by Stewart Vardaman
Why build your own? A server typically needs much more disk space and not as powerful a CPU as a desktop PC. You can choose exactly the components you need. Me, I use my server to: back up my two laptops; store my movies, TV shows, and music collection too big to fit on a laptop’s drive; act as a wired/WiFi internet router; share files/Internet with three other people in my apartment building … and much more.
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