Return-Path: Received: from imr-mb02.mx.aol.com ([64.12.207.163] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4897356 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 12 Nov 2012 23:45:50 +0100 Received: from mtaout-mb03.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtaout-mb03.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.41.67]) by imr-mb02.mx.aol.com (Outbound Mail Relay) with ESMTP id D3923380000DC for ; Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:49:03 -0500 (EST) Received: from lunette.home (pool-173-51-221-219.lsanca.fios.verizon.net [173.51.221.219]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mtaout-mb03.r1000.mx.aol.com (MUA/Third Party Client Interface) with ESMTPSA id D5A2FE00009C; Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:49:02 -0500 (EST) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_57AD6009-325B-4F3C-BA13-5B7714FBC09C" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.2 \(1499\)) Subject: Re: [AE] best server setup for small studio (10-15 macs / imacs / laptops) From: Tim Sassoon In-Reply-To: Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:49:01 -0800 Cc: Tim Sassoon Message-Id: <1E4DA851-C63E-46FB-BBA4-EF4761137D73@aol.com> References: To: "After Effects Mail List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1499) x-aol-global-disposition: G DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=mx.aol.com; s=20110426; t=1352760543; bh=bwj8F3DKNFUdXUkS8NdyEO/ZBsovW1mFO6rlHqWZW44=; h=From:To:Subject:Message-Id:Date:Mime-Version:Content-Type; b=vZ6rUyjOdyDx/DCfxH4HwJsMqBVt20eUrwsgx4VVkT2PUJUPK6mZYFdpGzQ6vLWu+ gVD2QzM64LOjUbEmZQp/Fc5kSFME1LoRKzzJpMLsbRXzGpjplGkRw9gjKDawMegbP1 Rif5+YWrANXjIN6UlcNU0HDFoYwsRTOOCgpuAE3A= X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:390065824:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d294350a17cde69fc X-AOL-IP: 173.51.221.219 --Apple-Mail=_57AD6009-325B-4F3C-BA13-5B7714FBC09C Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 For wireless connections, a FW800 RAID would probably suffice. For a = GigE connection, go Thunderbolt for sure. But La Cie translates to "Be = Careful". Some of their stuff is okay, but many of their boxes have = horrible cooling problems that cause premature death. On Nov 12, 2012, at 2:42 PM, Teddy Gage 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? --Apple-Mail=_57AD6009-325B-4F3C-BA13-5B7714FBC09C Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 For = wireless connections, a FW800 RAID would probably suffice. For a GigE = connection, go Thunderbolt for sure. But La Cie translates to "Be = Careful". Some of their stuff is okay, but many of their boxes have = horrible cooling problems that cause premature = death.

On Nov 12, 2012, at 2:42 PM, = Teddy Gage <teddygage@gmail.com> = wrote: