Just finished reading the latest column on the mini on iMore and am thinking of pulling the trigger.
I'm looking to use the Mini as a home server - primarily store my photo and itunes libraries for backup and always available access.
I don't need but the duocore i5 - but wonder about the 500gb storage. I know I could upgrade to the 1TB quad but wondering if throwing a USB3 external would be a cheaper but viable alternative? The Amazon reviews on the thunderbolt externals that are out there aren't too reassuring - and the cost difference is also a consideration.
The external would not be warm standby storage - I would expect that live content would be stored there and accessed by users, just like the c drive.
Thoughts?
I'm looking to use the Mini as a home server - primarily store my photo and itunes libraries for backup and always available access.
I don't need but the duocore i5 - but wonder about the 500gb storage. I know I could upgrade to the 1TB quad but wondering if throwing a USB3 external would be a cheaper but viable alternative? The Amazon reviews on the thunderbolt externals that are out there aren't too reassuring - and the cost difference is also a consideration.
The external would not be warm standby storage - I would expect that live content would be stored there and accessed by users, just like the c drive.
Thoughts?