[GLLUG] Low-power Home Server

[Mike Szumlinski]

The other thing to mention here is that minis make great little VM hosts, so linux/Mac/Windows can all run pretty well for basic server operations.

On Jun 18, 2012, at 9:33 AM, Clay Dowling wrote:

> On 6/18/12 8:38 AM, Eduardo Cesconetto wrote:
>> *Mac mini (Mid 2011)*
>> 2.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, 2GB 1333 DDR3 (2x1GB), 500GB 5400 RPM,
>> Intel HD Graphics 3000
>> Power Consumption 	Thermal Output
>> *Idle* 	*Max* 	*Idle* 	*Max*
>> 11 W 	85 W 	38 BTU/h 	290 BTU/h
>> 
> Additional advantage is that it's small enough you can shove it in a
> closet and forget about it.  Which is pretty much how I like my servers.
> 
> Also, from experience, you can stick Linux in pretty much any apple
> machine and it will work quite well.  If the machine is going to be
> headless most of the time, that can be important.
> 
> Clay
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