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<blockquote data-quote="youneverknow" data-source="post: 1219081" data-attributes="member: 198294"><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>The catalyst has been the purchase of 3 Apple TV units for domestic use.</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>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</p><p></p><p>I can spend that much if I have to but wondered whether I should look at the Mini or the all-in-one unit.</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>Any advice appreciated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="youneverknow, post: 1219081, member: 198294"] 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. [/QUOTE]
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