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title: "The perfect mini PC for home labs is now just $170"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-perfect-mini-pc-for-home-labs-is-now-just-170-6tlfzkgnu
source_url: https://www.xda-developers.com/the-perfect-mini-pc-for-home-labs-is-now-just-170
type: article
source: "XDA Developers"
published: 2026-06-29T19:18:12.749Z
updated: 2026-06-29T19:18:50.366Z
tags: ["self-hosting", "homelab"]
reading_time: 2
upvotes: 0
comments: 1
language: en
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# The perfect mini PC for home labs is now just $170

**[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 1 comments

## Summary

A budget-friendly mini PC from Chatreey is available on Amazon for $170, featuring an Intel Celeron N3150, 8GB RAM, and 256GB SSD. While not a powerhouse, it's positioned as a solid entry-level option for home lab setups or basic computing tasks. Storage is expandable up to 2TB, though RAM is fixed. The unit ships from Amazon with easy returns.

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**@devmandan** · 0 upvotes

> > "although it's not on sale"
>
> > "we haven't spent any time with it"
>
> ![GIF](https://static.klipy.com/ii/d7aec6f6f171607374b2065c836f92f4/f2/93/KVo26PVq.gif)

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