Return-Path: Received: from moutng.kundenserver.de ([212.227.126.187] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4897386 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:03:00 +0100 Received: from [192.168.1.80] (pD955B94C.dip.t-dialin.net [217.85.185.76]) by mrelayeu.kundenserver.de (node=mreu1) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0M05tI-1TJh1d2Wp2-00utEg; Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:06:13 +0100 User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/12.20.0.090605 Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:06:12 +0100 Subject: Re: [AE] best server setup for small studio (10-15 macs / imacs / laptops) From: Elliot Steele To: After List Message-ID: Thread-Topic: [AE] best server setup for small studio (10-15 macs / imacs / laptops) Thread-Index: Ac3BKk7ksi3ppVTsHUGWwdHwfrO0kA== In-Reply-To: Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="B_3435609973_42383584" X-Provags-ID: V02:K0:6zHVjfLzhsrkUjYic3ypQVXIu6kQWJHj/MZa6TzhAse yotPea1Fevvivjvp7+9/zsihCgL4LjgABqXh+OdMw3X9p1tXsb 8lqJucOPl5il1FewnC+XG8N3+ba4UP2k6AT1Bo2IvV9JuIdm6z 1W5gFrNsHDy4x/In16lol19FH4PxzkyV6WV4SRkccuThiP7gQL A9ZMHl9IksY4YdmR+wGXULd3aUFUppQFtZjhnkgI5/E52TZEhL zHkoWMj8KfyGs3df8pvQRTjptRAlXcgE7kUsZBkDvlzqPB4qIb AUsTzWp5nwHHxDVnxUggg2T7yUlhvMX3w2NKwxgkC1Wa6kTIdc ew//zRi4DAgsUbx1gYkQ= > 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_3435609973_42383584 Content-type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable LaCie has always been dreadful in my experience. Nearly every disk I had from them failed eventually. I recently went for a G-Technology 8TB Thunderbolt disk which seems pretty good (& pretty cheap!) so far. G-Technology hasn=B9t let me down yet (touch wood!) Elliot Am 11/12/12 11:49 PM schrieb "Tim Sassoon" unter : > 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 coolin= g > problems that cause premature death. >=20 >=20 > On Nov 12, 2012, at 2:42 PM, Teddy Gage wrote: >=20 >> 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? >=20 >=20 --B_3435609973_42383584 Content-type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Re: [AE] best server setup for small studio (10-15 macs / imacs / la= ptops) LaCie has always been dreadful in my experience. Nearly every disk I had f= rom them failed eventually.

I recently went for a G-Technology 8TB Thunderbolt disk which seems pretty = good (& pretty cheap!) so far.
G-Technology hasn’t let me down yet (touch wood!)

Elliot


Am 11/12/12 11:49 PM schrieb "Tim Sassoon" unter <tsassoon@aol.com>:

<= SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:11pt'>For wireless connections, a FW800 RAID would pro= bably suffice. For a GigE connection, go Thunderbolt for sure. But La Cie tr= anslates 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 <t= eddygage@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 b= e the fastest / cheapest theoretical wireless setup for a server? or if goin= g 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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