Or from your kids, cousins, etc… trying to keep it simple. What do you request as cheap homelab related items?
I just have those nice Monoprice Slimrun cables so far.
Cable organization things for racks?
Tools (usually pretty expensive)?
Gift cards?
Or just avoid it altogether?
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simple idea: Label maker
not so simple: Highpoint NVMe RAID AIC with 8 x 8TB m.2 to go with it
My wife was asking me for ideas and I asked for 7000kwh to power my lab for the next year :D
That’s almost exactly 800watts, all year long. That would be more than enough for me😂
Off the top of my head: Electric screwdriver, pcie NICs, media converters, maybe some hard drives, bulk USB drives for imaging PCs, patch cables, front bezels for my servers, patch panels, blank panels for the rack, a desk mat, an electric duster, magnetic screw bowl, maybe some certification study material. All of these can be under $100 and most are easy to pick out for friends and family that aren’t technically inclined.
I’ve reached the age where I buy myself something special for Christmas like I do everyone else on my list. This is how I make sure I get what I want for Christmas.
A raspberry pi 5 would be a neat little stocking stuffer.
Nothing.
I don’t do Xmas…
You must be fun at parties. (Who am I kidding, this is r/homelab, none of us party…I know I don’t)
Speak for yourself.
I’m a performing musician, and the quite often LIFE of the fucking party.
I’m just here to pick up hints & tips re’ advancedf networking, to true up my home studio…
Something Epyc
All I want for Christmas is 4 x 2 TB nvme’s and an Asus Hyper card - is that to much to ask Santa… is it!
I’m running a biofurification m.2. card that was $30 and it’s amazing, might want to try it if your motherboard supports it. Bifurcation is the ability for the motherboard to split individual pci-e lanes into multiple groups that can be used by many devices at once. The cost of m.2. pci-e cards plummets if it relies on the motherboard for that.
It’s from a company called Konyead, it’s their 4 slot m.2. ssd to pcie 4.0 x16 adaptor.
I’m too particular to ask for computer parts. I ask for hobbies and/or experiences that pull me away from computers.
I don’t want to have to explain to my mom why an Intel CPU won’t work on my AM5 motherboard, but I would love to go have a nice dinner with her.
I just ask for time with them.
I ask for maintenance windows.
You don’t need maintenance windows if your services are clustered and your devices are redundant.
Microcenter or Newegg GC. eBay GC is also a good choice
Something new and cool in the company disposal bins
I don’t ask for anything. I buy what I want myself.
I once asked for a portable vacuum cleaner so I can vacuum my homelab easier hence more often.