Comments on: Apple Introduces New Mac Pro/Xserve http://macenstein.com/default/2008/01/apple-introduces-new-mac-proxserve/ Mac news and rumors dug up on the web and sewn into and unholy monster Thu, 24 May 2012 04:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Highway of Life http://macenstein.com/default/2008/01/apple-introduces-new-mac-proxserve/comment-page-1/#comment-122008 Highway of Life Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:01:59 +0000 http://macenstein.com/default/archives/1021#comment-122008 I own a 2 Dual Core (4 cores) Intel XServe 2Ghz, and while this was not the top-of-the-line 3Ghz model when it came out in late 2006, but the XServe is a monster, It’s very difficult to get the machine over 10% CPU and normally holds at 98-99% idle, even though we run several busy websites on it. Its great to see the new XServe models finally out, but there has always been one problem with them. Not the performance, but the size of the unit. -- It is a bit long, longer than the G5 Servers, it has a hard time fitting into most Server cabinets. We had to sit ours on top of the unit below (couldn't mount it) so that the unit would fit into the rack. That’s my one and only nitpick for the unit itself, it’s an awesome machine. My only other problem with the XServes is they were designed as workgroup units, not server units, so it can be a challenge to get them setup for proper web hosting solutions. -- Fortunately, with OS X 10.5 coming with PHP5/Apache2 and MySQL5, this has made it easier, but I prefer to run on MAMP Pro, as it means I can keep the software upgraded to the latest version of PHP5 regularly, whereas it's very difficult to perform the updates otherwise. I own a 2 Dual Core (4 cores) Intel XServe 2Ghz, and while this was not the top-of-the-line 3Ghz model when it came out in late 2006, but the XServe is a monster, It’s very difficult to get the machine over 10% CPU and normally holds at 98-99% idle, even though we run several busy websites on it.

Its great to see the new XServe models finally out, but there has always been one problem with them.
Not the performance, but the size of the unit. — It is a bit long, longer than the G5 Servers, it has a hard time fitting into most Server cabinets. We had to sit ours on top of the unit below (couldn’t mount it) so that the unit would fit into the rack.

That’s my one and only nitpick for the unit itself, it’s an awesome machine. My only other problem with the XServes is they were designed as workgroup units, not server units, so it can be a challenge to get them setup for proper web hosting solutions. — Fortunately, with OS X 10.5 coming with PHP5/Apache2 and MySQL5, this has made it easier, but I prefer to run on MAMP Pro, as it means I can keep the software upgraded to the latest version of PHP5 regularly, whereas it’s very difficult to perform the updates otherwise.

]]> By: Rowlings http://macenstein.com/default/2008/01/apple-introduces-new-mac-proxserve/comment-page-1/#comment-121786 Rowlings Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:18:23 +0000 http://macenstein.com/default/archives/1021#comment-121786 WTF? "Xserve now includes built-in accelerated graphics to drive up to a 23-inch Apple Cinema Display ..." What's it got? The Mac mini's Intel graphics? 23-inch display?!? Lame. What could it support before? A 15-inch CRT? WTF? “Xserve now includes built-in accelerated graphics to drive up to a 23-inch Apple Cinema Display …” What’s it got? The Mac mini’s Intel graphics? 23-inch display?!? Lame. What could it support before? A 15-inch CRT?

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