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If you had to pick a laptop or mini-PC, which one?

I've been using an old Lenovo laptop as my server/streamer and continue to have issues getting it to work correctly.  So, I'm thinking of replacing it with something more updated.  

Considering another laptop or a min-PC.  Any opinions on good ones to look at?  I don't really care about the cost because I doubt it could be more than some of the music server/streamers that are out now.  




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djones51
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Are you going to use the laptop for anything other than streaming music?
soundchasr OP
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@djones51 - Only streaming and playing local FLACs.  That's it. 
soundchasr OP
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@erik_squires - I was using a Raspberry Pi 4 for a while but I couldn't do Deezer or Amazon HD without using Squeezebox and that just didn't look ideal.  
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fuzztone
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Could be a lot more than some of the streamers available now and WILL sound a lot worse. The only thing audio they are good for is setting up playlists on streaming apps. A $450 streamer will blow away computer sound.
djones51
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If a windows laptop does everything you want now I would look at a new laptop. No need to spend a lot if all you do is use it for streaming. You could even get a refurbished Dell desktops on Amazon around $250 including Windows 10.
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