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Good laptop to use as Owncast server? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by LucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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Apologies if this post ain't right for this community! I'm admittedly not interested in self-hosting myself, but I've a close buddy who's wanting to get back to streaming, but rightfully hates Amazon. He's wanting to self-host with Owncast to do video streaming with his pals, but lives in a very small flat with very little free space - hence the request for a laptop.

Ideally he's needing something great for video encoding, and Linux friendly to boot. No Windows. Mate's got a budget of ~£1,000.

If there's a better community for this lemme know!

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[–] recursive_recursion@programming.dev 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (5 children)

with a $1000 budget they might want to consider building a computer as desktops usually provide better performance/per cost rather than buying a $1000 laptop

  • desktop pcs can also be small if a small form-factor like ITX or mini-ITX is chosen (although mini-ITX can be pricey)

building is incredibly easy as there's a plethora of tutorial vids online and you're less likely to get screwed over by an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) or retailer

  • diy vs. buying a pre-built

the fediverse here also has an active community for support !buildapc@lemmy.world

[–] GnuLinuxDude@lemmy.ml -2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The one caveat to building is if you build a PC and a single component is faulty, you are now responsible for determining which component is to get the RMA done. That can be a big hassle. One time for me it was actually two different components that needed to be replaced by the manufacturers, and that was a pain to figure out.

[–] recursive_recursion@programming.dev 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

that is definitely true however the added benefit is typically a longer warranty range as buying a laptop would typically mean that all components would be sold under a single flat warranty cycle/deadline

plus even if your computer is borked, you can still take it into a microcenter, memoryexpress, brick-and-mortor retailer to have their technicians figure it out the problem for a cost

I often have these time vs cost tradeoff discussions with my customers after they've been informed on the basics

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