Ryzen 7 Mini-PC makes a power-efficient VM host

Re:Ryzen 7 Mini-PC makes a power-efficient VM host by LunaSea on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @12:01PM (#40867264)

I'm not trying to sound dismissive or overly critical, but in what way is a $1000, GPU-less computer with 32GBs of RAM considered a "mini-PC"?

The price point seems insane too high to be considered "mini" imo.

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Re:Ryzen 7 Mini-PC makes a power-efficient VM host by freedomben on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @12:15PM (#40867418)

Interesting, I've always thought the "mini" designation was more a commentary on size rather than price. When I think of a "mini" I expect it to be in a very compact case that makes it a lot more difficult to work on/upgrade/repair than a typical desktop, but be physically compact and able to fit in a small space.

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Re:Ryzen 7 Mini-PC makes a power-efficient VM host by azurenumber on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @12:11PM (#40867368)

Word "mini" is used , which usually signifies total volume of the case containing the components is approx. 1 litre.

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Re:Ryzen 7 Mini-PC makes a power-efficient VM host by mcsniff on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @12:05PM (#40867294)

The size? No snark, but seems pretty obvious mini refers to physical size.

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Re:Ryzen 7 Mini-PC makes a power-efficient VM host by pseudalopex on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @12:04PM (#40867291)

Mini means small. Not inexpensive.

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Re:Ryzen 7 Mini-PC makes a power-efficient VM host by cchance on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @12:19PM (#40867447)

Especially considering for most people home servers rarely need more than a used g1 elite slice or one of the other thin-pc's that run intel 6700-8700s for like 50$ total upgrade ram, add a bigger ssd if you want, works great for 99% of self hosted shit.

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