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Originally Posted by GatorB
I think the media server is a good idea. If that the only thing you're using it for performance shouldn't be an issue.
Just as a heads up on May 5th MS is releasing Windows 7 RC1 and you get to use it for a year for free and supposedly it has better media server functionality. So you might want to try that.
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Thanks, Ill definitely check that out. i was really hoping not to have to go out and buy Win Media Server
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Originally Posted by d-null
give it to a relative that doesn't have a computer
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heres the problem with this. no matter who i give it to there will be some kind of problem and they will bitch and moan then come back to me for me to fix it. i gave my ex's mom an old laptop that i had and she NEVER stopped complaining about problems. the thing was like 5 years old and she expected it to run like a brand new gaming laptop. not going through that mess again
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Originally Posted by papagmp
I use my old one as a file server and back up all my working files to it. If my new one crashes - I can sit down on the old one and go to work.
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im looking around to do a mix between media server and file server backup. i had 1tb of HDDs which is more than i would ever probably need for media. ive had laptops and pcs crash and die before and is a pain to get everything going again. these days, id rather be safe than sorry