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Originally Posted by KingDaveRa
Nope.
Laptops are not designed to run 24/7. They get far too hot. Besides, running them on the mains all the time isn't clever, as it kills the battery. Some will run without the battery, but that doesn't solve the heat problem you'll get anyway.
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Just thought I would challenge your closing comment there. Poorly designed or even old laptops may not be designed for it but that doesn't hold true right across the range. My current laptop, Dell studio 1735 is more than up to the task it barely gets warm gaming. The laptop before that was an inspiron 1525 and though that one did get considerably warmer gaming it stayed nice and cool for every other use as long as it wasn't taxing the cpu 100% 24/7.
To the OP, I really wouldn't go for a shuttle or a netbook as a server. I would really go for something like the Dell GX240 sff or the D510 usdt I recommended earlier, they are much better suited to the task you have in mind, Or like someone else mentioned even a mini-itx would do it. And any of them could be bought for a fraction of the cost of a netbook or a shuttle.