Yeah, that’s my fallback idea. I would sort of prefer the ease of a single board option I can just shove behind the router, but this might be easier.
Comment on Question: What are some alternatives to a Raspberry Pi good for a small home server?
solrize@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
Scrounge an old laptop, maybe super cheap if the screen isn’t completely working. Plug in a monitor to deal with screen problems.
GreenShimada@lemmy.world 3 days ago
sbeak@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
Note that I have seen a lot of people make some really cool “rehousings” of their laptops to turn them into transparent boxes mounted to the wall, usually made of something like acrylic. They look awesome, but haven’t tried it myself since I just self-host using my laptop in its original chassis
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
Power demand on an old laptop might actually cost you more in the long run.
isgleas@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
How many cents per month would you estimate? Would it break the bank?
Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
1 to 2€ a month is a fair baseline IMO.
You won’t get under that with a raspberry either without deep tinkering (tinkering you can apply to a laptop too ofc).
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
Around £100 a year from 50w, if you run this for several years then you tell me if that matters.
Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
Yeah don’t get a server-laptop lol.