Goodsounds;674023 Wrote: > If you don't have a technical background, you might be better off > sticking to the more consumer-friendly choices - Win or Apple OS. Even > some true techies I know stay away from Linux at home, saying there > aren't any compelling advantages that warrant the risk of the potential > problems (when there are others in the house who need to use it). > > I did a quick search and found many choices of nettop-type PCs with > Windows for up to $100 less than what you've considering, with an > internal HD that would hold 3X your current collection. Look for EEE > box or Acer for examples, and there are many others. > > If your collection grows >3X, you can add an external USB drive. > They're cheap.
I don't disagree with your premise, but I'll add to my earlier comments that I know NOTHING about Linux and I'm not a techie by profession (although I've learned a bit about how home networks work in the last coupe of years). I will say that my vba is only used as a server for my music and some extra file backups so no one else is using it. My wife and I have windows laptops for our ain't use. And I also agree that there are many low power windows boxes that will do the trick. -- garym Location 1: Vortexbox Appliance 6TB (1.10) > SbS 7.6.2 > Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) Location 2: Win7(64) laptop > LMS 7.7.0 > Touch>Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio and laptop) Retired: SB3, Duet Receiver Controlled at both locations with: iPhone (iPeng), iPad (iPengHD & SqueezePad), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay 7.7 on Win7(64) laptop Ripping (FLAC) - dbpoweramp, Additional Tagging - mp3tag ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91992 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
