Xserve
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Apple Discontinues Xserve, Intros Mac Pro Server
Apple has today announced that as of January 31, 2011 the Xserve will no longer be available for purchase. In a PDF detailing the change [PDF] Apple outlines that it will continue to honour Xserve warranties and extended support programs. Apple also offers two server…
Apple Adds 3.33GHz Quad-Core Option to Mac Pro and Xserve
Apple has today quietly added the ability to configure Mac Pro and Xserve systems with a 3.33GHz Quad-Core processor for an additional $1200 as well as the ability to configure both the quad-core and 8-core models with 2TB hard drives. The new option of 2TB…
Apple Boasts Twice the Performance With Xserve Update
As rumoured Apple has today updated its line of enterprise servers boasting twice the performance of the previous models. Using Intel "Nehalem" Xeon processors and a next generation system architecture, the 1U rack-optimized Xserve delivers up to an 89 percent improvement in performance per watt…
Online Apple Store Error Hints at Xserve Update
PCWorld.com reports that an online Apple Store has inadvertently hinted at the rumoured update due for Apple's range of Xserve servers. The error appeared on the Hong Kong Apple online store, despite displaying information about the "Nahalem" based Xserves the link is inactive. The broken…
Xserve in June, Snow Leopard in September, Pro App Updates and more
Hardmac.com has posted a handful of short concise rumours. Despite not looking entirely confident in any of these rumours the site publishes them anyway. Snow Leopard looks like to be ready sometime after September. Apple will tell us more in May but has much work…
Recent Mac OS X 10.5.7 Builds Confirm Upcoming Xserve Refresh
AppleInsider reports on multiple files in the recent builds of Mac OS X 10.5.7 that point towards the imminent update of Apple's Xserve range of servers. A reader of AppleInsider pointed out that extension file AppleTyMCEDriver contains a reference to "Xserver3,1" a machine ID which…
Xserve Refresh Approaching
AppleInsider reports that Apple is planning to refresh its range of server products in the next few weeks. The new Xserve models are said to follow similar footsteps as the recent Mac Pro releases gaining Nahalem based processors. AppleInsider adds that models will likely use…
Apple Xserve RAID Discontinued?
Along with todays announcement of Xsan 2 , some have noticed that the Xserve RAID is no longer available on the online Apple Store. In addition to this the product page now redirects to http://www.apple.com/server/storage which shows off a 3U external RAID manufactured by a…
Apple Unleashes Updated Mac Pros and Xserves
Apple has today updated the Mac Pro workstation and its Xserve server range . Both machines now feature Intels "Harpertown" processors. The Mac Pro combines two 45-nm Quad-Core Xeon processors running up to 3.2GHz and up to 4TB of internal storage. The standard 8-core configuration…