Hi guys
until now I’m running my plex media server on my quite powerful desktop pc with an external drive connected with usb3 where are located all my media, the same pc is connected by hdmi to the Tv and everything running smooth
I would like replace the desktop pc which is quite noisy and power Hungry with a no-fan mini pc
the miniPc will be my media server and my media home theatre , in case the mini pc need to be reproduce in wifi streaming one video at once (i’m the only one at home) on my Ipad , most format are 720p/1080p AVI and some are mkv.
I was think about the minix Neo Z64W especially for my budget , but I’m not sure if can handle the media server

thanks in advance for your help
Alex

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