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Old x64 laptops are great, and I've certainly used one as a router before, however they do have drawbacks (cooling profile is usually shitty for 24/7 use, and t
by xnyan 5y ago
Old x64 laptops are great, and I've certainly used one as a router before, however they do have drawbacks (cooling profile is usually shitty for 24/7 use, and they often don't love to be stripped from their shell, lose their display and etc). A laptop generally does not have all the peripheral chipsets and connectors you want and usually has extra stuff you don't want.
For $120ish I'm not sure you could beat the value prop of one of these boards with a used laptop. Supply is certainly an issue and was even before COVID. Waiting until 2022 sucks, but I'd argue they are by far the best overall option for a DIY whitebox router I've personally seen.
- GhettoComputers 5y agoI don't think there is a problem with stripping it from the display (I dont think its necessary or even desireable most of the time for negligible space differences), it comes with a free UPS and is usually "free"), the idle power consumption is rather low (x240 with screen on is 4w on idle http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/which-lenovo-laptop-has-the-best-battery-life.765540/ http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/which-lenovo-laptop-...) my requirements for a device are way lower than those devices listed. I sometimes think of devices such as whiteboxes as marketed tools, like the smart clocks that just look like stripped phones to me, or VR that are just dual phone screens.