Use an old Mac as a file server

These days, many people are going increasingly digital. What were once huge collections of DVDs, CDs and video games in physical cases can now be ripped to a Mac and served up over the internet to anyone in your house who needs them, whenever they need them. But to do this, you need a file server.

This is a perfect role for an old Mac. File servers have very low system requirements, and even old-school Macs usually have more than enough power to serve your files throughout your house. This method is probably better suited to an old desktop Mac like a Mac mini