If you had to start fresh today, what would you hoard? Not trying to turn a profit, just enough to be able for me and maybe my child to own out own stuff and do almost anything technical they desire (within practical constraints)
PCIe NICs (appropriate to whatever you’re into/building, but having a set to select from is nice)
SBCs
maybe a handful of good quality somewhat recent ish laptops if you see any crazy deals
anything on slickdeals.net that looks like an absolute steal
enterprise grade U2 SSDs - you’ll occasionally find some gems with relatively low wear
enterprise hardware that’s getting decommissioned (there are often auctions for this sort of things in major metro areas, as well as areas that host datacenters)
Wow I never actually thought hoarding random computer components would become anything more than an amusing hobby, but here we are
If you had to start fresh today, what would you hoard? Not trying to turn a profit, just enough to be able for me and maybe my child to own out own stuff and do almost anything technical they desire (within practical constraints)