I am ready to replace my 6 year old PC (WIN XP) that is running my
Squeezebox Server. Here are my requirements/configuration:
1) Needs to be a WIN or MAC O/S since I am using iTunes as my backbone
2) I have about 7,000 songs mostly in Apple Lossless format. Using
about 145 GB of space
3) Machine
How about keeping your current computer as your Squeezebox Server and
getting a new one for computing?
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1bobmay1;466377 Wrote:
I am ready to replace my 6 year old PC (WIN XP) that is running my
Squeezebox Server. Here are my requirements/configuration:
1) Needs to be a WIN or MAC O/S since I am using iTunes as my backbone
2) I have about 7,000 songs mostly in Apple Lossless format. Using
I just got this net-top and have a 2TB USB drive attached to it.
I couldn't beat the price.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883114074
Brand eMachines
Model EL1600-01
Recommended Usage Home / Home Office
Processor Intel Atom 230(1.6GHz)
Cache Per Processor
I have had intermittent problems with the machine. Noisy hard drives,
music will drop out occasionally, etc. That is why I am replacing it. I
don't want to wait for a complete failure before replacing it.
I use a Mac for all of my other computing.
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1bobmay1
You might look at a Windows Home Server. You can get one pre-built or
build your own. The hardware requirements are not heavy at all, so you
can end up with a small box that doesn't take much power (it's headless
- no monitor or keyboard, and administered from any networked PC).
WHS boxes are
Take a MacMini Pretty Cool Device for serving a Squeezebox Farm...
I use a 1,8 Ghz Mac Mini with 500 GB Space.
I like it...
Greetings epogo
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gcurrie;466552 Wrote:
You might look at a Windows Home Server. You can get one pre-built or
build your own. The hardware requirements are not heavy at all, so you
can end up with a small box that doesn't take much power (it's headless
- no monitor or keyboard, and administered from any
