This can be a excellent small Apple Mac mini MC408LL/A Snow Leopard Server machine. I am replacing a cluster of old G4 and G5 XServes that have been utilized as web-application servers with these little guys and I am extremely happy with these. Even though OS X server is included, I typically replace it with OS X Client for servers dedicated to Apache-WebObjects-MySQL application hosting since I come across remote command line administration of OS X Customer is a lot more familiar and convenient to me. On the other hand if utilizing some from the numerous other server services, I will leave OS X Server operating system on there.
Prior to Mac Mini Server arrived on the scene, a lot of have been utilizing typical Mac Minis as servers for small websites and tiny business. Now Apple has endorsed the use with the Mac Mini as an economical server by selling it in this great sub-$1000 package with two 500GB drives. The additional drive is far additional helpful 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 tiny machine consumes a fraction from the power of an XServe and gives 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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