Return-Path: Received: from mout.perfora.net ([74.208.4.195] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4897299 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 12 Nov 2012 22:57:49 +0100 Received: from [192.168.1.107] (rrcs-24-43-70-42.west.biz.rr.com [24.43.70.42]) by mrelay.perfora.net (node=mrus3) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0MHXLY-1TbLRm41D2-0042So; Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:01:00 -0500 User-Agent: Microsoft-MacOutlook/14.2.4.120824 Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:00:54 -0800 Subject: Re: [AE] Semi OT: Yet another mac mini render farm thread From: Tony Romain To: AE list Message-ID: Thread-Topic: [AE] Semi OT: Yet another mac mini render farm thread In-Reply-To: Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="B_3435573660_1419610" X-Provags-ID: V02:K0:ilC8B1DNdd4p1fZ6L75jW0hV5QRI5aZ/IAI8NtdQHOI KJHisulFXEYLFbq10cxeuZQbdmmIRi4jB8qQiMuhwMM5k9FmHa uQD5QcybDkhEW3Pr0yZaEvoiPwvQ7G2uaYCq4KHukALgUSZyxQ i7ihDyW6eX0KdL1W7rUMzO5RZUnMl7+8AYoG9Uy6FxAW54IZQg Vgab4YouG4kaTkjIeSlQEvfQ/5PFBDik044Y5HV7OkdJGjxY52 8AHDLrcT+NM47hSjq4xhwVyfRbmYk1N5eSd0T7Bl/A06HxEied bkcSLSvQ31nnIvFsl25eGZuRn8JsCaO//iiXzCUtwUDjR2Z+V1 7AhO987QGUw6ouK5EEZZge/n1z/DV9cUuA+/yZ5+zQjrAVQic2 Ky0YsGkaWJX/w== > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --B_3435573660_1419610 Content-type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable The resale aspect is a really great point=8A macs do tend to hold their valu= e longer than many systems. And as you said, super easy to sell/ship on ebay (as opposed to the insane amount of work it took for me to sell ship out al= l my studio's old G5 towers=8A.) can't imagine getting less than $200-$300 per system even several years down the road. (last year sold an ANCIENT ibook for $150) --=20 tony romain | principal/creative director trance motion graphic animation and design 323 651 1114 www.trancedesigns.com From: Tim Sassoon Reply-To: AE list Date: Monday, November 12, 2012 1:24 PM To: AE list Subject: Re: [AE] Semi OT: Yet another mac mini render farm thread The power supplies are internal now. And the current design is much better than the old, which were quite good. Especially now with i7's and Thunderbolt. We use Minis for servers, they work great. Treat them like blades. At the two-year mark, still under AppleCare, put them on eBay, recover half the cost, and drop them into a USPS Medium Flat Rate box and send them anywhere. You don't even need to buy the server version anymore, since OS X Server is only $49. Or it was - just tried to find it on the Apple Store and failed. Tim Sassoon SFD Santa Monica, CA --B_3435573660_1419610 Content-type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable

The resale aspect = is a really great point… macs do tend to hold their value longer= than many systems. And as you said, super easy to sell/ship on ebay (= as opposed to the insane amount of work it took for me to sell ship out all = my studio's old G5 towers….) can't imagine getting less than $20= 0-$300 per system even several years down the road. (last year s= old an ANCIENT ibook for $150)

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tony romain | principal/creative director

trance

motion graphic= animation and design

323= 651 1114

www.trancedesigns.com

From: = Tim Sassoon <tsassoon@aol.com>Reply-To: AE list <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
Date: Monday, November 12, 2012 1:24 PM
To: AE list <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
Subject: Re: [AE] Semi OT: Yet another mac mini render farm threa= d

The power supplies are internal now. And the = current design is much better than the old, which were quite good. Especiall= y now with i7's and Thunderbolt. We use Minis for servers, they work great. = Treat them like blades. At the two-year mark, still under AppleCare, put the= m on eBay, recover half the cost, and drop them into a USPS Medium Flat Rate= box and send them anywhere. You don't even need to buy the server version a= nymore, since OS X Server is only $49. Or it was - just tried to find it on = the Apple Store and failed.

Tim Sassoon
SFD
Sant= a Monica, CA

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