My home server is an ASUS NUC 14 Essential which idles at 5W with a bunch of services running. Its peak performance is probably less than the Mac Mini, but the hardware is cheap (at least it was before RAM/storage got expensive) and it’s a great platform to run Linux on.
replyNUC is good too. Having x86 is surprisingly important in Linux.
replyIt takes almost 8 years for $3.25/mo of electricity savings to break even with a $300 difference in up front cost. Assuming the time value of money is zero, that is.
replyYeah, the reality is you never break even. It's only a thing if the two options are similar pricing.
replyThat too, it's either Mac mini or Rpi if you care about power, and the Rpi is very limited.
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