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?
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Mini Server for Home Lab: GMKtek Nucbox G2
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5 Tips to install ESXi on a Mini PC:
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