Return-Path: Received: from mail-pw0-f41.google.com ([209.85.160.41] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4648712 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 08 Mar 2012 01:42:51 +0100 Received: by pbcup15 with SMTP id up15so980079pbc.28 for ; Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:49:46 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.68.189.5 with SMTP id ge5mr6499232pbc.50.1331167786595; Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:49:46 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: Received: from new-host-6.home (pool-71-118-69-150.lsanca.fios.verizon.net. [71.118.69.150]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id g4sm1663320pbs.17.2012.03.07.16.49.45 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:49:46 -0800 (PST) From: Alex Czetwertynski Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-122-673266509 Subject: Re: [AE] Media server question Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 16:49:44 -0800 In-Reply-To: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-Id: <0B7FAAFD-183C-4A3B-BBA7-F738D6400C74@disciplefilms.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQlWDiWQQDNxxFnVLGajZhUHTOYVOVjJ/NuV3LrSFli+4M4zeO7aHVsmSrJWXh8KvB9bH/Xi --Apple-Mail-122-673266509 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Good call Tim So how do you connect your mini to your other systems? Via Gigabit = Ethernet? Can you networks machines using Thunderbolt? On Mar 7, 2012, at 4:01 PM, Tim Sassoon wrote: > I'd recommend an Apple Mini, with a Promise Thunderbolt RAID, buying = Lion Server separately for $49. I've found the Minis to be quite awesome = little machines, lots of giddy up and go for something so small and = cheap. There's not much reason to buy the Mini Server version if you = need more than 1TB of space, and everyone does nowadays, so you might as = well have an optical drive. I've bought a bunch of Mini Servers for $999 = (with Snow Leopard Unlimited), and sold them two years later for about = $600 each, easily. Hard to beat that deal with a "white box" PC. >=20 >=20 > Tim Sassoon > SFD > Santa Monica, CA >=20 >=20 >=20 > On Mar 7, 2012, at 3:49 PM, Alex Czetwertynski wrote: >=20 >> Hello list >>=20 >> Wondering what people are using these days to manage media on small = productions (3-4 people). In the past I always just dedicated a single = computer to serve assets to various users, but everything goes through = Gigabit Ethernet and it isn't always fast enough. >> Are there any good thunderbolt or other options out there that don't = require super expensive cards and that can work across both Mac and PC? = Linux? >>=20 >> Thanks! >> Alex >>=20 >>=20 >> +---End of message---+ >> To unsubscribe send any message to >=20 --Apple-Mail-122-673266509 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Good = call Tim

So how do you connect your mini to your other systems? = Via Gigabit Ethernet? Can you networks machines using = Thunderbolt?

On Mar 7, 2012, at = 4:01 PM, Tim Sassoon wrote:

I'd recommend an Apple Mini, = with a Promise Thunderbolt RAID, buying Lion Server separately for $49. = I've found the Minis to be quite awesome little machines, lots of giddy = up and go for something so small and cheap. There's not much reason to = buy the Mini Server version if you need more than 1TB of space, and = everyone does nowadays, so you might as well have an optical drive. I've = bought a bunch of Mini Servers for $999 (with Snow Leopard Unlimited), = and sold them two years later for about $600 each, easily. Hard to beat = that deal with a "white box" PC.

Tim = Sassoon
SFD
Santa Monica, = CA

On Mar 7, 2012, at 3:49 PM, Alex Czetwertynski = wrote:

Hello list

Wondering what people are using = these days to manage media on small productions (3-4 people). In = the past I always just dedicated a single computer to serve assets to = various users, but everything goes through Gigabit Ethernet and it isn't = always fast enough.
Are there any good thunderbolt or other options = out there that don't require super expensive cards and that can work = across both Mac and PC? = Linux?

Thanks!
Alex

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