>What kind of load will this server have to handle? What kind of scaliability do you need? Would one of the new laptops work?

Load is light and space is short, so the laptop idea is interesting. MSDE is installed in 3 development machines but want to centralize for backup purposes. We have considered declaring one of our machines to be the server, but would prefer something dedicated.

>Have you taken a look at Dell's website. They have a couple of different configurations, each with a different footprint.

Thanks for the ideas. Alex