You want to start with Home Assistant, but are unsure which hardware is the right one? Raspberry Pi 3, Raspberry Pi 4, the ODROID N2+ or would you prefer an Intel NUC? Maybe Home Assistant Yellow? Here I explain to you which hardware is right for whom and when, in my opinion, and how you can really save money in the process ???? ????More information, hardware presented, other hardware options & even more → https://www.simon42.com/home-assistan... ℹ️ Note on the USB 2.0 port topic Many videos talk about certain peripherals only working in USB 2.0 ports. That's true, but only applies to the Raspberry Pi due to various special features of the USB chipset. I myself use an Intel NUC and can use the Homematic or ZigBee stick without restrictions on the USB 3.0 port. There can always be interference directly on the USB 3.0 port, but not if you use a USB extension cable. ???? Note on virtualization & containers Of course, Home Assistant OS can also be operated without any problems as a virtual machine with Proxmox, for example. There is a video here: • Why Home Assistant on ProxMox... It can only get a bit tricky with USB devices or other peripherals, but nothing really challenging. The hardware on which the hypervisor (in this example Proxmox) is run is of course completely irrelevant (as long as there is enough performance ????). In this case, the hardware is up to you ???? ⚠️I would advise against the container variant, however. You can find out why here • Home Assistant installation methods... ???? Do you need help with Home Assistant topics? → https://community.simon42.com -- Chapter ???? -- 00:00 - Intro 00:11 - What hardware recommendations are there for Home Assistant 00:50 - Why is the hardware so important? 01:04 - Focus of this video 01:21 - The Raspberry Pi 3 03:03 - Conclusion on the Raspberry Pi 3 03:13 - Raspberry Pi 4 04:17 - The SD card problem 05:19 - Problems that can occur on the Raspberry Pi despite an SSD. 07:00 - Advantages of the Intel NUC 09:22 - More performance, better price & the environment benefits too 09:53 - Find a used NUC on eBay 11:22 - How much does a new NUC cost? 13:15 - What other options are there besides Raspberry Pi & Intel NUC? 13:45 - Home Assistant Yellow 15:04 - ODROID N2+ 15:55 - Conclusion on the hardware recommendations