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My last 'old laptop as a server' dying is actually what prompted me to buy the NUC. It was a chromebook pixel long out of warranty. Until it bit the dust it s
by liability 6y ago
My last 'old laptop as a server' dying is actually what prompted me to buy the NUC. It was a chromebook pixel long out of warranty. Until it bit the dust it suited my needs. Being a bit smaller is a nice bonus, it might be silly but I think the NUC is kind of cute.
- Waterfall 6y agoSeems rather expensive, didn't you have another laptop laying around? I have so many that I don't think I'll ever see the point to them, especially with thinkpads for cheap or free
- liability 6y agoThe laptop I had before the last was an Asus Eeepc that developed a dodgy AC adaptor port. I still have it and it could be made to work, but it was never a very good computer in the first place. It runs loud and hot for what it is. Before that, and the oldest computer I still have in my closet, is my T60p thinkpad. I'd need to buy a replacement fan before using that one again, and I'm not sure it would be worth the hassle to resurrect (again.) If I were inclined to fix up an old thinkpad I think I'd rather get a second-hand X-series since they're not nearly so huge.