Hi
I can get used machines from my workplace. My goal is to use one of those for a homelab ESXi server.
My price for both is identical. The specs are similar but not exactly and now I'm seeking advice/experience to make the best choice.
The specs I have for the actual contenders are:
I'd upgrade either one to 32GB and I'd put in an Intel NIC that is supported by ESXi 7.
The HP looks better from the bare specs, yet the Lenovo has almost 1.5x the listing price of the HP.
Do you know these machines? Can you give me some insights or advice which one to chose?
Glad for any help!
D*
I can get used machines from my workplace. My goal is to use one of those for a homelab ESXi server.
My price for both is identical. The specs are similar but not exactly and now I'm seeking advice/experience to make the best choice.
The specs I have for the actual contenders are:
Lenovo M70s | HP ProDesk 400 G7 | |
CPU | i5-10500 | i5-10500 |
Chipset | H470 | Q470 |
RAM (both: DDR4-2666) | 1x 8GB | 1x 16GB |
RAM slots | 4 | 2 |
PCI slots | 1x PCIe x4, 1x PCIe x16 (2 total) | 2x PCIe x1 gen3, 1x PCIe x16 gen3 (3 total) |
SDD | 256G NVMe | 512G NVMe |
NIC | 1x Intel I219-V | 1x Intel I219-LM |
I'd upgrade either one to 32GB and I'd put in an Intel NIC that is supported by ESXi 7.
The HP looks better from the bare specs, yet the Lenovo has almost 1.5x the listing price of the HP.
Do you know these machines? Can you give me some insights or advice which one to chose?
Glad for any help!
D*