So Apple just released some new computers today. Well not new, I guess, but updated. An updated polycarbonate Macbook. A revamped iMac line. And a refreshed version of the Mac Mini. But the one that really caught my eye, was this little beauty right here:
Yes, that is a Mac Mini running OSX Server. This little box has already got me thinking of so many possibilities I would love to try if I had the money. This would make the perfect home media server. It has all the connections of a normal Mac Mini, so it could easily be stashed in a home theater cabinet. With gigabit ethernet and Wireless N, file transfer and streaming would be no problem.
Here is my ultimate home theater set up idea: Mac Mini Server hooked up permanently to a nice big LCD HD screen. Install Boxee media front end, and set up server for access from any other computer in the house. I could leave Boxee running all the time for fast access, while using other computers to the house to centralize all my media onto the built-in dual 500 GB hard drives. I could stream to any computer using iTunes Home Sharing, or launch Boxee at any time to play media on the full home theater system.
The possibilities don’t end there. It is the perfect system for a small business looking for an internal server solution. Allowing collaboration on a amazingly simple level, this could turn any small business with haphazard networking into a humming hive of productivity.
And its the same price as a MacBook. $999. Ok, where did I leave my credit card?