[Server-devel] laptops as servers

[Tony Anderson]

Hi,

The hard drive will certainly be replaced by a new 1TB drive. I am more
concerned about the battery, but at a deployment the server would run from
AC power with the battery used only for a UPS. Naturally 4GB would be more
comfortable than 2GB - although the processor is certainly more powerful 
than the
Atom systems we have been using.

Probably at the end of the day, the main concern may be the power draw.

I am in total agreement on the UEFI issue. I believe that OLE Nepal has 
this solved and
I hope to be able to take advantage of that when I get back to Kathmandu 
at the end of the month.

Tony


On 03/02/2015 04:10 PM, James Cameron wrote:
> Yes, it is a possibility, but hard drives in refurbished laptops seem
> to have a very limited future life.
>
> It depends on where you want to put the costs; up front or later.
>
> If there are issues with UEFI, perhaps it is best to develop a fix,
> because UEFI will be around for longer than a refurbished supply
> chain.
>