@emergingsoul
It is nice to see that you are starting to think for yourself...
Look at Intel, Asus and others for a basic NUC style box... Most major computer manufactures make these NUC style PC system... It is pretty easy to compare the features and price/performance... CPU, Memory, Disk and/or SSD and I/O via Ethernet, USB, power supplies and fanless cases verses the Roon Nucleus...
It is nice to see that you are starting to think for yourself...
Look at Intel, Asus and others for a basic NUC style box... Most major computer manufactures make these NUC style PC system... It is pretty easy to compare the features and price/performance... CPU, Memory, Disk and/or SSD and I/O via Ethernet, USB, power supplies and fanless cases verses the Roon Nucleus...