January 12, 2021

Menagerie Part 1A: Price Comparisons / Parts List

This is part of my Database Menagerie series, where we setup a geographically dispersible database.
Go HERE for the introduction and table of contents.
This is a work-in-progress: last change: 03/22/2021

Below are my price comparisons for building an equivalent machine, each has the same SSD, 8GB for RAM (4GB for the Pi but really needs 8GB), case, power supply, etc.

Note prices change all the time - I got 2 of 3 Intel NUCs for $83.26 each but I got the other for $139.99.

Intel J4005-based NUC

Price	Item	Source
$139.99	NUC7CJYH Pentium J4005 * includes case * includes Power Supply 12/18/2020 on sale for $83.26	Link
$36.93	8GB RAM ( MORE RAM than Pi4s)	Link
$43.38	250GB SSD (Crucial MX500)	Link
$5.97	Power cord (not always in box)	Link
$0.00	MINOR Assembly required
$235.34	Total + possibly shipping	from NewEgg
$178.61	SALE PRICE Total + possibly shipping	from Amazon

from NewEgg and Amazon

NOTE: RAM is picky on the Intel NUCs - ensure it is one of these two:

Refurbished Lenovo Tiny

Price	Item	Source
$230.05	Lenovo ThinkCentre M710q Tiny PC i5-6500T * includes case * includes 8GB RAM * includes 250GB SSD	(varies)
$0.00	NO Assembly required
$230.05	Total (includes all shipping)

from eBay

Raspberry Pi4 + Geekworm case

Price	Item	Source
$180.99	Raspberry Pi4B * includes 4GB RAM + X825 case + X825 SSD Board + X735 Power Board + DC 5V 4A Power Supply	Link
$48.99	250GB SSD (Crucial MX500)	Link
$10.99	32GB SD Card	Link
$0.00	Assembly required
$240.97	Total + some additional shipping

from Amazon and Geekworm

Raspberry Pi4 + DeskPi Pro Case

Price	Item	Source
$69.99	Raspberry Pi4B * includes 4GB RAM	Link
$65.99	DeskPi Pro Case + Power Supply	Link
$43.38	250GB SSD (Crucial MX500)	Link
$11.99	32 GB SD Card	Link
$0.00	Assembly required
$191.35	Total + some additional shipping

from Best Buy and DeskPi