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What's a good (used/cheap) desktop to run BSD, preferably with wifi working out of the box (ok, a USB dongle wouldn't be terrible, I probably already have one around here somewhere).
I'm thinking along the lines of a thinkcentre or optiplex SFF or Micro. The kind that gets purchased by the truckload by big corporations, used for 2-3 years, and then "oh no, it doesn't run our bloated, proprietary, utterly garbage software stack well enough, TIME TO BUY A NEW ONE." lol
(So, like $200-$300 max)
Thinking about using #FreeBSD for my main home base. Been using a #RaspberryPi 4, but it's just too weak in terms of performance and stability, and using ARM (even with only FOSS) is just a death-by-papercuts scenario. Possibly unless you're using a totally source-based OS like #Gentoo. I haven't tried BSD on #ARM, to be honest.
@rl_dane While not desktops, I've been using FreeBSD on T480s lately that I got for around ~$200. I've also been using these energy efficient guys (which have come down in price) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DM25BD7Y
@rl_dane Honestly I don't notice much difference, but the N150 is mostly used headless. What is interesting is how the price displays differently. When I'm signed in on Amazon it runs $160 with a coupon...very hard to beat that value.
@daniel
Hmm, tempting! In wonder how a new Cekeron would compare to a 9th gen i5