2006 Mac Mini vs 4th gen TC for TM Server?

[adam9c1]

Which will be faster?

4th gen Time Capsule
Or
2006 Mac Mini 1.83 upgraded to 2.0

I need to run a Time Machine Server for few clients.

Edit: maybe the mini is 2007. I'll have to check specs..

The 3.5" drive is a WD Green.

 

[A Hobo]

i don't think you can fit a 3.5 drive into the mac mini, but the time capsule does fit them

 

[adam9c1]

I would remove the optical drive and install hard drive caddy (data doubler), then cut out a hole in chassis to route sata power and data cables to outside. I have a dummy empty mini chassis that this 3.5 drive would hide in.

 

[A Hobo]

I would remove the optical drive and install hard drive caddy (data doubler), then cut out a hole in chassis to route sata power and data cables to outside. I have a dummy empty mini chassis that this 3.5 drive would hide in.

Why? just use the time capsule instead

 

[adam9c1]

Need to know which will be faster to backup and restore.

 

[A Hobo]

Need to know which will be faster to backup and restore.

both will be limited by your network speeds, the time capsule sounds like the cleanest option and it doubles as a switch, and you can manage it remotely using airport utility.
The mac mini sounds like a complete hack-job and you should forget about it.

 

[adam9c1]

What I ment to understand is what device has more "processing horsepower" for TM service.
Each device would be wired to a unmanaged gigabit switch.

Perhaps someone else can chime in. Thanks for the input Lucas.

 

[chrfr]

What I ment to understand is what device has more "processing horsepower" for TM service.
Each device would be wired to a unmanaged gigabit switch.

Perhaps someone else can chime in. Thanks for the input Lucas.

You won't see a difference with Time Machine performance on either. It's purely a matter of disk and network performance. Effectively all the CPU load happens at the client end.
There's a lot less configuration and work involved to use the Time Capsule for backup, so I'd just use that.