Experience with Mach2 Music Server?

Do I need to can the MM '09 to upgrade to the 2010 unit because it is so much better?

I'm also curious about this question. The 2010 is faster, it can address more RAM and it is easier to install RAM in. But with the internal power supply, does it sound even as good as the older version? I've read mixed opinions on this.

Tvad, I access my Mini from a MBP via screen sharing and I never have to re-enter a password, at least not that I recall.

Drubin - curious where you've read the mixed opinions about the 2010 Mac Mini vs the 2009? Would be nice to think that the 2009 has a fighting chance, because that's what I have, and all I've read and heard is that the 2010 blows it away! Indeed, it has been my understanding that, despite the on-board power supply, the 2010 Mini manages to be much quieter than the previous models.

I should say that my impression is that opinions are mixed. I know there was a thread on some forum in which everyone was touting the superiority of the 2010, but I know I saw some "not so fast" comments somewhere else. I have a aftermarket linear power supply feeding my 2008-2009 model, so I have some skin in this game. I believe it's definitely true that the 2010 is physically quieter, but does it sound as good serving up the music?

Drubin - to my own chagrin as a 2009 Mac Mini owner, my conversations with people who have heard both models have yielded a consensus that indeed, the 2010 Mac Mini sounds a lot better "serving up the music" - bigger soundstage, more refined in the upper registers, lower noise floor, etc. Of course, I've also heard that it makes a pretty big difference hot-rodding it out with vibration treatments, solid-state drive, etc., although that's also true with the earlier models.

A friend of mine uses a 2010 Mini in his system. We're going to do a comparison sometime soon and I'll report back.