Are you thinking about a home lab refresh this year? The Mini PC market has exploded with many options. In this episode, we take a look at a mini PC I picked up from Amazon, how well it can run VMs, and the possibilities of using mini PCs for home lab hardware moving forward.
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Introduction to mini pc home labs – 0:00
A new mini PC that I picked up from Amazon – 0:57
Describing the GMKtek G2 Nucbox – 1:30
Describing the TDP values at idle and turbo – 1:45
Overview of the networking and gotchas with VMware ESXi – 2:25
Using a USB NIC with VMware ESXi and supported Realtek adapter – 2:52
Looking at the storage on the Nucbox – 3:39
Overview of the Nucbox connected using the ESXi host client – 4:09
Looking at vCenter Server monitoring after powering on VMs – 4:40
Looking at the specs in VMware ESXi – 5:13
Powering up additional VMs on the Nucbox – 5:33
Looking at performance metrics after powering on additional VMs – 5:55
Opening virtual machine consoles and looking at performance – 6:12
Pulling down a Docker container and running it in a VM on the Nucbox – 6:49
Thinking about the mini pc as a Docker container host – 7:20
Overview of the cost of the Nucbox – 7:36
Mini pc vs server thoughts on price, value, and power consumption – 8:14
Discussing power efficiency and electric costs – 9:16
Rethinking a home lab refresh with mini pcs? 9:30
Concluding thoughts on mini PC market that is growing and becoming more powerful – 10:03
Check out the following writeups:
Mini PC vs Server: Best Home Lab Server in 2024?
Mini Server for Home Lab: GMKtek Nucbox G2
5 Tips to install ESXi on a Mini PC:
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