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Apple Mac Mini Server - 2010 Edition - Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66GHz

Based on 11 reviews

Excellent:

6
Good:

3
Average:

1
Bad:

1

Pros

Easy to deploy and manage.
Quiet and energy efficient.
Unlimited client license.
Small, efficient and quiet.
Unlimited user licence.
User upgradeable RAM.
Cross-platform file sharing.
Bundled email, address book, calendaring, web servers, wiki and blogging tools.
Setup in as little as 10 steps.
Faster processor and more memory than the Mac mini client.
Lots of storage for SMBs or a home network.
Powerful command-line option for advanced tasks and management.

Cons

No optical drive for inevitable software installs.
Limited expansion options.
No eSATA interface for external storage.
Old-fashioned webmail client.
Tricky Active Directory integration.
Not for heavy-work-load environments.

By RegHardware on November 30, 2010

With Apple’s Xserve now discontinued, the only two Mac servers available are the Mini and the Mac Pro Server. The Mac Mini is Apple’s lowest-cost computer yet in its more expensive server incarnation it dispenses with the optical drive of...

90
By Mac|Life on October 21, 2010

The latest regeneration of Apple's tiny server powerhouse is a steal.2.66GHz Core 2 Duo Mac Mini with Snow Leopard...

90
By PC Authority on October 14, 2010

The new-form-factor Mac Mini gets its server version, is it better than building a PC server of your own?...

67
By TechRadar on September 27, 2010

The new Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server has surely been taking tips from Doctor Who's TARDIS – despite being cut from a single block of aluminium, it must somehow be bigger on the inside – how else could one shoehorn that amount of...

90
By The Inquirer on September 12, 2010

The Mac Mini Server with the Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard OS has support for Windows as well as Mac clients, plus built-in web-based applications that anyone can use to collaborate and share information. First impressions are that the Mac Mini can't...

80
By IT Reviews on August 25, 2010

By cramming in extra hardware and tweaking the OS, Apple has managed the seemingly impossible, turning its tiny Mac mini into a respectable small business server, complete with file and print sharing, email, web, wiki and blogging tools. It works...

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By ZDNet UK on August 23, 2010

Apple's latest Mac Mini server is an innovative and functional small business solution with huge appeal to style-conscious companies already sold on the Mac platform. Snow Leopard Server is remarkably affordable, although Windows Small Business...

85
By Macworld UK on August 11, 2010

The Mac mini as a server is an odd concept. They don’t look like servers. They don’t have redundant power supplies or ethernet ports. The server version of the Mac mini doesn’t even have an optical drive. However, in spite of all the...

80
By PC Mag on June 28, 2010

One of the most aesthetically beautiful business servers we've ever seen, this tiny, peppy machine makes for a quiet desktop server that's perfect for light-duty home and SMB server tasks. Buy it...

90
By AppleInsider on January 01, 2010

Apple's efforts to target efficiency and sustainability are likely to help woo exactly the type of consumers the company is attracting to boutique retail stores, who care more about environmentally friendly design and efficiency than their neighbors...

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