Mac Mini 1,83GHz C2D for iFlicks, Sabnzbd, Torrent...?

[NiklasK]

I´m thinking of getting a used Mac Mini as a temporary download and management machine for my media collection.

At the moment I´m using unRAID on a Microserver N54L for all my media but since I prefer to use PlexConnect on my ATV3 I also use iFlicks to make all movies and TV shows ATV friendly before adding them to the server.

I´m now using my Macbook Pro for this but Id prefer to not use this as a constant work machine with nzb's and torrents running.

Would an old Mac Mini 1,83 Core 2 Duo be capable of running SABNzbd, uTorrent and iFlicks or would it be to weak perhaps? I dont intend to run Handbrake on it, only iFlicks for remuxing av videos.

 

[Altemose]

I´m thinking of getting a used Mac Mini as a temporary download and management machine for my media collection.

At the moment I´m using unRAID on a Microserver N54L for all my media but since I prefer to use PlexConnect on my ATV3 I also use iFlicks to make all movies and TV shows ATV friendly before adding them to the server.

I´m now using my Macbook Pro for this but Id prefer to not use this as a constant work machine with nzb's and torrents running.

Would an old Mac Mini 1,83 Core 2 Duo be capable of running SABNzbd, uTorrent and iFlicks or would it be to weak perhaps? I dont intend to run Handbrake on it, only iFlicks for remuxing av videos.

Should work fine.

 

[Intell]

Those older 2006 and 2007 Minis make great media server machines. They can do every thing you're asking. They can do Handbreak rips, but at about 15-20fps to h264. They can even handle some 1080p playback without a problem.