[frgeek-michiana] Re: Laptops on the way
- From: "Tom Brown" <tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 14:41:05 -0400
Tentatively, I would say 'yes.'
There is considerable power in the laptop Rick describes. The drives will be
slower than a server, and heat might be an issue under sustained loads.
Except for network booting, application starts and Internet downloads, loads
will tend to be bursty. Database writes could be a minor problem for some
applications. A second NIC will be necessary for gateway functions. The
number of workstations will be limited when applications are memory hogs.
For most uses, such as demonstrating LTSP to an organization or conducting
onsite training, a laptop server is largely upside. Can't beat it for
portable-ness.
Tom
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[mailto:frgeek-michiana-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Robert Citek
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 11:04 PM
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Subject: [frgeek-michiana] Re: Laptops on the way
Would such a beefy laptop meet the requirements for Tom's initial vision?
On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 1:59 PM, Tom Brown <tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This has me thinking about applications for a highly portable
multi-station
> thin/thick client network, ways to promote Free Geek and even earn ca$h.
> Think portable event registration system, training lab or VoIP phone
center.
If so, how much would such a system cost?
Regards,
- Robert
On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 9:26 PM, Rick L. Tribble
<rtribble@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Why not go really portable and use a beefy laptop for the server, maybe
one with 2 mirrored hard drives.
> Give it 4 gb of ram and get a fast dual core and you might be set.
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