Older laptop as a server

[Chip S]

Hi Folks and Happy Holidays to all,

 

I'm new to the world of computer audio but have battled the audio demons since the 70s...

 

I have an unused older Dell laptop with a Pentium M 1.70 GHz cpu, 2 G of ram and windows XP-can this be made into a reasonably good server with some updates like Windows 7 and Jplay or should I just call it the kitchen PC?

 

Thanks,

 

[GrahamJohnMiles]

My netbook has a slower cpu and less memory yet plays music beautifully. Make sure you have a USB2 or S/PDIF port. Older PC's may only have USB1.1. Disk space may be an issue too, but you can add a NAS drive. Windows XP would be minimum requirement I think. This is my quick opinion. I'm sure others will give more details.