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Should I get a PowerMac G5 tower or Mac Mini for Leopard server?
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<blockquote data-quote="edokid" data-source="post: 793528" data-attributes="member: 259418"><p>Hey everyone,</p><p></p><p>I own a small business with 4 employees. We really want to look to get a server. I am very technical but not too experienced with servers and Windows Server 2003 is driving me crazy its so confusing.</p><p></p><p>I'm looking at Leopard server but I need a desktop for it. I've found 1.8Ghz 160GB 2GB PowerMac G5 towers on craigslist for $550 in that area but I don't know if I want to spend that much on old hardware.</p><p></p><p>Is it more worth my while to buy the cheapest Mac Mini instead or would you suggest I get the PowerMac? The server is for light usage, I need VPN, it will be for sharing files, and iChat server, with other things like Wiki server being used lightly. Again for the next 1-2 years there will be no more than 5 users with max around 2-3 connected at any one time. Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="edokid, post: 793528, member: 259418"] Hey everyone, I own a small business with 4 employees. We really want to look to get a server. I am very technical but not too experienced with servers and Windows Server 2003 is driving me crazy its so confusing. I'm looking at Leopard server but I need a desktop for it. I've found 1.8Ghz 160GB 2GB PowerMac G5 towers on craigslist for $550 in that area but I don't know if I want to spend that much on old hardware. Is it more worth my while to buy the cheapest Mac Mini instead or would you suggest I get the PowerMac? The server is for light usage, I need VPN, it will be for sharing files, and iChat server, with other things like Wiki server being used lightly. Again for the next 1-2 years there will be no more than 5 users with max around 2-3 connected at any one time. Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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