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AbyssUnderground · 27-02-2009, 12:03

Netbooks really aren't designed for long term use, since they're mainly for web use, but I have a friend who leaves his on 24/7 for msn and such and he's done this since around October last year with no issues. The only drawback is the small hard disk size.

A shuttle would be a nice compromise so you can add hard disks, but then you could with USB too, but they do add a lot of power consumption. I actually replaced my externals with internals and reduced power consumption by about 20%.

I'd say go for a regular laptop and a large hard disk. Thats a compromise between the shuttle and the netbook. If you need more disk space, you can add external disks if you need to and the laptop would take up less space and reduce clutter too.

One thing I will say though is don't use wireless if its intended as a server. I don't find it reliable enough so you're better off using it on a cable. After all its a server and doesn't need to be wireless anyway.

27-02-2009, 12:03	#27
AbyssUnderground Inactive Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Merseyside Age: 37 Services: BT Infinity Option 2, HH5, synced at maximum 80Mbps/20Mbps. Posts: 2,221	Re: Laptop as a server. Netbooks really aren't designed for long term use, since they're mainly for web use, but I have a friend who leaves his on 24/7 for msn and such and he's done this since around October last year with no issues. The only drawback is the small hard disk size. A shuttle would be a nice compromise so you can add hard disks, but then you could with USB too, but they do add a lot of power consumption. I actually replaced my externals with internals and reduced power consumption by about 20%. I'd say go for a regular laptop and a large hard disk. Thats a compromise between the shuttle and the netbook. If you need more disk space, you can add external disks if you need to and the laptop would take up less space and reduce clutter too. One thing I will say though is don't use wireless if its intended as a server. I don't find it reliable enough so you're better off using it on a cable. After all its a server and doesn't need to be wireless anyway.