chromebook’s are incredibly easy to manage from an I.T. perspective, and they are cheap to replace and repair. that’s why they are popular

*ruin your year

Don’t use Raspberry pi.

Oversimplified and in many cases is not good advice. Raspberry Pis are perfectly capable low cost home servers that absolutely sip power and take up little room.

Mini pc’s such as dell optiplex micro’s and intel nucs are also a good consideration.