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  • PieMePlenty@lemmy.worldtoSelfhosted@lemmy.worldMini PC for Jellyfin
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    28 minutes ago

    Check the CPU, every NUC has a different one. An 11th gen i3 (i3-1115G4) will generally offer better performance than a N100 but a N100 may offer slightly better power efficiency since it was designed for it and is newer. Also when keeping in mind power draw and thermal efficiency, newer CPUs will usually do better. I personally would stear clear of older machines for that reason.


  • PieMePlenty@lemmy.worldtoSelfhosted@lemmy.worldMini PC for Jellyfin
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    22 hours ago

    NUC is good for transcoding if you really need it. NUC11 i3 i think has 30w tdp and draws sub 10w at idle and does transcoding fine. Check specific HW codec support for your needs but stick to Intel because they will generally be the best in this space.

    Also can confirm Jellyfin doesnt run well on a rpi4. No problem on a NUC.
















  • PieMePlenty@lemmy.worldtoSelfhosted@lemmy.worldHDD or SSD for a home server?
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    2 months ago

    Raspberry pi is power limited. HDD creates a power spike on boot as well so you may have power issues. When i used a rpi for a media server, i had to use a 25W supply. Even 20W wasnt enough and i had voltage throttling issues. 1TB HDD probably wont draw that much power but SSD is never an issue. If you dont need space and are on a budget SSD is the way to go. This is all assuming USB is used for power.

    If you need large amounts of space and have a budget, use an HDD but it needs to be self powered or used with a larger device like a mini pc which has adequate internal power.