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not to ruin the spirit of this post/project, but if you're looking into a low power, inexpensive home server why not consider an old laptop with a few USB drive
by tricky 15y ago
not to ruin the spirit of this post/project, but if you're looking into a low power, inexpensive home server why not consider an old laptop with a few USB drives?
With an old laptop you get battery backup (UPS) for free. Bonus points if you find a super cheap one with a broken display.
Disclaimer: I've been doing this for years and it rocks.
- DanBC 15y agoOften not as low power as these modern tiny machines. But yeah; fitting FreeNAS on an old PC is easier than on something like SheevaPlug.
- icefox 15y agoPart of the project is the fact that it looks _good_, something a A broken laptop with hd's hanging off of can never be (unless it is an art piece).