Thanks for your input. Personally I never had an issue with UGreen products, Personally, I never had an issue with UGreen products; however, you’re right about the proprietary software. You’re locked in a box; you can’t do anything other than what they provide you with.
What are your thoughts on pre-build home servers from eBay?
it looks like you already have a node 804 case and the ability to build a computer, so I would avoid it unless you are looking for used enterprise gear and are okay with the tradeoffs that come with it.
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Thanks for your input. Personally I never had an issue with UGreen products, Personally, I never had an issue with UGreen products; however, you’re right about the proprietary software. You’re locked in a box; you can’t do anything other than what they provide you with.
What are your thoughts on pre-build home servers from eBay?
it looks like you already have a node 804 case and the ability to build a computer, so I would avoid it unless you are looking for used enterprise gear and are okay with the tradeoffs that come with it.
Thanks for the reassurance. I only need a motherboard, RAM, and a GPU. I still have rest of the components.