Do adults buy them in sufficient quantities to justify producing them?

I’ve had 2.more failures of C ports than Micro, and I’ve had 10x more micro devices for far longer (starting around 2009).

Supposedly C is more durable, but that hasn’t been my experience.

For me Quicksync converts videos anywhere from 4x to 10x faster than using the GPU.

For business, ECC is definitely required. I really don’t see it needed for home use.

I’ve never run it for home boxes - I’ve had a Windows domain at home since the 90’s using desktop hardware and it’s as stable as any SMB I’ve seen running on enterprise-grade hardware.

I’m using a 2019 Dell SFF OptiPlex.

With the current 8TB data drive, it idles at 18w, but being Intel can convert or transcode very quickly.

With the previous 2TB drive it idled at 12w, little more than a Pi but far more capable.

I run my PiHole on it plus Jellyfin, HandBrake, etc. It also has 4 VMs using VMware for some other stuff as needed (testing mostly).

Hard to beat the bang for buck, or per watt.

Others have mentioned SFF desktops.

My current server is an old Dell Optiplex SFF desktop. Idles at just under 20w, peaks at 80. Currently has an NVME boot drive, and an 8TB 3.5" drive.

Runs like a champ, easily serves Jellyfin video, with transcoding, while converting videos with handbrake (and with 2 other systems converting videos off that drive over the net).

Cost, internal space, options and power it’s hard to beat an SFF. If you don’t need internal space or conversion power, than a NUC can work (the lack of sufficient cooling limits it’s converting capabilities).

Fly, as in the insect, is from proto-Germanic, so very old.

“To Fly” is from PIE (Proto-Indo-European, which predates proto-Germanic) so it’s much older.

Surprising results.

Fly - Etymology, Origin & Meaning https://www.etymonline.com/word/fly

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It’s old, as in 1980’s, so everything supports it