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Did they drop the server version?

• Alupis 12y ago
  the server edition really was the same but had no cd drive in lieu of an optional second hdd, and it came pre-installed with OSX server (which most wiped anyways in favor of a linux or BSD flavor)
  • chiph 12y ago
    The second drive was useful because you could RAID the boot volume using Disk Utility, and then use 3rd party software to RAID external USB drives. Cheaper than what appears to be their new plan for data reliability: Buy an expensive Thunderbolt RAID enclosure.
    • Alupis 12y ago
      unlikely you'd actually need the full 10Gbps from the thunderbolt. As you said, they are way overpriced since Apple is really the only company using Thunderbolt. You could try out a USB3 external as a possible alternative, 6Gbps is still likely faster than even an array of SSD's.