Something to consider is the refurbished computers listed on Amazon. you
can get full i7 desktops for less than 200


On Mon, Aug 18, 2025 at 11:27 AM Michael via PLUG-discuss <
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> thanks, ryan. I'm going to have to go with another  (ASUS NUC 14 Pro) that
> i am putting together at new egg. It is 377 compared with the UM790 which
> is 493 after I put the guts into it. This leads me to another question:
> I'm going to put a 500GB ssd and 16GB ram. I don't do anything major with
> the computer (darktable is about the only thing  out of the ordinary that
> is ran).16GB is the least amount of RAM they sell.With that amount of RAM
> in modern systems will I need to set up swap space? Or is the (what's it
> called).... te swap in RAM be sufficient?
>
> On Mon, Aug 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM Ryan Petris <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> The best price/performance "NUC"-like machine that I've been able to find
>> is the Minisforum UM790 Pro. It has an 7940HS, USB4, and comes in a
>> barebones confirguration on Amazon for $375. You can either buy variants
>> with included RAM/SSD or you an buy the barebones and add your own.
>>
>> If you just want super cheap and okay performance, like enough to browse
>> the internet and whatnot, look for an N100 or N150 mini pc.
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 18, 2025, at 6:23 AM, Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote:
>>
>> I've figured it out. I went to new egg and they let you assemble it.
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 18, 2025 at 8:39 AM Michael <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> I am poor so I was thinking a NUC would be the best option. Can someone
>> help?
>>
>>
>>
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