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by ekianjo 358 days ago
Used professional hardware (servers, workstations) are made with higher quality standards so they last fairly long.
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Cthulhu_ 358 days ago
Plus if they're from a data center, they will have been in a cooled, filtered, and stable space for their lifetime, vs a desktop that may have been in a dusty room getting moved or kicked from time to time.
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tasuki 358 days ago
Also they're good for heating your home.
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NexRebular 358 days ago
Unless you are running SUN CoolThreads(tm) servers!
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