iMac Server

[Fonzijr1964]

OK so because Mac Pros are too expensive and too big to fit in my home theater equipment cabinet and a Mac Mini is too underpowered i was wondering is it possible to use a iMac as a server with the screen sleeping (control+shift+eject)?

Can i connect it to a wireless base station and use it as whole home media and data server

(Using OS X sever or OS X basic/standard/u know what i mean)

 

[Muncher]

OK so because Mac Pros are too expensive and too big to fit in my home theater equipment cabinet and a Mac Mini is too underpowered i was wondering is it possible to use a iMac as a server with the screen sleeping (control+shift+eject)?

Why would a mac mini be too underpowered?

Can i connect it to a wireless base station and use it as whole home media and data server

You don't need to; iMacs have wireless cards, which can do up to Wireless-N, the fastest speed available.

(Using OS X sever or OS X basic/standard/u know what i mean)

I guess, but might I recommend a used or refurbished older mac pro?

 

[Etherz10]

i dont see why anyone would buy an iMac for a server, they cost alot and a mac mini would be so much better, increse the RAM and there you go or just buy and old mac pro or imac

Deff no point to buy brand new one

 

[Fonzijr1964]

i was thinking referb Alu with the 2.8 and a 500GB HD or basically what i have now

I know they have a airport card but they are not as powerful as the APX

 

[Hoopdy]

No offense but you don't need a 2.8ghz imac for a home server. Definitely get a mac mini because it's a) not underpowered like you said it is and b) you won't be spending unnecessary money on the screen, etc. that comes along with an imac.

There's always the option of building a HTPC(home theatre PC) too.

 

[richard.mac]

wait till the new Mac Minis come out then you probably wont even notice the difference between it and an iMac.

 

[Fonzijr1964]

No offense but you don't need a 2.8ghz imac for a home server. Definitely get a mac mini because it's a) not underpowered like you said it is and b) you won't be spending unnecessary money on the screen, etc. that comes along with an imac.

There's always the option of building a HTPC(home theatre PC) too.

note how u said "PC

um no

 

[nick9191]

ROFL.

My server is a 1.3ghz athlon box with 512mb RAM. It serves files to anywhere upto 10 users on the network all at once. It handles about 500 emails per day. And hosts 2 different websites (each accumulating about 20-50 visitors per day). It handles FTP transfers when I or other family members are away.

And its still overkill, a Pentium 2 could do its job.

 

[Fonzijr1964]

ROFL.

My server is a 1.3ghz athlon box with 512mb RAM. It serves files to anywhere upto 10 users on the network all at once. It handles about 500 emails per day. And hosts 2 different websites (each accumulating about 20-50 visitors per day). It handles FTP transfers when I or other family members are away.

And its still overkill, a Pentium 2 could do its job.

than y do they even make servers

 

[Shadow]

ROFL.

My server is a 1.3ghz athlon box with 512mb RAM. It serves files to anywhere upto 10 users on the network all at once. It handles about 500 emails per day. And hosts 2 different websites (each accumulating about 20-50 visitors per day). It handles FTP transfers when I or other family members are away.

And its still overkill, a Pentium 2 could do its job.

QFT.

than y do they even make servers

Because those kinds of servers you're thinking about are designed for massive corporations with thousands of users or data center webservers. They need to be beefy to handle the massive amount of concurrent users that are requesting data from them. In terms of home servers, anything that can run an OS will do. Look at the HP MediaSmart server, its powered by a Sempron 1.8GHz - pretty much the crappiest processor they could buy.

 

[Hoopdy]

It's pretty obvious that the thread starter has no idea what he's talking about when it comes to servers. Why wouldn't you use a HTPC? It's cheaper, more customizable and you only use the OS on it when you first set it up.

There's no way you need a 2.8ghz imac when you don't seem to know what a server is capable of.

 

[Fonzijr1964]

QFT.



Because those kinds of servers you're thinking about are designed for massive corporations with thousands of users or data center webservers. They need to be beefy to handle the massive amount of concurrent users that are requesting data from them. In terms of home servers, anything that can run an OS will do. Look at the HP MediaSmart server, its powered by a Sempron 1.8GHz - pretty much the crappiest processor they could buy.

i know i just dont like that guys respnce

It's pretty obvious that the thread starter has no idea what he's talking about when it comes to servers. Why wouldn't you use a HTPC? It's cheaper, more customizable and you only use the OS on it when you first set it up.

There's no way you need a 2.8ghz imac when you don't seem to know what a server is capable of.

i know what i am talking about see above

I guess i should have mentioned i will be using it as my music studio too