Return-Path: Received: from mail-vc0-f169.google.com ([209.85.220.169] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4897357 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 12 Nov 2012 23:44:05 +0100 Received: by mail-vc0-f169.google.com with SMTP id fl17so6490156vcb.28 for ; Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:47:17 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=subject:references:from:content-type:x-mailer:in-reply-to :message-id:date:to:content-transfer-encoding:mime-version; bh=DW1tDQusmodsdgJTvRkD3XNn/69U4SYCFC5aPHzIOTI=; b=FfCHkqiNCQCK7L0SGDVa6E0C2q0Q6gsG5p/s8tpX6DsIL5y1R60ezdNj9jowACSAzD j7SjnP/PJK1pGSMIjEL3qUlyGDSmO6y0y09aMpKbFTaNUJu8nqMkVYg1mGsPE01wmCjW tHXfQSmcpJJat8RTSf/U1XTGskPgngZpt3/oJTar/lAHNk/PB9g8X+50x9Adn1COTdnN YVlnq22GIsgU3FfWrtG8jRUA21Wlby1fGXTRMll4E+MIPPaZ9Cvg9hjAOy2rA2HsvEha xaKdH8BRSbqpvZH568ujOowrjxVX8tu7ciXu/cumwyqedp80I5A76NUZfFzZFpulO4/o gMIQ== Received: by 10.52.16.179 with SMTP id h19mr23946068vdd.107.1352760437118; Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:47:17 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: Received: from [10.0.1.2] (rrcs-184-75-13-250.nyc.biz.rr.com. [184.75.13.250]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id y7sm8207778vdt.1.2012.11.12.14.47.16 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:47:16 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: [AE] best server setup for small studio (10-15 macs / imacs / laptops) References: From: Rendernyc Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-44F349EA-E177-4B28-85A2-E765C2498B70 X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (10A403) In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <340537A1-1F9D-4C61-91E0-83A0311188F8@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:47:13 -0500 To: After Effects Mail List Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) --Apple-Mail-44F349EA-E177-4B28-85A2-E765C2498B70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I would never ever suggest wireless for a server connection on a workstation= .=20 If u have a wifi based server nothing else will really matter bc that's goin= g to be the bottleneck.=20 On Nov 12, 2012, at 5:42 PM, Teddy Gage wrote: > with all the mac mini talk I noticed a lot of people use them as servers. W= ould love to get input on what configs work - what would be the fastest / ch= eapest theoretical wireless setup for a server? or if going wired how import= ant is the switch quality? If I went mac mini with a RAID would a lacie thun= derbolt big drive raid be fast / stable enough? >=20 > --=20 > Animator & Editor > www.teddygage.com > Brooklyn >=20 --Apple-Mail-44F349EA-E177-4B28-85A2-E765C2498B70 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

I would never ever suggest wireless for a server connection on a workstation.

If u have a wifi based server nothing else will really matter bc that's going to be the bottleneck.

On Nov 12, 2012, at 5:42 PM, Teddy Gage <teddygage@gmail.com> wrote:

with all the mac mini talk I noticed a lot of people use them as servers. Would love to get input on what configs work - what would be the fastest / cheapest theoretical wireless setup for a server? or if going wired how important is the switch quality? If I went mac mini with a RAID would a lacie thunderbolt big drive raid be fast / stable enough?

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