Power laptop VS stationary?

Question

Iron

I need a computer as a server, I want to take a used one. I see that laptops sell significantly more and their price is cheaper with the same hardware.
So, is the Core i3 2100 in a laptop and in a PC the same thing? Are 16Gb RAM the same? There speed-tires-clocks-xs what - is different? If this is the same thing, it might be better to take a second-hand laptop, they are on sale in bulk. Cooling I will draw, put it on the boards and under the fan.

Answer 1

If you break to read everything below, it's easier to buy a PC.
"Core i3 2100 in a laptop and in a PC is the same" if you find at least one laptop with this processor, let's talk. And as a matter of fact - i5 in a laptop will not always be equal even (!!!) to a pentium of the same series (well, sandy, ivy there). Let's say I have a laptop on some i5 sandy bridge (I don't remember the exact model, it's in the country now), I drove it for tests. Well, you know what? he leaked to this pentium, which acts as a file cleaner and host for testing personal projects. Well, as they correctly wrote above, a laptop under any circumstances will be more expensive than a similar PC (not a PC, where and there and there i3 / i5 / i7, namely, similar in real tasks). The exception, of course, is on the secondary market, but this is due to the seller's ignorance / desire to sell quickly. The RAM is again different, but here the difference is not great, in real projects on a flask / file cleaner / according to all the involved admins, the difference is more like an error than some real indicator. The exception is specialized number crushers, but you would know about this if you needed it. Also, laptops in most cases work at elevated temperatures, because few people clean them before they simply turn off. Well, from this, many components will wear out more, than in a PC under the same external conditions. There is a chance to get on a flooded laptop, but flooded PCs are rare. Then comes the upgrade, the PC in 90% of cases will allow you to easily change the processor + RAM (well, you never know how to code so that it will be easier to buy hardware than to fix it all?). Laptops also support 3-4 processors (with very rare exceptions) and a very limited amount of RAM. Plus, a locked bios, sometimes locked vt-x and other useful technologies. Laptops also support 3-4 processors (with very rare exceptions) and a very limited amount of RAM. Plus, a locked bios, sometimes locked vt-x and other useful technologies. Laptops also support 3-4 processors (with very rare exceptions) and a very limited amount of RAM. Plus, a locked bios, sometimes locked vt-x and other useful technologies.
Limited number of expansion ports (what if you need a video card for cuda?), slots for disks and other things. Personally, I would never buy a laptop instead of a PC, even if it cost half as much as a PC of the same hardware (well, this is in cases where the dimensions do not interfere).

Answer 2

Take a better desktop,
Pros:
you can change the percentage / RAM / something that’s five terrible buzzes in a couple of minutes
, you can easily increase the number of network cards and hard drives, even if there are few sata connectors in the motherboard, buy a cheap sata controller and voila +2 or even +4 sata connector.
Minuses;
takes up more space.
consumes more electricity

Answer 3

Notebooks have weaker hardware - lower clock speeds for memory and CPU, often drives with lower spindle speeds
Stationaries come without monitors - either the hardware will be stronger, or the price will be lower

Answer 4

Laptop for server? Bad idea.
There was such an experience that I almost started a fire.

Answer 5

You can take a laptop with a broken screen for a penny. The performance will not be so hot, but it can come out cheaper than the desktop.