Lenovo has the thinkcentre line
Dell has the optiplex
Go has the elitedesk and pro desk
All in mini/usff formfactor similar to the size of a Mac mini.
Dell has the optiplex
Go has the elitedesk and pro desk
All in mini/usff formfactor similar to the size of a Mac mini.
I use a Dell OptiPlex 7000 Micro having an i5-12500T CPU as my main dev machine and it's very snappy. Add a monitor and mount it on a MFS18 stand and you have a nice all-in-one system.
So many cores and threads for so few watts.
There's enough room in the Lenovo for a couple of PCI cards, a couple more disks and a hell of a lot more RAM if I need it too.
2 values I like comparing:
- Computing power (cpu benchmark) / per watt is a good comparison.
- After that, comparing those to compute power per dollar ratio really lays a clear picture out.
The NUCs are definitely smaller than the USSF boards (roughly mac mini size), but not enough that it has stood out.
Still the NUC size machines have their place, even the small chromeboxes, etc.