![What would make a better Plex server? A new M1 Mac mini or my current 2013 Mac Pro with 12 cores. Both would have the media stored on a usb c Drobo. What would make a better Plex server? A new M1 Mac mini or my current 2013 Mac Pro with 12 cores. Both would have the media stored on a usb c Drobo.](https://preview.redd.it/4mli5j8taia61.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=639feb7358dee2f8522e410cab5f0dacb3b7448f)
What would make a better Plex server? A new M1 Mac mini or my current 2013 Mac Pro with 12 cores. Both would have the media stored on a usb c Drobo.
![Apple's prev-gen. Mac mini makes a compelling Plex server, more at low of $369 (Save $430) - 9to5Toys Apple's prev-gen. Mac mini makes a compelling Plex server, more at low of $369 (Save $430) - 9to5Toys](https://9to5toys.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/09/2018-mac-mini.jpg)
Apple's prev-gen. Mac mini makes a compelling Plex server, more at low of $369 (Save $430) - 9to5Toys
![My simple little Plex setup. Drobo 5N and Mac Mini i7 with 16GB. Never fails and with 20+ friends on it, no one complains. I did put a fan on top of My simple little Plex setup. Drobo 5N and Mac Mini i7 with 16GB. Never fails and with 20+ friends on it, no one complains. I did put a fan on top of](https://external-preview.redd.it/70Vk4lJCrjTOp9x72m0pA_x6jE_RNXy6d0qeIYDxvHc.jpg?auto=webp&s=05f8de03cbf770d74faae33a53da8442708a30d5)