In this first part, I will explain how and why I selected the various hardware (computer, storage, networking, etc.) to build my home cluster.
![MinnowBoard MAX](http://blog.ditullio.fr/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20151023_165901-1024x909.jpg)
First we will compare the specs from the MinnowBoard with those of the Raspberry Pi 2. Then we will see the different available storage media on Single Board Computers, with a few explanations and benchmarks that made. Then I will show what network and rack setup I chose, and finally we will sum up all these component prices to see what was the total cost of my mini-cluster !