erland;219502 Wrote: > Wouldn't a computer like the Mac Mini or similar be able to do all this > as easy ?
not really - i'd need, oh, 400-500GB of storage to hold all the music. so, that would entail a NAS or external device to the mac mini anyway. might as well not lug two boxes, but just one. :-) erland;219502 Wrote: > I can understand that it feels complicated if you have both a NAS and a > computer, or if you have a computer with connected keyboard, mouse and > monitor. But IMHO this is not what you should compare with. > > You should compare with a standalone computer with no monitor, keyboard > or mouse. This only require a network cable and a power cable to work. > It can be pretty small, for example a Mac Mini a VIA EPIA solution a > laptop or something similar. it's again the storage problem. the complexity of a computer and a NAS isn't an issue. the readynas is only 12"x12", and is not a big deal to carry around. using only a NAS and a nokia 770 (pocket size) internet tablet, i can control the readynas, have it play 4 hours of music without human intervention, and be packed up and ready to go home in 3 minutes. for my use, it's a perfect solution. many other solutions are possible, of course. however, i prefer a completely self-contained music machine, plus pocket-sized controller. this is all happening at 1-5am. the simpler, the better, at those early hours. :-) best, -sherm -- shermoid "you are only young once, but you can be immature forever" "life is uncertain; eat dessert first" - anonymous please visit my mcintosh website: http://alumni.cse.ucsc.edu/~sherman ------------------------------------------------------------------------ shermoid's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=379 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37416 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
