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Hardware choices for VMware home labs

Sifting through the hardware options for advanced VMware home labs

By Eric Siebert, Contributor

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VMware vSphere runs on desktop PCs, preconfigured servers and homemade white boxes. As such, there are plenty of hardware options that can meet most budgets. Here's an example of how to shop around for inexpensive home lab hardware that support advanced virtualization features.

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