[FX.php List] Economical Mac Server setup

[Bob Patin]

Totally agree with you, Dale, although the prices on used MacPros are  
still significantly higher than on used G5s. I have several Mac Pros  
here and love them; if I could, I'd have nothing but them running here.

I also second his affection for Mac Minis; they're great little  
computers. I had one in my stereo cabinet for a long time until I got  
an AppleTV (quite the fanboy here); I moved all of my music and movies  
to a Drobo and really like it.

There are some other really good sources for used Macs:

L.A. Computer
Mac of All Trades (which I've mentioned)
NewEgg.com (sometimes, not sure if they still sell used Macs)
eBay (if you're careful to buy from well-ranked sellers, you won't get  
burned)

My favorite source for RAM, and where you'll find great prices:  
memoryx.net -- great people, very helpful if you should accidentally  
order wrong RAM (how do I know this, you ask)

Best,

Bob Patin
Longterm Solutions LLC
bob at longtermsolutions.com
615-333-6858
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On Feb 11, 2009, at 9:38 AM, Dale Bengston wrote:

> 1. I absolutely love Mac minis. I wish I had five of them in a  
> stack. I have used one as an internal testing/dev server for years.  
> I would not put one out facing clients (or their customers) though.  
> I now have a Mac mini in my living room, hooked up to my TV and  
> stereo, as well as the Internet. Pretty cool.
>
> 2. One could make the case for buying used Mac Pros instead of G5s  
> now, as Apple will soon start dropping pre-Intel hardware off the  
> supported lists for OS X. If you want to take used hardware into the  
> future, and keep up to date on OS X, go Intel.