I no longer have to worry about space since I can plan well ahead for that. Still, I have over 2TB of media reasonably secure and all Macs are backed up via TM. Cons are that the initial investment was high and that having my iTunes library on the Drobo means I can't do a time machine backup on that. Pros were that I could grow the storage space as drives got cheaper, recycle old drives, have a safety net if drives fail and also use as a Time Machine backup. Begin using your media server as a streaming service, back up storage solution, etc. Transfer the files to the hard drives and install any apps you would like to use. Connect the media server to the network via an Ethernet cable(s). Install hard drives to store the media files. Then as the library got bigger, it was getting hard to store the media on an external drive and also back up. Buy a NAS or set up a dedicated computer.
The rMBP should last a good few years and is definitely an improvement over the mini.įor storage space, I moved away from internal drives with the mini.
Now I use a first gen rMBP (2012) that was retired when I got my touch bar MBP. The host mac has evolved from a G4 tower bought in the late 90s to a 2009 Mac mini.
Initially just music, ripping all my CDs plus some vinyl. I have had a media server in several forms since iTunes first came into being.
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