Apple’s Mac Mini server beats Dell, Asus by $2000+ on price!
By Tarry Singh at 25 October, 2009, 11:55 am
This is really staggering. Why would you buy those crappy gear if you can get Apple’s Mac Mini an a lot cheaper! Look at the price comparisons:
In comparison, the version of Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server bundled on the Mac mini is the same as you’d get at retail or on an Xserve. Like Microsoft’s Small Business Server package, Snow Leopard Server bundles both core server features (DNS, DHCP, directory services, and file and print sharing services with support for Macs, Windows, and other Unix/Linux clients); calendar, chat and email services (with mobile push messaging and calendaring support); web and web-based wiki, blog, and calendar collaboration features; routing, firewall, RADIUS, and VPN services; and client machine backups, software update, and group policy management features.
Mac OS X Server also supplies some unique features of its own, including Podcast Producer for automating video editing workflows from capture to delivery; Xgrid distributed processing; QuickTime Streaming Server for broadcasting media streams; and NetBoot/NetInstall for supporting diskless workstations and remote imaging client machines. The product is not restricted to a certain number of users, and any number of Mac mini servers can be set up on the same network, participate in any number of directory domains, and services can consume as much disk space as the hardware allows. Key services are also 64-bit across the board in Snow Leopard Server.
In contrast, Microsoft’s lower cost appliance offering, called Windows Home Server, only offers basic file, web, backup, and media streaming services, not all the things a small office user would want to do.
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