Thoughts about the new MacMini & Lion OS


I'm wondering what audiophiles who use MacMinis as music servers think about the new MMs that do not have an optical drive.

I'm also wondering what audiophiles think about the Lion OS on a MM that's used primarily for audio playback.

Your thoughts are appreciated.

:) listening,

Ed
istanbulu
We know we can make the 2011 Mac Mini sound great, just as we have with the 2010 model. What is unclear is that weather that will be done with Lion or Snow Leopard, in the long haul.
Darrell, the 2011 Mac Mini is not OS backwards compatible. You won't be able to run Snow Leopard on it, at least that's my understanding.
He was talking about unclear weather. Snow in the forecast roaring in like a Lion.
Drubin,

It seems to be fine. I have our Mach2 Music Server (OSX 10.6.8) running on the 2011 Mac Mini. So far, all scripts and players run fine.

We have more testing to do, but initial impression is all is good.

Before folks ask, no I haven't been able to A/B sound test the 2010 mini vs the 2011 mini yet.

Mr. Bill, If you are going to correct someone's spelling, YOU should at least spell their name right. It right there in front of you after all. ;-)

Darrell
www.mach2music.com