Over one month with my first laptop (MBP).

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(Sorry this post isn't about a Dell Mini9)

Well, it's been a little over a month w/ my first laptop (Previous generation refurbished 15.4" MacBook Pro) and I must say I really love it. I love the fact that I can work ANYWHERE in the house. Just hope the wifi works in the yard. It should seeing as soon as I slightly boosted the signal strength on my Asus router running Tomato the signal is nice and strong. One thing I'm finding is that I'm even more addicted than ever to checking my e-mails and the sites I frequent. I don't think I've booted up the G5 Tower for weeks (The wife does daily to check her e-mail).

What I haven't done yet is moved my iTunes library over yet and still haven't setup Mail (just checking Gmail and my mail online from WowWay.com) but it's probably time.

I am considering turning the Dual 1.8 G5 w/ 4 GB of memory into a osX Server. I haven't researched it much but I'm pretty sure my wife can still still do her daily tasks from the server and I can run Cubase if needed. Either way, the G5 needs at least 10.5 ASAP (Still running 10.4) to share the desktops and run "Time Machine".

Does anyone know if I can bring in POP3 e-mail on the G5 if it's running osX Server and view this e-mail via IMAP? If so, is there a way to setup IMAP to save a copy of the e-mails locally much like Exchange?

Thanks for everyones input.

[Wailer]

First, if you want to set up a server using Mac OS X client (not the expensive macosxs), check out DIYmacserver. It's good resource that includes tips for setting up a POP or IMAP mail server.

Second, unless heat and energy aren't an issue, I'd avoid using the G5 tower as a 24/7 server. I'm guessing that machine pulls 250 watts w/o a display. A cheap macmini will pay for itself in energy savings alone in about 3-years AND it's much faster and you can use it as a media server connected to your TV. I went the frugal route with my server. I used my 10-year old pismo, which draws 12 watts and can pretty much do everything that macosxs can do for my 4 computer household.

I don't know the requirements for Cubase, but maybe you could sell the G5 and get another laptop (macbook or g4 powerbook) and do what you need to do while not turning your home into an oven when you run your server all day.