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The HPE ProLiant MicroServer Gen10 can be configured with ClearOS Software from HPEThe HPE ProLiant MicroServer Gen10 is available with easy access to hard drives, memory, and PCIe slots for simple installation or upgrade.HPE ProLiant MicroServer Gen10 supports the AMD APU with the graphics core embedded to aid customers with graphics related workloads without installing an additional graphic card.
> How small an office? Could you get away with 2016 Essentials?
This is a serious suggestion. If you don't have more than 25 users, you can use 2016 Essentials.
Windows Server 2016 Essentials costs approx. $350, with no cals required.
Only downside is that it's up to 25 users. But if you grow beyond 25 users, you should be able to afford 2016 Standard.
Considering that an HP Microserver Gen10 can be had for $370 (amazon link) which will run that 2016 essentials just fine, you have a complete server, including Windows for a little over $700. Although with the price of an SSD added and some labour, let's round to $1000.
Sure, it lacks things that "real servers" have, like iLo, but so does a NAS.
Cheaper than Synology, and can run a Linux distribution (but technically is not a NAS)
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