Intel NUC11 Tiger Canyon Dual LAN Pro Kit i5-1135G7 Mini PC Barebone Kit . 4 Core/ 8 Threads, Upto 4.2GHz, 2XDDR4 Sodimm (64GB Max), 1x M.2+ 1x2.5" Sata Storage ,4XUSB, 2XHDMI, 2XType C Thunderbolt, Wifi AX+BT, 2XLan, 24/7 Operation Approve

I bought two of these to make a good home Lab for VMware ESXi.
It has two 2.5G plus an M.2 for the boot and then you can add an 2.5" SATA Drive, plus support up to 64G RAM
It supports vSphere 7 and 8 but you need to create a custom boot ISO with the drivers needed for the two 2.5G Eth.
Below is the FLING web site you need to download the drivers, but if you follow you nose around this you will tell you how using Microsoft Power Script (PS).
If you have VMware vCentre Appliance then you can add the 2.G drives to the VMware ESXi Depot and create a custom ISO, using the deploy feature.
The link for a how to video I have put in the second li...view more I bought two of these to make a good home Lab for VMware ESXi.
It has two 2.5G plus an M.2 for the boot and then you can add an 2.5" SATA Drive, plus support up to 64G RAM
It supports vSphere 7 and 8 but you need to create a custom boot ISO with the drivers needed for the two 2.5G Eth.
Below is the FLING web site you need to download the drivers, but if you follow you nose around this you will tell you how using Microsoft Power Script (PS).
If you have VMware vCentre Appliance then you can add the 2.G drives to the VMware ESXi Depot and create a custom ISO, using the deploy feature.
The link for a how to video I have put in the second link below.
https://flings.vmware.com/community-networking-driver-for-esxi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eczaZmy3Vww
While not as fast as some other options it gets you in the game in a very small form factor, low power, quite and so can be on your desk.

Bought to use as a Proxmox hypervisor to run OPNsense and some LAN monitoring guests (homelab style).
Runs quiet and sips power. Love the form factor!
Haven't got a switch to utilise the 2.5Gbps LAN ports, but the unit has been rock solid since deployed.

Would have liked a second M.2 slot, ECC memory support and either USB-C or PoE for power... but no real complaints otherwise. Bought to use as a Proxmox hypervisor to run OPNsense and some LAN monitoring guests (homelab style).
Runs quiet and sips power. Love the form factor!
Haven't got a switch to utilise the 2.5Gbps LAN ports, but the unit has been rock solid since deployed.

Would have liked a second M.2 slot, ECC memory support and either USB-C or PoE for power... but no real complaints otherwise.