Windows Server + Mac Mini Workstations

Snax

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Hi all

We are looking at setting up a small office in the near future. Mac Minis as workstations (running OSX and MS Office for Mac) have been proposed but connecting to a Windows Server. There would be 9 users and a windows pc also connecting. We would need the usual windows log in security check for users connecting to a shared drive.

Would this work? Are there any pitfalls?

Thanks in advance for any advice.
 
That is really good news- the mini's are really great value compared with the solutions we have been offered.

Do you have any experience of using ms office for mac? We have received comments about excel not being up to scratch compared to the windows version (which would be mitigated by the windows pc in any event)
 
I've been using Office for Mac for years and have found it pretty good - certainly the latest version is nicer to use that the latest version for Windows, which looks pretty bloated IMHO.

In terms of compatibility, the Mac version rarely causes problems, although I have found that page formatting can change between Mac & Win versions of a Word document. You can run a compatibility check in the Mac version, and can also save it in different Win Office versions, so that helps.

Andy
 
Snax said:
That is really good news- the mini's are really great value compared with the solutions we have been offered.

Do you have any experience of using ms office for mac? We have received comments about excel not being up to scratch compared to the windows version (which would be mitigated by the windows pc in any event)
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We indeed do use Office for Mac. 200 iMacs..... Not a single problem.
 
Cheers guys.

Hopefully we will be able to try this out. The mac mini is a great value device with a small footprint- perfect for a small business!
 
We've had some problems with saving Powerpoint files over SMB, seems to be a common problem, but only effects .ppt / .pptx
 
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