I tried with a Celeron 1 GHz. It was slower than a rpi and it sucked 65 watts at idle π
But at least can give some experience, I prefer playing the sysadmin with real hardware than a VM
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I tried with a Celeron 1 GHz. It was slower than a rpi and it sucked 65 watts at idle π
But at least can give some experience, I prefer playing the sysadmin with real hardware than a VM
I would look into buying a mini PC and throwing a hypervisor on it.
I'd like to go low cost at the beginning but thanks!
You can get one use for 80-100 USD and it will last you for years.
You'll probably save money in the long run using a pi.
I did the math:

Your math is wrong. If the Celeron runs 65W at idle then it is consuming at minimum 1.56kWh a day, at a price of β¬0.20 per kWh you're looking at a minimum operating cost of β¬113.88 a year.
You didn't factor in that days have 24 hours, not one hour.
11 years? Nevermind use the laptop for sure haha