Intel NUC with i5-4250U or Raspberry pi 4

Hello :slight_smile:

I would like to get a feedback before starting my IoT integration with HASS :blush:

My RB3 B+ is out , and i was checking to go with a RBP 4.
But with the lack of components, the price of the 4 is quite high (when we can get one).

For example, i can have the RB4 with charger , 4Go for 100$

After reading lot of topics here, some people are recommending to go with an Intel Nuc.

So here is my question, what do you think is better for stability (and the price) :
Intel NUC i5-4250U with 4GB , SSD 480GO for 100 $ or Raspberry pi 4 with charger for 100$ ? (That we have to add a SSD, because i read here people have troubles with SD card after a while)

Is the CPU of the nuc less powerful because of number of core? (2 vs 4)
Is really much higher the consumption for one year?

Thanks a lot for helping me!

It’s no brainer - pick NUC.

Not that anyone would need to, but that NUC you listed probably has the horse power to run 5x - 10x regular HA setup in the same NUC box.

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Thank you for the reply!
Yes this what i was not completly sure, is it much powerful than the pi as it is only dual core compare the quadcore of the pi.

For energy consumption, I think it’s about the same

Get the Nuc.

Most people end up messing around with cameras and AI which will really bog down the Pi

Yep, go NUC if you can. Way more flexibility overall in terms of upgradability, available binaries, etc. You lose some GPIOs and things like that, but if you dont need that to start with, it doesnt matter.

I’m running a NUC with a Celeron that I bought ~4 years ago. Running Proxmox on it with a Debian/Docker VM that runs all my HA stuff. Other containers for AdGuard, Unifi, etc. No issues to date.

I am using the Raspberry Pi 4 8 GB and I love it.

But if you can get a NUC with those specs for a similar price, there is really no reason not to pick that.

+1 for a NUC

NUC, unless of course you have devices that are attached to GPIO. But there should be USB alternatives for that.