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Using A Mac Mini As A Server

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The Little Mac That Could

When the Mac mini was released, It was first intended to for first time Mac owners. It turns out that the mini is much more powerful than that. They work great as Mac based servers. All the power of Unix and the ease of Mac OS X.

Get The Hardware

You'll need the mac mini!

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Apple Mac mini (2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 1 GB RAM, 120 GB Hard Drive, SuperDrive)

Apple Mac mini (2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 1 GB RAM, 120 GB Hard Drive, SuperDrive)

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Apple Mac mini (1.83 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 1 GB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, Combo Drive)

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The Best Place To Host Your Mini

When you have your mini set up and ready to go, why not put it in a high end data center for a low end price?
macminicolo.net
Macminicolo.net is the industry leader in hosting Mac minis as servers. The facility is very high speed, very high security, and inexpensive.

Hosting the machine in a data center will allow you to have the bandwidth speeds and uptime that is necessary for a server.

However, because the minis are so much smaller than Full size servers, the cost is just a fraction. Prices for your own dedicated server start at just $34.99 a month.

Video Tutorials On Setting Up Your mac

I've created seceral free videos showing how to set your mac up right for different services. They all use free tools.
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Tips On Setting Up Your Mac Server

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A Darn Useful Link

MacminiServer.com
This site addresses some of the frequently asked questions when using your Mac mini as a server.

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