[gandalfff]

Old Intel Mac Minis are great for this purpose. Easily found on eBay, and consume less power than most Intel desktops of the same vintage.

[mxuribe]

How do you find that these intel Mac Minis run linux distros?

[sigjuice]

The Ubuntu wiki has a table that includes a list of Mac mini models. Other distros might provide similar information.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MactelSupportTeam/CommunityHelpPages

[mxuribe]

Nice! Thanks for sharing this link!