I am considering buying a used notebook and dedicating it to running slimserver and my buffalo linkstation nas. The notebook would be running slimserver and a browser only. I am currently a windows user with no linux experience. But Im thinking linux would make the most sense in terms of cost and efficiency.
My setup would be as follows: My squeezebox is wired to my dsl router as is my linkstation The slimserver notebook would connect wirelessly to the dsl router The slimserver notebook would be on most of the time and in standby mode when not in use (linux does support standby mode, right?) My current laptop (running XP) would be part of the network. A desktop running vista will probably be added to the network in the near future. I would like the slimserver notebook to be as power efficient as possible. (I try to be greenmy electricity bill is not the issue.) Id like advice on the minimal specs the notebook should have with respect to memory and CPU speed. Im thinking the laptop would be two to three years old. Is there a particular CPU I should be looking for to save energy? Also, is setting up linux pretty straight-forward? Is linking linux and windows machines on a network problematic? My guess is the notebook I buy will have XP installed. In that case, should I just go with XP or are my instincts correct that Linux offers substantially greater efficiencies? How about boot-up time? Thanks in advance for your help. Randy -- rmariger ------------------------------------------------------------------------ rmariger's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1160 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34855
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