Electronic scouting using 7 laptops and a little mysql

[EricH]

Originally Posted by yash101

That is very true. However, for just a server, that's kind of wasteful.

Think about it this way: Your drive coach texts the scouting lead right as a match starts, saying he needs some data on one team or another, can he get it right away. Do you: wait until the match ends (delay in getting data) or kick a scout off of data entry so you can pull the data? Add in another computer to act as a server, and that one is available as a place to get data from that just can't wait. Plus it's a spare unit available for transitioning fresh scouts in or swapping out a broken one on short notice.