You can use these either from a home server or a public server. They are very flexible in use cases. You even have mobile apps. The problem with using these on your own servers is that you’re now responsible for the security and maintenance of the software and data. You can pay some companies to manage these for you but then why not just use iCloud/Dropbox?
Haha. Unless you’re happy to waste time fixing and maintaining a buggy system then you’re better off not even trying. I’ve wasted far more time that I should have fooling myself that it’s doable. The PC that I currently keep trying with has an Nvidia 1080 which is now a few years old so you would imagine it’s a fine choice. If I wake the computer from sleep I lose sound output to the monitor and have weird artefacts in some windows. Even when it works it has lower performance than in Windows. It’s constant issues like that which you’ll fight with. This is the mac user’s thread though not the linux rant thread so I’ll stop there.
I did but have since changed my mind. I’ve got an appointment at an Apple store tomorrow to see if it’s cost effective to fix my 2015 MacBook Pro as the battery has expanded. Either way I’m actually going for the iMac now. I rarely use a laptop as a laptop these days so it makes more sense.
I think I’ll go with the following specs:
Customise your 27‑inch iMac with Retina 5K display.
- 3.6GHz 8-core 9th-generation Intel Core i9 processor, Turbo Boost up to 5.0GHz
- 16GB 2666MHz DDR4 memory
- Radeon Pro 580X with 8GB of GDDR5 memory
- 512GB SSD storage
- Magic Trackpad 2
I currently use an LG 34" ultrawide (3440x1440) monitor but it just looks terrible. It’s fine for gaming but there’s uneven lighting and the text is anything but sharp. I partly blame macOS anti-aliasing because it used to look OK until they messed with it in Mojave. It’s never looked good in Windows or linux though. Having seen the “retina” 27" 5k at 2x makes the above decision even easier.
