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Voltarum Mini PC Guide

Home Assistant server

Always-on home automation with Home Assistant OS: low power and reliable storage matter more than speed.

5 great fits and 13 good ones out of 23 devices.

Cheapest great fit

Great fit

Derived from the specs
DeviceWhyPrice from
ZimaBoard 2Intel N150Great fit
  • Official or well-supported Home Assistant OS image
  • Takes an SSD or eMMC for the system
  • Low power for 24/7 use
$279
GMKtec G3 PlusIntel N150Great fit
  • Official or well-supported Home Assistant OS image
  • Takes an SSD or eMMC for the system
  • Low power for 24/7 use
$330
Beelink EQ14Intel N150Great fit
  • Official or well-supported Home Assistant OS image
  • Takes an SSD or eMMC for the system
  • Low power for 24/7 use
$385
Beelink ME miniIntel N150Great fit
  • Official or well-supported Home Assistant OS image
  • Takes an SSD or eMMC for the system
  • Low power for 24/7 use
$525
Radxa X4Intel N100Great fit
  • Official or well-supported Home Assistant OS image
  • Takes an SSD or eMMC for the system
  • Low power for 24/7 use
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Good

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DeviceWhyPrice from
Raspberry Pi 4Broadcom BCM2711Good
  • Official or well-supported Home Assistant OS image
  • microSD or USB storage only: use a USB SSD for reliability
  • Low power for 24/7 use
$68
Raspberry Pi 5Broadcom BCM2712Good
  • Official or well-supported Home Assistant OS image
  • microSD or USB storage only: use a USB SSD for reliability
  • Low power for 24/7 use
$78
Orange Pi 5 MaxRockchip RK3588Good
  • Home Assistant OS needs a community build
  • Takes an SSD or eMMC for the system
  • Low power for 24/7 use
$95
Orange Pi 5 PlusRockchip RK3588Good
  • Home Assistant OS needs a community build
  • Takes an SSD or eMMC for the system
  • Low power for 24/7 use
$109
Minisforum MS-01Intel Core i9-13900HGood
  • Official or well-supported Home Assistant OS image
  • Takes an SSD or eMMC for the system
  • More processor than it needs: higher idle power
$679
Minisforum MS-A2AMD Ryzen 9 9955HXGood
  • Official or well-supported Home Assistant OS image
  • Takes an SSD or eMMC for the system
  • More processor than it needs: higher idle power
$799
Beelink SER8AMD Ryzen 7 8845HSGood
  • Official or well-supported Home Assistant OS image
  • Takes an SSD or eMMC for the system
  • More processor than it needs: higher idle power
$799
ASUS NUC 14 ProIntel Core Ultra 5 125HGood
  • Official or well-supported Home Assistant OS image
  • Takes an SSD or eMMC for the system
  • More processor than it needs: higher idle power
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ThinkCentre M920qIntel Core i5-8500TGood
  • Official or well-supported Home Assistant OS image
  • Takes an SSD or eMMC for the system
  • More processor than it needs: higher idle power
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EliteDesk 800 G4 MiniIntel Core i5-8500TGood
  • Official or well-supported Home Assistant OS image
  • Takes an SSD or eMMC for the system
  • More processor than it needs: higher idle power
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OptiPlex 7070 MicroIntel Core i5-9500TGood
  • Official or well-supported Home Assistant OS image
  • Takes an SSD or eMMC for the system
  • More processor than it needs: higher idle power
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Radxa ROCK 5BRockchip RK3588Good
  • Home Assistant OS needs a community build
  • Takes an SSD or eMMC for the system
  • Low power for 24/7 use
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Orange Pi 3BRockchip RK3566Good
  • Home Assistant OS needs a community build
  • Takes an SSD or eMMC for the system
  • Low power for 24/7 use
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Limited

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DeviceWhyPrice from
NanoPi R6SRockchip RK3588SLimited
  • Home Assistant OS needs a community build
  • Takes an SSD or eMMC for the system
  • Low power for 24/7 use
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Orange Pi Zero 3Allwinner H618Limited
  • Home Assistant OS needs a community build
  • microSD or USB storage only: use a USB SSD for reliability
  • Low power for 24/7 use
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Le PotatoAmlogic S905XLimited
  • Home Assistant OS needs a community build
  • 2 GB of RAM: enough for a basic install, tight with add-ons
  • microSD or USB storage only: use a USB SSD for reliability
  • Low power for 24/7 use
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Not suitable

Derived from the specs
DeviceWhyPrice from
Pi Zero 2 WRaspberry Pi RP3A0 (BCM2710A1)Not suitable
  • Home Assistant OS does not install on it; only in a virtual machine or as a container
$15
Mac mini M6Apple M6Not suitable
  • Home Assistant OS does not install on it; only in a virtual machine or as a container
$899