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What should I do with my spare Mac Mini?
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Forum Regular
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Alpharetta, GA
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I recently had a 1.42GHz mini come into my possession after my dad upgraded to a new Core Duo iMac.
Now, I have no need for another desktop. I've heard people make these into DVRs, Servers, etc.
What should I do?
Kyle
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Desktop: 24" Aluminum/Black iMac 2.4GHz | 4GB RAM
Notebook: None | Want to buy a 12" Powerbook | PM ME!
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Calgary
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Ship it to:
66 Bermuda Road NW
Calgary, Alberta
T3K 1G6
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: UK
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I have just discovered the web server built into OSX. Use it as a web server, its great!
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iMac Core Duo 1.83 Ghz | 1.25GB RAM | 160HD, MacBook Core Duo 1.83 Ghz | 13.3" | 60HD | 1.0GB RAM
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Mac Elite
Join Date: May 2005
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1510 Chestnut St. #401
Philadelpia PA 19102
cheaper shipping and easier on you
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Senior User
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Los Angeles
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I say use it as a Media Player . . . .
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Forum Regular
Join Date: Feb 2003
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Hickey and Wiskedjak can wrestle for it.
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Desktop: 24" Aluminum/Black iMac 2.4GHz | 4GB RAM
Notebook: None | Want to buy a 12" Powerbook | PM ME!
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Teaneck, NJ
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Boot it in target disk mode and use it as a slow external HD.
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AT&T iPhone 5S and 6; 13" MBP; MDD G4.
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Join Date: Oct 2004
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I would say use it as a media center. It's a great size, quiet, reliable and speedy enough to serve that purpose. I have a huge clunky DVD video recorder that just records onto dvd and it can only fit 6 hours per disc. It also cost about £300. With your Mini, you could play music, all manner of video in various formats, watch image slideshows, record TV, edit and burn to DVD. It will also play DVDs with VLC so you can easily skip through those annoying anti-piracy messages that normal dvd players make you watch every freakin' time. I bought the bloody dvd, I don't need to watch a message telling me not to steal it. The irony is that people who pirate DVDs, edit that crap out.
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Jan 2003
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If you need a remote control I love my ati remote wonder by the way.
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AT&T iPhone 5S and 6; 13" MBP; MDD G4.
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Senior User
Join Date: Dec 2002
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If you pay for hosting, this is your way to say $10 a month.
Plus you can install fun things like webmin, mysql, phpmyadmin, and others, helping you become a huge geek. It's what I did with an old sawtooth, and now I'm full of useless info.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: May 2005
Location: West LA
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Originally Posted by Kyle Dreaden
Hickey and Wiskedjak can wrestle for it.
Im down.
If not though, go for the media center idea, that sounds cool
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: London, UK
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Get MediaCentral (free). Get MediaCentral remote (free) for your Sony Ericsson phone if you have one. Have media centre mac mini.
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Australia
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Media centre / music server.
Get a keyspan remote control for it and install Front Row!
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Join Date: Feb 2002
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Sell it..fast. Macs hold their value well, so you can still fetch a nice amount for it. If you want a Media center I'd use hte money towards the next generation mini especially if it will come with front row and an intel processor.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Seattle, WA, USA
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Second the selling. Sounds like the cash might be more useful to you than the actual computer. And if you end up regretting selling it, just put the money right back into an Intel when it comes out. You should be able to get close to full price for it if you sell quickly.
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