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Hi,
I'm new to Mac and have been a die hard PC user. I am now coming round to the idea of change and have decided to start that change at home.
The catalyst has been the purchase of 3 Apple TV units for domestic use.
The problem I have is the total lack of any desktop to use as the host for the video and audio I want to stream.
I would like to know what I should get to run iTunes? I have looked at the current line up of Macs and was surprised that it was either small format, single unit or rather pricey MacPro. I hadn't anticipated the entry price of a MacPro to be GBP2,000 or USD $3,000
I can spend that much if I have to but wondered whether I should look at the Mini or the all-in-one unit.
I want to host all the kids DVDs and my audio library. I can imagine that this would eventually run to 1TB but not beyond in the next 3 years.
Also - any benefit to getting the Apple WiFi kit? and is there one that works as a broadband (ADSL) modem (for the UK) as well as a wireless access point.
Any advice appreciated.
I'm new to Mac and have been a die hard PC user. I am now coming round to the idea of change and have decided to start that change at home.
The catalyst has been the purchase of 3 Apple TV units for domestic use.
The problem I have is the total lack of any desktop to use as the host for the video and audio I want to stream.
I would like to know what I should get to run iTunes? I have looked at the current line up of Macs and was surprised that it was either small format, single unit or rather pricey MacPro. I hadn't anticipated the entry price of a MacPro to be GBP2,000 or USD $3,000
I can spend that much if I have to but wondered whether I should look at the Mini or the all-in-one unit.
I want to host all the kids DVDs and my audio library. I can imagine that this would eventually run to 1TB but not beyond in the next 3 years.
Also - any benefit to getting the Apple WiFi kit? and is there one that works as a broadband (ADSL) modem (for the UK) as well as a wireless access point.
Any advice appreciated.