Ymmv I guess. 20gig ram (2 8s plus onboard 4), 1.5 tb 7200 rpm and an i7 was enough for me to do my handful of vms.
Granted no ecc, no mirroring, no future expansion. But then no 18$/month power bill either. To each their own.
Granted no ecc, no mirroring, no future expansion. But then no 18$/month power bill either. To each their own.
We don't run 24/7, only when we need to do our experiments.
So the power bill is much lower than what a lot of people are worried about.
This setup is definitely used on-demand :-)