Use Mac Pro as time machine, server and editing station?

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Published on 2012-09-16T16:56:40Z Indexed on 2012/09/16 21:42 UTC
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Background:

My fiancée needs a Mac Pro for movie editing and rendering. I need a web server and a backup solution for my MacBook Pro.

Idea

We thought we could split the costs of the Mac Pro and set it up to act as both a web server and a backup device.

Question

Is this a good idea? Specifically:

Is it easy to set it up to incrementally backup one or several laptops over wifi? And what software would you recommend?
Is it silent and stable enough to run a web server continuously?
Will it manage all this, including simultaneous editing?

Thanks.

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