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The older XboXes have been quite reliable...The older XboXes have been quite reliable...Posted Jun 7, 2005 7:16 UTC (Tue) by leonbrooks (guest, #1494)In reply to: If you build it... by mark Parent article: Yellow Dog Linux sticks with PowerPC ...what with only two constantly-moving parts (a big fan and the hard drive). Pending confirmation of enough resources, I'd expect the XboX-360 to be similar. Linux on PPC is still unusual enough to help it dodge the majority of security bullets, as well. However, with laptops occasionally retailing for less than AUD$800 (which of course includes a screen, touchpad, keyboard, and built-in brownout protection), the value-for-money proposition is looking less and less attractive. Even as a server, a laptop has the added attraction of being self-contained (mine fits easily into a 1RU gap, as would one of the cheap Acers being retailed) and low-power.
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The older XboXes have been quite reliable... Posted Jun 9, 2005 14:40 UTC (Thu) by mchristensen (guest, #4955) [Link] But the MBTF for laptop hard drives is not good, especially when they are run constantly, which makes them less than ideal for most server configurations.
However, if you keep up-to date backups and can handle regular (say anual) bare metal restores this this may not be a problem for you.
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