Is it worth making a server from a laptop?

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Alexander Borisovich2012-10-24 14:24:54

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Alexander Borisovich, 2012-10-24 14:24:54

If you put two SSDs in a raid for greater reliability. Does it make sense to make a server from a laptop?
One minus - in cooling. With nutrition and size, it is very tempting.
It is supposed to be used for internal purposes without heavy traffic loads.

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Melkij, 2012-10-24
@melkij

Why not?
If the performance is sufficient and the cooling is normal - a good option. Low power consumption, built-in UPS.

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edogs, 2012-10-24
@edogs

If the performance is enough to load on average no more than 2/3, then it’s fine.
In an ideal situation, in general, almost always the passive mode will always be with the fans turned off (this is how an old Dell works for us).
If it constantly works at peak loads, then it’s not worth it - the laptop is not designed for this, though.
Cooling in server mode is even easier than in normal mode, you can position it anywhere (without closing the ventilation, up to upside down) and remove a couple of plastic panels (interfering with ventilation, depending on the model).
The only thing that makes sense to do additionally is a “box” of dust filters, because. otherwise, it will clog up quickly enough if the fans still work.

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Sicness, 2012-10-24
@Sicness

I recently put myself at home put on the role of the Eee PC 901 server. It copes with its task normally. The only thing annoying is that it still turns on the coolers even when idle. I'll look for solutions, but still I'm starting to lean towards taking a cheap mini PS ala sort Pi or in the form of a usb dongle.

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Igor, 2012-10-24
@admhome

At one time I had a server from an old iRU laptop, it worked fine, though it got pretty hot. Then he changed to a self-assembly car.

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truekenny, 2012-10-24
@truekenny

From experience, it’s not the best idea - I did this with a single-core HP, it worked for about six months or less, after that the cooler began to make noise, as a result I replaced it with a Mac Mini Server and I’m satisfied - it has been working for more than a year.
In addition to the cooler, there were no other troubles with the laptop.

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Vlad Zhivotnev, 2012-10-24
@inkvizitor68sl

I had a Toshiba of shaggy years for 4 years. Only she lived with an open screen.

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Ilya Plotnikov, 2012-10-24
@ilyaplot

Ancient Acer stood for 2 years. Didn't even come close to him. The Chinese hub was powered by USB, and quite successfully. It did not make much noise, the display was removed as unnecessary.