[X4U] Home Server Question

[Christopher Collins]

Option 2 should work really well, but, do you need the capabilities of  
the Mac Mini Server.

You can buy the 2.53 Mac Mini without SLS (Snow Leopard Server) but  
then you would still need to look at some sort of storage as the Mac  
Mini only has 500GB maximum.

Using the Mac Mini Server, you get extra storage but the inability to  
load DVDs in your media centre.

I use a 2.53 Mac Mini here as a HTPC, and it works brilliantly with  
Plex.

But then I also have a Drobo Pro for storage.

Your call!

cjc


On 31/01/2010, at 12:56 AM, Neil Laubenthal wrote:

> I'm about to pull the trigger and buy a Mac mini to hook up to my  
> HDTV for a media center, Internet video device, etc . . .and am torn  
> between a couple of options as to how to set it up.
>
> I currently use an iMac as my file server for my wife and I and in  
> addition have an old G4 mini that hosts my scanners and is a Time  
> Machine destination for our two main laptops. Everything is wired  
> except the two laptops which are both 802.11n.
>
> Option 1 is to leave these as is and use the new mini solely for the  
> HDTV.
>
> Option 2 (based on the sysadmin in me) . . .says to make the new  
> mini both the home file server and media server . . .shift the  
> scanners to the iMac since the G4 mini is pretty dog slow running  
> Leopard, and shift the G4 mini to being solely a backup device.
>
>> From a less change is good standpoint . . .option 1 looks better.  
>> From a performance standpoint it's pretty clear that the new mini  
>> can easily be both the home file server and the media server, that  
>> shifting the scanners to the iMac would give much better  
>> performance, and that shifting the G4 mini to backup only is a  
>> decent use of assets.
>
> Is there anything else I'm missing in this? I considered buying one  
> of the new Server minis originally and using option 2 . . .but  
> decided the hassle of setting up Snow Leopard server wasn't really  
> worth the additional capabilities . . .although I could still see  
> myself doing it that way.
>
> Thoughts anyone?
>
>
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>
> neil
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