I’m aware of things like framework and they’re a cool system, but they’re limited in what chipsets can be used by the mother boards they offer.
I’m thinking in the context of a cheap low spec system that can be handed out for use by a group. Most of the options available are just very pricy.
Maybe something like a SBC would be a better fit since there are plenty of cheap options out there and they can be mounted in a custom built shell with the other needed elements.
A thought that crossed my mind was ordering printed circuit board and just soldering on the sockets and the like, but that’s a very involved process with a lot that could go wrong. Especially for someone with very little experience.
Short of custom ordering from a company that does such things, are there any systems for building a mother board?
This is more out of curiosity about what options there are out there. Any other thoughts people have about custom built laptops or interesting things in that space?
I’m looking at various single board computers ( think raspberry pi) to host a server on. Namely for hosting media, an email, and perhaps a web site/fediverse instance/blog/forum on.
I’m under an assumption that a SBC and some hard drives could handle this on the hardware side. Am I totally off the mark? And what kind of os and other soft wear should I consider using? ::: spoiler spoiler
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