The mini gets the update love, but not the price drop
If that server was $800 and could do RAID 0/1, I'd be taking an expensive lunch break at the mall today...
And another thing -- what's more reliable -- a single Xserve or a pair of redundant Minis for less money? Yes, clearly the XServe has way grater performance, but not all server tasks require major horsepower.
dont you think for the money you could get much better disks or solutions for the price?
I guess you've never heard about MacMini Colo and others like it. Actually if you have a crowded server room or need smaller test/QA machines, the Mini server is a godsend.
And another thing -- what's more reliable -- a single Xserve or a pair of redundant Minis for less money? Yes, clearly the XServe has way grater performance, but not all server tasks require major horsepower.
Is that remote made out of Alu?
That would be up to you to show, since you brought it up.
I don't know, what is a better solution? You tell me. Telling me to imagine something doesn't really prove anything.
you can't be serious about using a mac mini as server in a company?
The mini uses the smaller notebook size disks. 500GB is the largest size made. The mini server comes with two of these. Apple has packed the most amount of disk space possible into the mini server. OK may you need more? Buy a RAID box and plug it into the FW800 port.
Why would you want an optical drive on a server? Servers are typically kept in a dark closet, many times without a keyboard or monitor plugged in. If you want to rip a CD you'd put the CD into the desktop computer and store the files on the server.
That said, I'd prefer to have a BSD or Solaris based server with space inside for more and larger disks. But there are people who like Mac OS Server and this is a bargain. The OS costs $500 so in this case you gt the Mac Mni for only another $500.
you can't be serious about using a mac mini as server in a company?
It's a product with no target market.
I noticed on the Apple site they suggest an external storage solution, sold in their store. This storage box only connects by firewire 800. Im wondering why they didnt add a SATA port or ESATA port to the server mini. Or is ethernet fast enough?
can you do with this mini, what you can do with the HP home server?
can you do with this mini, what you can do with the HP home server?
It compares well to the Dell Studio Hybrid. As a generic desktop it's not a good value, as a small form factor box it is.Still too expensive for the specs.
After selecting Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server, you can add external storage for RAID 5 data protection, Apple Remote Desktop software, an external SuperDrive, and other options.