Mikefan

Thank you for the input. I am beginning to lean toward a MacBook myself but am still up in the air, or maybe I'll just keep my CD player and spin discs.

Thank you for the input. I think I am beginning to grasp the fundamentals here (I'm a bit of a slow study). Whereas I would like to banish the monitor/keyboard from the room for all time I see the wisdom of having them nearby for the inevitable crashes, etc. now I just need to decide if I should get the LAGOON or just get a MacBook and live happily ever after. Decisions, decisions.

I want to try 'topanga' or 'lagoon' pocket server but I need this to sit on an equipment rack with no display, keyboard, etc. just a USB to dac connection with music sitting on an WD NAS drive in another room. I realize I will need keyboard, monitor to initially set up Jriver, once set up I am planning to use Jremote and my IPAD to control things. Question is, if I lose power, or need to restart for some reason do I have to reconnect keyboard, screen to do this ? I realize this is a pretty basic question but I am just not clear on how this works. Any help would be greatly appreciated