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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Some addition to my post: The computer I found is a Fujitsu Esprimo Q957. I've read online that they are very power efficient and don't draw as much. I will probably run some lightweight task almost 24/7 and sometimes heavier tasks for short periods of time. A raspberry pi is for me too expensive for the average specs, even if it is very efficient. I think a upgradable pc or mini pc is best, because they are cheap, but can be easily upgraded without buying a whole new computer.

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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

I am thinking about buying a home server for a wide range of things. I found some cheap old computers on amazon for around 80-90€. Is it worth it to upgrade them with another stick of ram or a larger SSD? 2 8gb RAM sticks are only around 15€, so that would be 100 in total. But my question is, is it worth it, or is the CPU the limiting factor. Some of them have one from the pentium series. Also, is 15€ for 2x8gb DDR4 RAM normal (not too cheap)? Maybe you have other ideas for a cheap home server. In my case I don't think a 90€ raspberry pi is worth it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They are way cheaper than fairphones where I live.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I dont know. Its not that I dislike pixels, I just liked the concept of Fairphones. And I just never thought about google phones because I thought google and privacy don’t match, even if I have a different OS installed.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I do consider the missing headphone jack a problem, but are other brands better? I did not research any of this, but don‘t other brands do the same. Considering this, I think Fairphone is one of the better phone producers. Im not saying they are the best or that they do nothing wrong. And please correct me if I’m wrong, I think the high prices come from the higher loans and better quality materials than other brands.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Yes, monkeys could type out the zeros and ones. In fact we (not the monkeys) kind of did. There is a library of babel for audio named the sound library of babel which contains every 15 seconds audio recording you can imagine. Every single one. Almost all of them are white noise, but still there are recordings of every human saying any words in 15 seconds.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

What about de-googled android? Is that private/secure?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (10 children)

Can you explain that? Why is Fairphone problematic?

 

Im considering buying a new phone and i don't really consider a Pixel. I really like Fairphones approach, with the self repairable stuff. Even though they don‘t have a headphone jack. But well… I can’t change it. I’ll definitely go with the adapter over wireless headphones.

But to my question: What private OSes are there? Fairphone sells FP4s with eOS, how is that? And does it work on the FP5? GrapheneOS only works on Google Pixels right?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Yes thanks. I meant giro-card.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Every step you take towards a more private digital life is essential. I mean you have to start somewhere right? And the phone is in my opinion the biggest privacy thread out there. I am not on GrapheneOS but I’m considering switching soon.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

No. It’s not as popular. In Germany most have a giro-card, but credit cards are becoming more popular. Many still prefer cash though.

 

Is there something similar to privacy.com in Europe so I don’t have to enter my credit card information everywhere? Or another way to buy stuff online privately on many different stores and websites?