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Gasp0de
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Saving Energy: Home Server That Automatically Susp...
My old laptop is more than powerful enough for Plex and backups, and idles at around 3W. Why someone would use a desktop PC as a home server in Europe is beyond me.
eptcyka
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I'd love to run a laptop, but I've yet to see good, cheap used laptops with ECC memory support.
Gasp0de
on Feb 16, 2023
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Why do you need ECC memory for a home server? What's the use case?
dingaling
on Feb 15, 2023
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Often because they need more than one disk installed. You could use a NAS, but then you've cost and additional energy consumption.
t0mas88
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I use a USB 3 harddisk for that. Even my 8 year old "home server laptop" has usb 3.2 support which is faster than the disks can do anyway.
Gasp0de
on Feb 16, 2023
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My Laptop has a Sata connection inside. Also, USB3 is fast enough. And even an additional nas only consumes 10-20W.
kjkjadksj
on Feb 15, 2023
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Some laptops take more than 1 disk especially if they are old enough to have a dvd drive you can remove
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