[FX.php List] Economical Mac Server setup

[John Funk]

Nice to see so much discussion. I see I am not the only one with many
options. The bottom line I see here is that Macs are definitely the way to
go for simplicity.
THANKS
John Funk


On 2/10/09 9:05 PM, "Jonathan Schwartz" <jschwartz at exit445.com> wrote:

> My choice for Mac Mini would be a refurb directly from Apple Store.
> $499 with one year warranty. Just add memory and 7200RPM drive.
> 
> J
> 
> At 5:30 PM -0800 2/10/09, Troy Meyers wrote:
>> Bob,
>> 
>> Since I started this mess, I ought to point out that I was
>> suggesting getting a NEW Mini, not a used one. I personally have
>> less faith in a used machine (why did they get rid of it?) than a
>> new one.
>> 
>> We've got 5 here, they are in a business situation (wise or not),
>> with various forms of FileMaker on all, and none have failed in
>> constant use.
>> 
>> Unless I misunderstood, what John originally asked about was an
>> economical way to fix up his client for an in-house machine, with
>> just a "handful" of users, and one or two web clients. It didn't
>> sound like a taxing situation. Here, I'm not too concerned about a
>> machine failure because we have the backups on external drives, and
>> it's so easy to plop in a new Mini if it should happen.
>> 
>> I know this isn't an argument, just a difference of opinion, a
>> different approach. Thought I should put in my 3rd cent.
>> 
>> -Troy
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