# SGI Indy

9 Hacker News commenters recommended SGI Indy and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for its reliable hardware, graphical desktop, and popularity for early web work and N64 development. The most common caveat is that used prices are now high for what it offers.

## Why people recommend it

- Popular for early web presence (2 comments): "The Indy was a very popular platform for building an early web presence." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48919872)) "the Indy was very popular for this purpose" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49231767))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Mac Pro](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mac-pro.md): 49 recommend
- [Tinybox by tinygrad](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tinybox.md): 25 recommend
- [Dell Precision](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dell-precision.md): 23 recommend
- [Sun SPARCstation IPX](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sun-sparcstation-ipx.md): 12 recommend
- [Puget Systems workstation](https://hackerapproved.com/p/puget-systems.md): 9 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "SGI Indy", https://hackerapproved.com/p/sgi-indy/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).