• SkyNTP@lemmy.ml
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    6 hours ago

    Yes, but also no. Older hardware is less power efficient, which is a cost in its own right, but also decreases backup runtime during power failure, and generates more noise and heat. It also lacks modern accelerated computing, like ai cores or hardware video encoders or decoders, if you are running those appd. Not to mention lack of nvme support, or a good NIC.

    For me a good compromise is to recycle hardware upgrades every 4-5 years. A 19 year old computer? I would not bother.

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      1 hour ago

      my 19 year old laptop runs the web server just fine, and only needs 450 mb ram even with many security modules. it produces minimal noise

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      5 hours ago

      I have a Lenovo M710q with a i3 7100T that uses 3W at idle. I’m not mining bitcoin, server is idle 23h a day if not more.