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Apple Mac mini Server - 2010

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 10 expert reviews

Excellent:

6
Good:

3
Average:

1
Bad:

0

Pros:

Easy to deploy and manage.
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66GHz
Quiet and energy efficient.

Cons:

No optical drive for inevitable software installs.
Limited expansion options.

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Last revision on June 26, 2019

Reviewers Liked

Easy to deploy and manage
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66GHz
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

Reviewers Didn't Like

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

Expert reviews and ratings

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...

By RegHardware on November 30, 2010

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

By Mac|Life on October 21, 2010

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

By PC Authority on October 14, 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...

By TechRadar on September 27, 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...

By The Inquirer on September 12, 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...

By ZDNet UK on August 23, 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...

By Macworld UK on August 11, 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...

By PC Mag on June 28, 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...

By AppleInsider on January 01, 2010

Ever since the Mac mini was first released, people have been using Apple’s diminutive Mac desktop as a server. At 16.5cm square and 5cm high, it bears just the sort of compact computing power you want to stick in a closet or under a desk and use...

By Macworld Australia on November 20, 2009

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