The Pursuit of Homelabs, Part 3 – How I Learned To Love the R710

Why the Dell R710

So, why would I want to get a rack-mount server for my homelab? Like I talked about last time, to fit my short- and medium-run needs, I’ll need a lot of RAM, some room to grow, and a lot of processor cores. I also don’t want to spend a ton of money. After several nights of intense research and nearly deciding against it, I found that a refurbished Dell R710 fit the bill perfectly.