Minimum/Recommended Requirements to run HomeAssitant
Ram: 2GB/4GB
Memory: 32GB/64GB
NUC - Price (120€ - 320€+ c/ iva)
Pros:
Better performance (more cpu)
Reliability
Expandability (M.2 Slots etc)
Cons:
Higher Cost
Noise (If active cooling system)
RPi 4 4Gb- Price (40€ - 60€ s/ iva)
Pros:
Small Size
Affordability
Cons:
Limited Performance
Reliability (SD Cards Failures)
Supply shortage
Conclusion
When you start adding camera surveillance and little pit of Ai you'll start benefitting from the NUC.
From what I saw, many people switched from raspberry to nuc because after a while it became necessary. If we want to prevent
this change, the best thing would be to buy a NUC.
General comparison
Minimum/Recommended Requirements to run HomeAssitant
Ram: 2GB/4GB Memory: 32GB/64GB
NUC - Price (120€ - 320€+ c/ iva)
Pros:
Cons:
RPi 4 4Gb- Price (40€ - 60€ s/ iva)
Pros:
Cons:
Conclusion
From what I saw, many people switched from raspberry to nuc because after a while it became necessary. If we want to prevent this change, the best thing would be to buy a NUC.
Product links
NUC Beelink U59 N5105 - 8GB RAM 500GB 2.0GHz https://www.bee-link.com/catalog/product/buy?id=343 HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini Core i5-6500T 2.5 - SSD 128 GB - 8GB https://www.backmarket.pt/pt-pt/p/hp-elitedesk-800-g2-mini-i5-6500t-hdd-128-gb-8gb/6e29e9ae-856b-4585-9ca3-a5f2254e6790?shopping=gmc&gclid=CjwKCAjwyY6pBhA9EiwAMzmfwcJqmp0dqbpo7R9VOrZvvGS87vPikXx4XDKz2GcHT7JozEAk-0I1thoC5lQQAvD_BwE#l=10 Intel NUC 10 Performance Kit – Intel Core i3 Processor (Tall Chassis)
RPi https://pt.farnell.com/raspberry-pi/rpi4-modbp-4gb/raspberry-pi-4-model-b-4gb/dp/3051887 https://cn1001196335.en.alibaba.com/pt_PT/?spm=a2700.shop_index.128233.2.4b0853daldlNXi
Sources of info
https://www.home-assistant.io/installation/linux https://community.home-assistant.io/t/minimum-hardware-requirements-for-ha/289067 https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/qoif1m/nuc_vs_raspberry_pi/ https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/13oolpe/any_good_nuc_for_ha_on_a_budget/ https://community.home-assistant.io/t/is-there-a-recommended-intel-nuc/226741 https://community.home-assistant.io/t/nuc-instead-of-pi4/428452 https://whatsmarthome.com/which-nuc-for-home-assistant/ https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/13oolpe/any_good_nuc_for_ha_on_a_budget/