Hello everyone. I’m thinking about getting a Nucleus. I’m currently using an iMac with 16 GB of RAM and a 2TB hard drive as my server. Honestly, I’m not sure if it’s worth the switch. Has anyone been in a similar situation before? Thank you and happy 2025!
It’s not worth it. There. Saved you some money 
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Why are you thinking about moving the Roon server from your iMac?
If you run the server 24/7 and power consumption is a criterion, then I would rather buy a MacMini M4 in the basic configuration, add an external SSD and run the headless as a server, possibly with Plex or similar for movies.
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Might be interesting to know which iMac, there’s a difference between 2006 models and 2024 models
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I run a 2018 Mac mini w/ 16GB RAM and Core i5 as a Roon Server. It works great I think the iMac should be fine. What year is your iMac?
2017 model
OK. There’s quite a wide range, too (Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9) but from a performance point of view I suppose you are fine. In this case, if there’s nothing that annoys you, it’s not worth it. The only reason would be 1) having an always-on server that you can use at any time with mobile devices, or 2) if you experienced performance issues.