What's The Best Hardware To Power Your Home Assistant System?

If you're thinking of starting a Smart Home and using Home Assistant then deciding on what hardware to use is one of the biggest decisions and perhaps the most important one to make. In this video I'm going through just some of the many common options you could choose to install Home Assistant on to. How much they cost and what you might need to buy extra to get going, and lets not forget the experience level you might need to get it all running. Getting it right first time will save you the job of upgrading later on but equally you don't want to blow your budget leaving you with little left to buy all the great Smart Home gadgets to play around with. 👇Below are just some of the devices mentioned in this video. Raspberry Pi 4 8GB (Amazon UK): https://amzn.to/4gmUIJE Raspberry Pi 4 8GB Starter Kit (Amazon UK): https://amzn.to/4gorVnP Raspberry Pi 5 8GB (Amazon UK): https://amzn.to/49sUjTz Raspberry Pi 5 8GB Starter Kit (Amazon UK): https://amzn.to/3BfvjCI Home Assistant Green (Direct): https://www.home-assistant.io/green/ Home Assistant Yellow (Direct): https://www.home-assistant.io/yellow/ ODROID 4GB (Amazon UK): https://amzn.to/4g0rsbS Intel NUC (Amazon UK): https://amzn.to/49smsdw 🚨 Not featured in the video but previously reviewed on the channel, the LinknLink iSG Display Max: https://shop.linknlink.com/products/linknlink-isg-display-max ℹ️ Alternatively if you'd rather a pre-owned device then consider searching eBay for Intel NUC, Lenovo Tiny PC, Dell OptiPlex Mini PC, HP EliteDesk Mini PC etc. 👍Remember to SUBSCRIBE to the channel so you don't miss future content SUPPORT THE CHANNEL 🙌 Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/byteofgeek READ MORE 🌐 My Website: https://www.byteofgeek.com YOU CAN FIND ME ON 👍 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/byteofgeek Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/byteofgeek/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/byteofgeek #homeassistant #homeautomation #smarthome #byteofgeek #technology #reviews Some of the links above may be affiliate links in which I receive a small commission if you click on the link and purchase an item. You're not obligated to use these links but if you do then it does help fund the channel to bring extra content to you! 0:00 Intro 0:33 Welcome 1:22 The Options 2:00 Home Assistant Green 3:20 Raspberry Pi 6:26 ODROID 6:57 Home Assistant Yellow 8:48 NAS 10:39 Virtualisation 12:12 Other Hardware 13:00 NUC & Mini PC 15:43 Thoughts 16:07 Outro