# Linux vs Windows

**URL:** <https://forum.msbtechnology.com/t/linux-vs-windows/607>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [April 4, 2025, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/t/linux-vs-windows/607 "2025-04-04T19:16:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![idrachman](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.msbtechnology.com/idrachman/32/199_2.png) [@idrachman](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/u/idrachman)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2025, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/t/linux-vs-windows/607/21 "2025-12-05T03:30:55Z")

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Agree in principal moving away from the NAS, not a fan of running any software on a NAS other than those related to its core purpose (i.e. network drives, etc.)

For the server, i would not use a plain vanilla desktop with FANs nor a laptop. I would use a headless miniITX size board/chassis so you can support USB boards (like my JCAT) that the NUC doesn’t support. I felt that this was paramount as I had a NUC prior to this and wasn’t happy with the USB output, even though it was fanless.

I use Audirvana core (Studio) running on my fanless PC and the ipad app to control it.

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**Author:** ![Bones13](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.msbtechnology.com/bones13/32/244_2.png) [@Bones13](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/u/Bones13)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2025, 5:19am UTC](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/t/linux-vs-windows/607/22 "2025-12-05T05:19:37Z")

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You are probably right for the USB attached computer. I’m going to stick with the Renderer V2 for now, and a networked Roon server.

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