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A mini PC can be a vital part of your home lab, but avoid these 4 common mistakes when buying one
Want to buy a mini PC to power your home lab? Great choice, but you'll have to keep some things in mind to avoid making mistakes.
Building out a homelab is a fun — if somewhat time-consuming — process, but you'll probably need some new hardware to get started. Unless you already have a PC around you want to use for it, your best bet for starting a home lab is buying a mini PC. These computers are tiny, power-efficient, and more than powerful enough for most of the use cases you'll have with a device like this, so why not embrace it?
