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Optiplex or Dell R210ii (self.homelab)

submitted 1 year ago by Number1 to c/[email protected]

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I am doing some upgrades and a big part of that for me is aesthetics and future upgrades.

I currently have a couple 7020 I5 Dell Optiplexs but I am thinking about purchasing a couple Dell R210ii.

Is this a crazy move? I love the idea of a small 1U rack mount server and plus they are cheap. I can pick them up for $150 while I would be paying $150 alone for a chasie.

Is this a crazy move?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I still run an aging R210ii, and it's been great. Mostly....

If you're going to use the server for storage (or I/O heavy tasks), you might be better to get the Optiplex since it has SATA-III (6 Gbps) and the R210ii only has SATA-II (3 Gbps). The R210ii also only has one PCI-E slot which limits expansion options.

[–] Number1 2 points 1 year ago

I planned on attached some direct storage and using a truenas VM, for what I do I don't think sataii will be that much of a downgrade