connected via USB.
And as far as power consumption goes, I've run such a setup on a Rpi4 using a backup battery.
If the power supply goes out, you're going to have to replace it regardless of whether it's ATX or a barrel jack adapter.
If the processor on this dies, you're equally as unlikely to seek out a used 9500 on eBay as you are soldering in a new BGA.
The only off the shelf components that would make sense replacing are the RAM (very unlikely to go out on either system) or the hard drive (applicable to every system).
I don't think your reliability argument holds up if we're talking "repairability".
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Here are the specs of the machine I'm using: Dell OptiPlex 7060 Micro, 1x Intel Core i5 6 Core (i5-8500T) 2.10 GHz, 8 GB RAM, 500 GB HDD. I paid $188 at the time
I did upgrade the RAM to 16 GB for less than $20 (got used RAM on eBay) and added a small SSD to run the operating systems.
Is frigate better than CPAI? How many hard drives can this thing handle? Currently running a I seven 2600 for my Blue Iris server with CPAaI. It still kind of handles it but wanted to upgrade to a beefier system. It seems like people are able to run code project AI on an M.two now or something like that. Do these things have 2pm.2 ports?
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