For the project in question, a bunch of 1.66GHz Core Duo minis were given 2GB of RAM, as well as a more robust and less failure-prone hard drive, for a total cost of around $1000. Now, I'm no expert on CPU benchmarking or power consumptions, but the pros of the Mac mini seem pretty compelling. Though they're not quite as thin as we've come to expect from blade servers, according to the folks over at Network Jack, they're excellent (if somewhat portly) high-density web servers.Īccording to the post, the Mac minis are great for serving web applications in high-density and/or load-balanced environments, particularly when compared to the Xserve G5s. And now you can add "high-density web server" to the list of uses, too. The mini has acted as a video recorder, a home theater (HTPC), and even an in-car entertainment system. The Mac mini has been deputized into a number of uses besides being just a desktop computer.
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