Question Minisforum - Intel NUC KVM/libvirt replacement?

[t3kg33k_og]

Hello, all. I hope this is the best place to post this question.

Here's the deal. I have an old Intel NUC for a home server I have had for a couple of years I am afraid could die at any moment. It currently is running Red Hat 8 with KVM/libvirt hosting a few virtual machines and is also my Plex server on the physical part (VMs are running a few other services). Also, there isn't a lot of resources on this NUC so I am limited on how many VMs I can run on it.

I've been looking for another small form factor machine that can replace this NUC and Minisforum seems to be a good option. I'm on a budget so I am looking for something for less than $400. I was looking at MINISFORUM Venus Series NAB5 Mini PC, 12th Gen Core i5-12450H Micro Compter, 32G DDR4+512G on Amazon at $360 to be a pretty decent option.

Does anyone have any experience with Minisforum? Would this potentially be a good NUC replacement? Any other brand/machine I should be looking at that may be a better choice for my purpose at a low cost?
I should point out that I am looking for at least 32GB RAM and 1TB of storage (yes, that NAB5 would need a storage upgrade).

Thanks in advance.

 

[t3kg33k_og]

The Minisforum NAB5 seems to have pretty decent reviews out there. No one has experience with this brand? Or any other minipc with power like this at a budget?

 

[t3kg33k_og]

Follow up on this. I ended up buying the NAB5 on sale from Newegg for about $360 with 1TB storage and it is working pretty solid as a KVM/libvirt host, so far, in my home lab.