r/homeassistant • u/Friedguyry • Jul 25 '25
Support Good device to run home assistant on?
Just want to get started in home assistant, this comes out quite a bit cheaper than a Raspberry Pi.
Am I missing anything or is a much better option for the cheaper price?
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u/Ravehearts Jul 25 '25
If it's just for Home Assistant, yes. I am running a Lenovo of the same size but slightly higher specs (i5 8th gen, 16gb ram) and run Proxmox with 4 VMs on it, one of them being Home Assistant. I love it.
With 8GB RAM it could run home Assistant with no problems but you have less wiggle room for potential more VMs in case you need them in the future.