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On Sun, Oct 23, 2005 at 08:58:13AM -0400, Jerry Feldman wrote: > > On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 15:05:59 -0400 > "Mark J. Dulcey" <mark at buttery.org> wrote: > > > Using laptops is another way of reducing power consumption. Older > > ones can be pressed into service as servers; they'll work well, > > though they're not likely to be cost-effective compared to desktop > > boxes. > > I would agree here, but laptops are not designed for 24x7 operation > (and many desktops aren't either). Neither are your average commodity home boxes. I've been using a laptop as a server for a long time and it's been very reliable actually. Other advantages are built-in UPS, small (easy to tuck away somewhere), quiet(er), etc. -David
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