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I am currently running a Macbook Pro (2009, 13.3") Snow Leopard with a 250GB. I have a pretty large media collection, with iTunes and iPhoto growing rapidly. I am facing the inevitable that the hard drive will soon be full, and I need a solution.
Ideally, rather than just farm rarely used video to a USB drive, I would like a media server that houses iTunes and iPhoto. This means that presumably I can point the laptop to that source when using that, my iPhone can sync normally and I can also connect that to my TV to make playing videos, watching slideshows from iPhoto, etc. nice and easy.
The challenge I face is how to do this. One option is to buy an old Mac Mini, which seems fairly straight forward (although I am not sure about how iPhoto will work with this option?). The second option is an older Apple TV, but again not sure about the iPhoto option and how big the HDs are (and if they can be upgraded easily). The UI on that would be be nicest in terms of enjoying the media.
I am sure others have done exactly this, but I am not sure the best way to go.
Any thoughts on the best option, how easy it would be or any other alternatives would be much appreciated!
Thanks,
Neil
Ideally, rather than just farm rarely used video to a USB drive, I would like a media server that houses iTunes and iPhoto. This means that presumably I can point the laptop to that source when using that, my iPhone can sync normally and I can also connect that to my TV to make playing videos, watching slideshows from iPhoto, etc. nice and easy.
The challenge I face is how to do this. One option is to buy an old Mac Mini, which seems fairly straight forward (although I am not sure about how iPhoto will work with this option?). The second option is an older Apple TV, but again not sure about the iPhoto option and how big the HDs are (and if they can be upgraded easily). The UI on that would be be nicest in terms of enjoying the media.
I am sure others have done exactly this, but I am not sure the best way to go.
Any thoughts on the best option, how easy it would be or any other alternatives would be much appreciated!
Thanks,
Neil