Comment by nacs
3 days ago
Looks like they're selling an N150 based "Mini PC" for $500.
You can get a very similar 16GB RAM, 1TB storage Minipc in the same form factor from Amazon for around $260 so looks like you're paying almost twice the price for the NAS-type software?
Yea you’re definitively paying more for a product vs just a raw computer. I wouldn’t want it as I bought an intel nuc and manage it myself but I could see less tech savvy people who what to get into the space finding this interesting.
>You can get a very similar 16GB RAM, 1TB storage Minipc in the same form factor from Amazon for around $260
Not apples/apples, it looks like the Umbrel at $500 comes with 4TB, you're pricing out a 1TB above. A bare Samsung 990EVO 4TB is $328, on a straight $/TB that's an extra $246 putting your total build more like $500.
nope, it's "starts at $499" with "up to 4TB" of storage
if you click "Buy Now" and then...click "Buy Now" again, that takes you to the actual pricing. $500 for 1TB, or 4TB for $800.
Kind of wild that even an option literally phrased in a way indicating you want to immediately give them money requires clicking again to even start making a selection (without even getting into the fact that the actual specs are behind a link that makes it sound like it's for when you've already made up your mind to buy it).
Seconded I quite like this business model of sharing open source software and selling hardware with software pre-installed. Seems like best of both worlds to serve everyone with a tidy profit.
You are paying more to support the development
any recommendations for non-Chinese products ?
Maybe Minisforum? But reviews differ from product to product, they are not consistent. Mac minis are also somewhat popular for home servers.
Is this some sort of new account trolling? Parent specifically asked for non-Chinese products or non- Chinese company.