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I know it has been too long and the price is upped. But I am going to buy this. For an always on server at home nothing beats the Mac mini. Excellent os, exce

by chvid 8y ago

I know it has been too long and the price is upped. But I am going to buy this. For an always on server at home nothing beats the Mac mini. Excellent os, excellent build quality, modest power usage, silent.

sgt 8y ago
Have a Mac Mini at home that's been running 24/7 since 2009. Truly worth every cent.
- chvid 8y ago
  Me too - I have one of the first intel models - it is still running - the only thing that kills them is that they eventually become obsolete.
  - Joeri 8y ago
    That’s my experience as well. My g4 mini still boots up fine, it’s just that a 1 ghz ppc and 1 gb ram is basically a raspberry pi so even as a linux machine it isn’t particularly useful.
  - russh 8y ago
    Same here - The only thing that kills them is Apple.
phlowbieuq 8y ago
I'm interested to know what you run on this server...plex? torrent client? file server? on-prem file backups (if so, which software you use)? I have a small Intel NUC running windows that runs always-on and does some of these things just fine, but I'm always looking for some excuses to upgrade a gadget.
- AnonC 8y ago
  I would like to use this as a file server and a torrent client. Does anyone here have some idea about the SSD endurance or can explain with some numbers, how long it'd last for the specific SSDs Apple is using (or even generic SSDs as a comparison)? Let's assume I write 2TB of data every month on to a 512GB SSD or 256GB SSD. I tend to use such machines for a decade or longer (for as long as it doesn't break down completely), and considering that right now using Linux on these (with access to these SSDs) is difficult, I fear I might be out of up-to-date options in the future.
  - voltagex_ 8y ago
    That is seriously seriously over-specced for a fileserver. 2TB of data a month on to SSDs is quite a bit though: https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-ssd-600p-nvme-endurance-testing,4826.html https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-ssd-600p-nvme-end...

by chvid 8y ago

sgt 8y ago

Have a Mac Mini at home that's been running 24/7 since 2009. Truly worth every cent.

chvid 8y ago
Me too - I have one of the first intel models - it is still running - the only thing that kills them is that they eventually become obsolete.
- Joeri 8y ago
  That’s my experience as well. My g4 mini still boots up fine, it’s just that a 1 ghz ppc and 1 gb ram is basically a raspberry pi so even as a linux machine it isn’t particularly useful.
- russh 8y ago
  Same here - The only thing that kills them is Apple.

phlowbieuq 8y ago

I'm interested to know what you run on this server...plex? torrent client? file server? on-prem file backups (if so, which software you use)? I have a small Intel NUC running windows that runs always-on and does some of these things just fine, but I'm always looking for some excuses to upgrade a gadget.

AnonC 8y ago
I would like to use this as a file server and a torrent client. Does anyone here have some idea about the SSD endurance or can explain with some numbers, how long it'd last for the specific SSDs Apple is using (or even generic SSDs as a comparison)? Let's assume I write 2TB of data every month on to a 512GB SSD or 256GB SSD. I tend to use such machines for a decade or longer (for as long as it doesn't break down completely), and considering that right now using Linux on these (with access to these SSDs) is difficult, I fear I might be out of up-to-date options in the future.
- voltagex_ 8y ago
  That is seriously seriously over-specced for a fileserver. 2TB of data a month on to SSDs is quite a bit though: https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-ssd-600p-nvme-endurance-testing,4826.html https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-ssd-600p-nvme-end...