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> ... cannot bring the connectivity and reliability that AWS provides. Connectivity, you're likely right about. But for reliability... that's probably not acc
by justinclift 3y ago
> ... cannot bring the connectivity and reliability that AWS provides.
Connectivity, you're likely right about. But for reliability... that's probably not accurate.
Most laptops (with stable software) don't seem to show any issues when running for months at a time. And they have built-in battery backup too. :)
Depending on the battery life for those old macbook pro's, that battery backup might last many hours. As servers, they don't need to run with their screens on. :)
- thumbuddy 3y agoMost laptops end up in the trash because of the case, keyboards, etc. If you keep it headless why not.
- deltasquare4 3y agoWell, I have found that it changes with numbers and age of the device. Generally speaking, you are right though.
- frankreyes 3y agoECC Ram is important, and most laptops don't have it. Just because you don't see bit errors doesn't mean it doesn't happens. Specially in a 16gb of RAM laptop, that thing is pretty much sensible.
- justinclift 3y agoThat's a good point, for oriented production stuff especially. Maybe not as important for homelab style things though.
- frankreyes 3y agoEven homelab, I keep my life's photos in a Nas and a single bit flip can make any picture unreadable. The probability of a bit errors is not low, and if you keep data for a decade, it gets bad https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/497044/what-is-the-probability-of-a-bit-error-occurring-in-modern-computers#497099 https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/497044/what-...
- grocketeer 3y agoThis is good to know. Thank you for the reference
- justinclift 3y ago> Even homelab > I keep my life's photos ... To me, those should be two different categories. * Homelab -> experimentation * "My life's photos" -> production But I guess that's just arguing over semantics at this point. :)