On 5 March 2010 23:21, M. Milanuk <[email protected]> wrote:
> In the past (6-8yrs ago) I had pretty good luck with some Dell
> refurbished workstations... so I started wondering if maybe their
> refurbished low-end servers might be a better idea than a
> run-of-the-mill desktop PC pressed into server duty. Given that the
> load is extremely *low* (primarily backup file storage server for 2-4
> people) in this situation, I'm more just interested in the hardware
> lasting a good long while without having replace parts and/or the
> computer for the forseeable future.
>
> Any experience or comments on the matter?
>
For a home server, you might want to take the power consumption into
consideration, especially if you plan to keep that box running all day long.
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