Τα σπάει και το Mac mini με το Snow Leopard Server

With the Apple Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server ($999, list), the sort of flawless design and ease of use we expect from Apple comes to a space that usually offers neither: the server market. Apple's home/SMB server is strong on looks and drop-dead simplicity (for a server, anyhow) and, as you'd expect, less so on tricky functionality such as integration with Windows Active Directory. The resulting machine isn't for heavy-processing workloads, such as a database or e-commerce server with a lot of daily transactions. It's best employed as a Web server and e-mail server or for daily business processes (such as file and printer sharing). If that suits your home or SMB, this elegant little server is a great choice for a small network or workgroup that is all Apple-based or mixed with Windows 7 or XP machines. I'm impressed; I'm also impressed with OS X Leopard Server; I'll evaluate that here, too, since it's the brains of Apple's clever server.

There's no question that Apple is offering the Mac mini server as an easy-to-set up alternative to Windows Small Business Server (SBS). With Windows SBS, some Microsoft server skills are required for flawless deployment; Apple, conversely, has made it simple to get a server up and running without need for an IT person or VAR.

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Άλλη μια καταπληκτική κίνηση από την Apple που απλά και οι ανταγωνιστές βγάζουν το καπέλο. Τι να λέμε τώρα; Ασυναγώνιστη τιμή με ασυναγώνιστες δυνατότητες, σ' ένα μικρό, αθόρυβο, οικολογικό πακέτο; Που καταθέτω τα χρήματα;