hollow wave
I'm considering purchasing a MINIX Z150-0dB or a Beelink MINI-S13 to host Home Assistant.
But I want to ensure that Home Assistant Voice Preview satellite responds quickly to voice commands, and I'm not sure if N150 is sufficient for that.
Currently, I'm running voice entirely in the cloud with a Raspberry Pi using 11labs voice, and there is quite a delay with replies.
agile beacon
I'm considering purchasing a MINIX Z150-0dB or a Beelink MINI-S13 to host Home A...
my home assistant runs on an n150 and i run onnx ASR for STT and piper for TTS.
and it works pretty nicely. however the local llm i use runs on another system.
if you just want basic voice commands with just default assist then it will work great. you could even use speech-to-phrase for STT too.
however if you want a bigger "brain" locally then you will likely require another system to run the llm
hollow wave
my home assistant runs on an n150 and i run [onnx ASR](https://community.home-as...
Thank you! I'm getting n150 then. I'll try it with speech-to-phrase fist and then I'll figure it out if an external LLM host is needed.
agile beacon
Thank you! I'm getting n150 then. I'll try it with speech-to-phrase fist and the...
i would recommend the beelink btw
hollow wave
i would recommend the beelink btw
Why is that? I'm really on the fence about it. The fanless configuration of the MINIX looks appealing, but I'm not sure if it's worth the extra cost.
agile beacon
Why is that? I'm really on the fence about it. The fanless configuration of the ...
I have had good experiences with beelink stuff. to be fair other stuff is probably fine too.
my home assistant runs on a EQ14, i recently added an S13 to my rack to use as a router and to run some other network services. and my dad uses a S12 as a basic desktop.
haven't had an issue with any of them
hollow wave
Thanks, sounds great. It's not very noisy, right?
agile beacon
nope its quiet. although to be fair my eq14 and s13 are in my rack which has noisier stuff in it so i wouldnt notice anyway
but i never noticed any sound really when i was setting them up on my desk
hollow wave
Great, I'm getting a beelink then. The price difference is substantial. Thank you!
uneven frigate
Which language do you want to speak to it?
Personally I find using the assistant without some kind of LLM to be pretty frustrating.
hollow wave
It's English for me
I love how 11labs + OpenAI replies now with my setup, but the lag drives me crazy.
So at least for the local HA actions it would be great to run the whole thing locally.
uneven frigate
To run a local LLM you kinda need a dedicated GPU. The N1x0 can do voice (STT & TTS) though.
I'm asking because if you use non-english you likely need a better model (I use whisper's large-v2 for example) and that will take a lot more resources.
I haven't tried what michael linked above though.
Also look into used (U)SFF PCs on eBay:
hollow wave
To run a local LLM you kinda need a dedicated GPU. The N1x0 can do voice (STT & ...
Well that looks lucrative indeed, but I'm not sure about the power consumption. Mini PC will have a really low wattage.
uneven frigate
I'd assume anywhere from 7-12W in idle. See here for a very similar one: https://www.servethehome.com/dell-optiplex-7070-micro-project-tinyminimicro-guide-and-review/3/
Just so you have some comparisons. This is my fanless N100 Mini PC I use as a firewall
This is my Ryzen 7730U based Mini PC
I also have a M710q but I don't have stats for it. It's pretty similar though.