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<blockquote data-quote="Mudbug" data-source="post: 896909" data-attributes="member: 80247"><p>For an inexpensive server, I would get a good used Mac or Intel desktop. These are cheap. If you are skeptical about used equipment, get the cheapest desktop you can find. A fast processor and lots of memory are not priorities for a server as they are for a workstation (laptop).</p><p></p><p>The speed of a server is usually bottle necked at the network and not the disk i/o or memory or CPU speed.</p><p></p><p>In choosing server ask yourself how you will use it. You can always add hard drives are your needs demand through USB ports for example.</p><p></p><p>If what you want is to store and share files as the servers sole function, then you can get a network drive array, such as <a href="http://www.buffalotech.com/products/network-storage/linkstation/" target="_blank">the Buffalo network storage devices</a>. There are many brands of these things. Different sizes and prices</p><p></p><p>Also, you can add hard drive(s) to some routers that have USB ports for that purpose.</p><p></p><p>If you want a web server, you will need a computer.</p><p></p><p>As far as the operating system, I high recommend Linux, especially Ubuntu. Ubuntu Server is the same as Ubuntu Desktop with out the GUI. And there is a very good online forum / discussion group for help. Ubuntu will run on a Mac G4 (PowerPC). It is what I use.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mudbug, post: 896909, member: 80247"] For an inexpensive server, I would get a good used Mac or Intel desktop. These are cheap. If you are skeptical about used equipment, get the cheapest desktop you can find. A fast processor and lots of memory are not priorities for a server as they are for a workstation (laptop). The speed of a server is usually bottle necked at the network and not the disk i/o or memory or CPU speed. In choosing server ask yourself how you will use it. You can always add hard drives are your needs demand through USB ports for example. If what you want is to store and share files as the servers sole function, then you can get a network drive array, such as [URL="http://www.buffalotech.com/products/network-storage/linkstation/"]the Buffalo network storage devices[/URL]. There are many brands of these things. Different sizes and prices Also, you can add hard drive(s) to some routers that have USB ports for that purpose. If you want a web server, you will need a computer. As far as the operating system, I high recommend Linux, especially Ubuntu. Ubuntu Server is the same as Ubuntu Desktop with out the GUI. And there is a very good online forum / discussion group for help. Ubuntu will run on a Mac G4 (PowerPC). It is what I use. [/QUOTE]
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