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Beyond media playback, a full PC offers OS flexibility (Windows or Linux), expandable storage, light gaming and emulation, and the ability to run additional self-hosted services — none of which a NAS or streaming stick can match. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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