The reason why anything costs what it does is Supply/Demand. Basic economics.What crap? Nobody answered why Leopard Server is so damn expensive. I just wanted to know why it was so expensive.
The reason why anything costs what it does is Supply/Demand. Basic economics.What crap? Nobody answered why Leopard Server is so damn expensive. I just wanted to know why it was so expensive.
What crap? Nobody answered why Leopard Server is so damn expensive. I just wanted to know why it was so expensive.
You bought Leopard for $90?! WAAAT?! ARE YOU CRAZY? $90?!!! x_x
yeah but still!! Leopard Server isn't much different at all. Even the newest OS X server is cheaper than that!!
You could've used Linux for a server. Even better than the obsolete Leopard Server... for $90!!!!/
Well then don't get Leopard Server! Is it really worth $90?! It's just Leopard with some server stuff on top! You can use Linux and it's free!
Yes of course it's your money but I just thought that was quite absurd! $90! What's in Leopard server that makes it worth so damn much?
What crap? Nobody answered why Leopard Server is so damn expensive. I just wanted to know why it was so expensive.
Speaking of Leopard Server, a copy just appeared for $75.
Does it have the serial number? Apple does actually track S/Ns on these, and if you don't have a valid s/n it's more or less useless.
However, if you need it and do not have the time to wait, then you pay whatever is on offer. I wouldn't sweat it. In a month you will have forgotten what you paid.
As you said, I was not unhappy with the price, and I got the software 3 weeks ago rather than waiting on the off chance that one would show up cheaper. I'd venture to guess that I've been able to get more than $25 worth of productivity out of in the past three weeks rather than waiting for the possibility of a less expensive one to show up.
And, yes, the fact that it "just works" goes a long way toward making it worth it.
Out of curiosity, what do you use it for?
Out of curiosity, what do you use it for?
It's primarily an NAS and time machine server. I bought another sled on Ebay for a few bucks and changed one of the drives it came with. Both of the drives I installed are 1TB, so I have 2TB of storage space on it.
How did swapping the drives work? I'm eyeing a Xserve on CL that doesn't include drives, just sleds. I have read varying stories about swapping drives.
For whatever reason, one drive was reluctant to work initially, but I pulled it, reseated the cables, and it worked fine.
Even though the drive should be hot-swappable, I've also found a reboot necessary in most cases for the new drive to be recognized. About the only thing I've been able to do hot-swap wise is unmount a drive, pull it, and then re-insert that same drive and have it recognized.