We show you how to transform your unused netbook into a server
We explain how to use a netbook as a server, as well as some of the down sides of a netbook/server. Here’s what you need to know about using a netbook as a server in your home or office.
Although netbooks were once very popular, their chief strength was being cheap and small. Tablets, smartphones and ultraportable laptops saw off the netbook menace by virtue of being truly portable and truly useful. So many people have netbooks lying around doing not very much. One option for using an old netbook is to convert it into a server, for use as a media server in the home, perhaps. Here’s we explain the pros and cons of using a netbook as a server, as well as a general outline of how to use a netbook as a server.Why use a netbook as a server?
On the face of it, it’s an obvious solution. After all, a server is a low-spec, low power PC, and so is a netbook. One problem with netbooks is their small screens and cramped keyboards, but you need access the OS on a server only when you need to change something or something goes wrong. So that isn’t an issue.
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