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this post was submitted on 23 Mar 2024
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The most cost effective solution is the hardware you already own. Chances are good that everything will just work. You can boot almost every Linux installation medium directly from the USB stick into a functional desktop and try if you can access the internet and have working sound.
Lacking that used Thinkpads are usually great. Try to stay away from nVidia. NVidia drivers aren't bad but they are much much worse than AMD and Intel's.
Isn't smart home stuff done over the browser? Plex should work but you might consider switching to Jellyfin. For photo editing take a look at Krita and GIMP. For office stuff you would use Libre Office.
Almost all the programs you would use on Linux should be available on Windows and Mac as well, so you can try them out now. Chances are, if it is open source it should run on every OS.