[X4U] X-serve vs. Mac Pro as server

[Brett Conlon]

Hiya Jim,

I believe the rack mounted XServe is much louder than a standard tower so 
having it sit on your desk (or thereabouts) will get tiresome real quick.

Also, having a Server double as your workstation, while saving you money, 
I don't believe is a good move because there will be MANY times when you 
wish to reboot for whatever reason (perhaps applications aren't responding 
as they should or you have just installed something which requires 
rebooting or whatever). Interrupting everybody else who's tied to your Mac 
becomes irritating for them and very restrictive for you as a user. Best 
leave Servers running alone.

Do your sums to see what the difference between the XServe bundled with 
OSX Server software and a standard workstation with OSX Server bought 
separately and that'll give you an idea of the savings. I believe a 
standard workstation should serve you well enough.

Just some thoughts.

Best 'o luck!

Coj
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