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- Jul 27, 2010
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- Motherboard
- MacBookPro8,1
- CPU
- Intel Core i5-2415M
- Graphics
- Intel HD Graphics 3000
- Mac
- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
So here's the deal I recently got into the whole server world, remote login, file sharing and all the cool stuff you can do with dedicated/semi dedicated machine. I started out testing with an old computer I had lying around, though I only had the possibility to run Debian on a USB flash drive, so I would get some awful bottle necks when reading/copying files from the server, though the other way around was quite comfortable yet not satisfactory. So I want to build a server and get to the point where, regardless the computer I am using and of my location, I can remote login and get to do real work with good read/write speeds. I like Debian a lot for a server, it is way more flexible than OS X when it comes to configuration files and this kind of stuff and turn off the desktop environment is very easily done, but still, my primary client will be my MacBook Pro and who knows, perhaps I will build as well a Customac workstation for the heavy stuff. But as I pointed out I am very new to this world, so I don't really know which hardware to pick up. I know that such kind of server doesn't need over-powered hardware, but I want the machine to have really good read/write speeds for file sharing, big files as well, like movies. Watching a movie stored on my server would be swell so I can finally upgrade to SSD and not care for capacity on my laptop. Keep in mind that I am a student and the less money I can spend the better it is, but I will buy what ever is necessary to have the server work and be useful, otherwise I would be throwing my money away. So please could someone give me an idea of the hardware I would be needing for this project?