Here is a silent alternative, with no moving parts (assuming you specify an SSD only) for about the same price when specified to the same level:
http://aleutia.com/relia-fanless-industrial-server
Review:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6494/...pc-review-ivy-bridge-q77-in-a-fanless-chassis
Apple need to up there game on the noise front, the new Mac mini is very noisy when the processor is operating flat out!
http://aleutia.com/relia-fanless-industrial-server
Review:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6494/...pc-review-ivy-bridge-q77-in-a-fanless-chassis
Apple need to up there game on the noise front, the new Mac mini is very noisy when the processor is operating flat out!