For $699, you get a Mac mini with a 2.6GHz processor and 1TB hard drive, which will handle most people’s media collections. But the entry-level model with a 1.4GHz processor is a bit pokey. The current model, starting at $499, includes Thunderbolt and USB 3 connections, and while it doesn’t have the largest (or fastest) hard drive, its 500GB might be enough for your media collection. Its small form factor and quiet operation makes it easy to integrate into a home entertainment system or use as a server stashed away in a corner. The Mac mini is the cheapest Mac you can buy. You can, of course, use that Mac mini for other things, such as using it as a file server, or for Time Machine backups. In this article, I’m going to tell you how you can set up a Mac mini as a dedicated Plex server. (If you do have a lot of videos that need transcoding, a NAS might not be a good fit for Plex.) Plex doesn’t need a lot of horsepower to manage and stream your media, unless it transcodes video. The Mac mini is a perfect candidate for this. If you have a large media collection, you may want to use a Mac as a dedicated device to run Plex. It’s advantageous that Plex’s server be always on, so you can start watching your movies and TV shows without having to boot your Mac. (Heck, you could even set it up on a Raspberry Pi.)
Set up my mac mini for dual boot install#
You can install the Plex server software on a variety of devices: your Mac, a PC, a NAS (network attached storage device), and more. With the arrival of the fourth-generation Apple TV, I found myself trying out the Plex media server, and I realized that using Plex is one of the best ways to watch media on the Apple TV.
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