Hi David, On 2025-06-24 19:11, David Schwartz via PLUG-discuss wrote: > I’d say all you need is a removable USB drive if you’ve just got > one computer you want to use. > Two, wife has one. > A NUC like this would make a great NAS: > > https://amzn.to/3T4CdA3 > > Or consider buying an older 2014 or 2018 Mac Mini. > > Most routers made in the past 20 years have a Type-A USB port on the > back where you can plug in any USB drive and access it through the > router; newer ones will xfer data much faster: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7rHH0JTEuY > > If you don’t have one, go visit some thrift stores nearby. They’ve > always got a bunch of older WiFi routers. > > Or buy a newer one from Amazon > > -David Schwartz > >> On Jun 24, 2025, at 2:40 PM, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss >> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> My Win10 laptop has a message on it that it does not qualify for >> Win11 and I should look into a new computer.... HAHA ... I'm >> putting Linux on it and will use it for years to come. >> >> In a past thread we talked about my needs, which I am looking at >> from a different angle. >> >> I need my computer for all the basic stuff like mail, YouTube... >> etc. >> >> Instead of buying a $2k machine I can continue to use old hardware >> and: >> >> 1) Use shared hosting for dev and testing, One account and add a >> subdomain for each project. >> 2) Use Canva for making and editing videos + graphics. >> >> All I really need now is a NAS. >> >> So my old laptop with 16Gb of RAM, Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz, >> 2cores/4treads, 238SSD, and 500M HD, running Linux is all I need. >> >> Any feedback much appreciated. >> >> Keith >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss