[plug] miniPC recommendations?

[Onno Benschop]

Sorry, missed the budget constraints.

I've been told that this is a good source of quality second hand equipment,
but haven't used it at this time.

https://reebelo.com.au/

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On Mon, 14 Sept 2026, 11:27 Bruce Axtens via plug, <plug at plug.org.au> wrote:

> Hello Juneidy,
>
> That is what I have been doing for many years and may yet do again. My son
> however lives in Canberra and works from home so does not have access to
> whatever spare laptops might be piled somewhere in the corporate headoffice
> in the USA. As for my own workplace, things are a bit tight here (16 member
> marketing P/L in Leederville) and I haven't seen a spare laptop for a very
> long time.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bruce.
> On 14/09/2026 11:07 am, Juneidy Wibowo wrote:
>
>
> Hi Bruce,
>
> Before getting deep into the weed, I am curious what are you trying to
> achieve or the type of work you will do with your miniPC?
>
> My office will usually cycle employee laptop every 3-4 years and I usually
> collect discarded office laptops and repurpose them by installing linux. I
> would dare say those office laptops will most likely outperform most if not
> all miniPC in the $450 range.
>
> I know you seem to suggest you want to get a new machine instead of using
> a second-hand laptops. But if you're simply looking for a machine with
> higher performance than your current one, maybe you could try asking your
> son to see if there are any good condition laptops that are being discarded.
>
> Regards,
> Juneidy
> On Monday, September 14th, 2026 at 09:26, Bruce Axtens via plug
> <plug_at_plug_org_au_rqgvlrjawc at simplelogin.co>
> <plug_at_plug_org_au_rqgvlrjawc at simplelogin.co> wrote:
>
> Hello Pluglings (for want of a better term)
>
> I'm still lurking here in the shadows. Have been for years, my son Daniel
> having been the impetus. He's now Principal Engineer for Fastly:
> https://www.fastly.com/blog/author/daniel-axtens
>
> But I didn't come here to do that. My question is more mundane: after
> years of having various second-hand laptops as my home setup for Linux I'm
> now seriously considering laying out real money for a miniPC. Does the
> group have any suggestions re manufacturer and vendor? I'm thinking
> something in the $300-$450 range.
>
> Kind regards,
> Bruce Axtens
>
>
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