![]() ![]() So a G5 is a bit impractical for our purposes. Sawtooths use about 50 watts at idle in their basic configuration, and subsequent Power Macs used a bit more until G5s came along idling at 150 watts. A laptop with say a broken screen would also be a low-power alternative. Mac Minis consume the least power but may have limited hard drive space. If you're lucky enough to have a Sawtooth, they offer the best balance of the two. ![]() Electricity consumption is one reason, and hard drive space is another. I have an old Sawtooth that I just can't quit-they're terrific machines-and I wanted to write a post on how I set it up as a headless file/bittorrent server that's so simple anyone can do it. You also may have a spare PowerPC Mac lying around doing nothing, which is why this post is about you (yes, I can see you). You've probably read about servers, and if you've never run one before, thought it sounds like a cool thing to do.
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