I have the Lily58 with low profile switches. I can travel with that very easily. Takes up about the same amount of space as my kindle with a case and keeps me typing happily.
I built mine for around $300USD.
Do you have any old hardware that doesn't have a job? That is a great place to start. Take some time try out different solutions (proxmox, unraid, casa OS). Then as you nail down your needs you can better pick hardware.
I saw the grass was greener on the other side. I can't say it is or isn't. Just different problems.
What I have done is follow my interest and curiosity. It has served me well in the technology industry
A few years old prebuilt for the office can work well, I have an HP 290 and HP S01 that work great as servers.
So ridiculous that teachers can be fired, for something the district can't even define. Would love to see malicious compliance for this going towards "traditional" values.
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