This is really a excellent tiny machine. I'm replacing a cluster of old G4 and G5 XServes that were used as web-application servers with these small guys and I'm very happy with these. Even though OS X server is included, I usually replace it with OS X Customer for servers dedicated to Apache-WebObjects-MySQL application hosting since I come across remote command line administration of OS X Customer is additional familiar and convenient to me. Even so if making use of some from the quite a few other server services, I will leave OS X Server operating system on there.
Before Mac Mini Server arrived on the scene, many have been employing normal Mac Minis as servers for little internet sites and modest company. Now Apple has endorsed the use from the Mac Mini as an economical server by selling it in this excellent sub-$1000 package with two 500GB drives. The extra drive is far much more useful than the built-in DVD drive in a server usage scenario. You can use software mirroring, or merely use Carbon Copy Cloner to perform automatic nightly backups towards the second drive.
And this little machine consumes a fraction of the power of an XServe and offers near silent operation when compared to a noisy whining G5 XServe. Read More About Apple Mac mini MC408LL/A Snow Leopard Server Review.
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