Thanks again for your feedback. Pat Farrell;198337 Wrote: > > These are really three separate reasons. As long as you like the laptop > > idea, go for it. But I don't want my SlimServer anywhere near my > serious > audio system. So its in the basement (closet if you don't have a > basement) out of sight. And its running on an old desktop that was > literally given to me. Putting 500 GB disks on a laptop is usually > impossible and is always expensive. Getting a 500GB disk for a desktop > > is just a matter of walking to your local computer store and handing > over $150. >
If I was to run a computer literally all the time, I would consider the basement thing. But I intend to have it on only in the weekday evening hours and all-day on weekends that I am home. (I am single and live alone.) I would boot once a day. So I want easy access to the on/off switches to both the sever PC and my linkstation. (I dont believe I can turn the linkstation on and off from a network PC.) My music is on a 300GB linkstation that is only half full (453 CDs, flac), and I can connect a USB drive to it when necessary. Also, with the basement option playing music requires the server computer be on, a controlling computer be on, the linkstation be on, the stereo amplifier be on, and the squeezebox be on. Id lose my green credentials. (I dont like browsing via the remote.) The economics are different for a single person I think. (If I got a Nokia, I would have the same number of devices but I think the Nokia would be pretty power efficient and would turn on and off quickly.) My current setup is quiet except when my library is being scanned. Pat Farrell;198337 Wrote: > > Just remember > that there is no reason that the slimserver have any user interface. I > > never touch mine. I use a laptop to control through the Web UI. > Having only one PC currently, I was not aware that you can run the web interface from a network computer that does not have SS installed. This is good to know. I had expected I would have to install SS on all my computers. Guess this explains why the Nokia works. Pat Farrell;198337 Wrote: > > So you can do all the control stuff from your sofa with the current > laptop.... > Yes, but to be honest I havent yet been inclined to take it to the sofa. I have been busy getting my music ripped (just finished my 453 CD collection) and have been carefully listening only for about an hour in the late evenings when Im tired. I expect I will want to consult lyrics, as my ear doesnt pick them up well. Im not looking for a qualitatively different experience. I just need another PC, and want to get the right one. Im leaning toward the laptop option but wish to look more into the Via Epia system. -- 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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