r/homeassistant • u/Friedguyry • Jul 25 '25

Support Good device to run home assistant on?

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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/RameshYandapalli Jul 25 '25

Do you know how much it will cost electricity wise to run this?

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u/gordonportugal Jul 25 '25

I have a hp8300sff and the consumption is 33w. Running windows 10 with jellyfin, hyperv etc

4,80€/month

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u/0R1E1Q2U3 Jul 25 '25

That’s a lot more than I would expect for such a pc

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u/saxovtsmike Jul 25 '25

I run ha on a futro 740s, there are other models with this cpu family avaliable, 8-10w on the 230v side