Squeezebox Touch vs Laptop

[pwhartman]

I also have a Touch and am generally very happy with it. I would not, however, use the built-in server on the Touch to access a large hard drive, it will not operate well and at best very sluggishly. The built-in server (I believe) is more for the spur of the moment when a friend comes over and wants you to listen to some new music that he has on a USB thumb drive. The Touch really shines when the server software resides on a computer or NAS.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Paul

 

[pwhartman]

Using your laptop as the sever is the most robust option. The Touch has a "mini" version of the server software and does not handle large collections of music very well.