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While you're not concerned with uptime an old laptop isn't a bad way to go: built in battery backup! As far as exposing to the net, ngrok seems cool.

• mschuster91 4y ago
  > While you're not concerned with uptime an old laptop isn't a bad way to go: built in battery backup! That is a sure way to kill off the battery and a fire risk as well. Laptops aren't designed to run 24/7.
  • justusthane 4y ago
    Is this true? My laptop has been on 100% of the time (although usually asleep) and also plugged in much of the time since I bought it in 2014.
    • mschuster91 4y ago
      Battery vendors generally recommend you do not keep them on a charger all the time since the charger will keep it at 100% charge, and the longer a battery is at 100% charge, the more degradation it will experience for electro-chemical reasons. Sooner or later, that can lead to battery swelling and eventually a catastrophic thermal runoff. Additionally, keeping a laptop shut and running usually messes with its thermal design as the heat can't escape to the top via the keyboard, further heating up the battery.
      • windowsrookie 4y ago
        Most laptops in the last few years have an option to not fully charge the battery if it's going to sit plugged in. I know this option is available on Dell, Asus, and Apple laptops. I assume others have it as well.
    • icoder 4y ago
      I doubt it, as I n++ your n=1 by experience, but also since I think it shouldn't be hard, electronics wise, to stop charging once full (or even, optionally, 80% / 90%) and fully run on AC as long as it's available. Also I'd say this is an apparent user requirement for laptops.