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Xserve G5

2005 Xserve G5

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A yearafter introducing the Xserve G5, Apple boosted top speed from 2.0to 2.3 GHz. That's a bit slower than the fastest Power Mac G5,which runs at 2.5 GHz, but there's much less room for a coolingsystem in the compact Xserve.

Xserve supports up to 1.2 TB of internal storage, RAID, hotswappable drives, and remote management while running Mac OS XServer.

Xserve includes an unlimited user license for Mac OS XServer.

Details

introduced 2005.01.03 at $2,999/1 CPU, $3,999/2 CPU; replacedby Xserve Xeon 2006.08.07
requires Mac OS X Server v10.3 or later
CPU: single 2.0 GHz G5 or dual 2.3 GHz
bus: 1.0/1.15 GHz
system performance: unknown
RAM: 1/2 GB standard, expandable to 8 GB using DDR400 ECCSDRAM
VRAM: 32 MB
video: optional, PCI video card adds $100, must be in upperslot
L2 cache: 512 KB on-chip L2 cache
L3 cache: none
hard drive: 80 GB 7200 RPM, 3 drive bays, Serial ATA
optical drive: slot-loading Combo drive, SuperDriveoptional
2 full-length 64-bit PCI-X slots, supports 1 card @ 133 MHz or2 @ 100 MHz
1 half-length combination PCI/4x AGP slot
one 400 Mbps FireWire port on front
two FireWire 800 ports on back
two USB 2.0 ports
one DB-9/RS-232 port
dual 10/100/1000Base-T ethernet
size (HxWxD): 1.73" x 17.6" x 28"
weight: 33.0 lbs. (15.1 kg)
PRAM battery: 3.6V half-AA
upgrade path: none yet

Accelerators & Upgrades

none yet

Online Resources

Best Xserve Deals,updated biweekly.
Apple trumpsMicrosoft in making the 64-bit transition transparent to users,Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz, 2008.09.18. To use more than 4 GB of RAMunder Windows, you need a 64-bit PC and the 64-bit version of Windows.On the Mac, OS X 10.4 and later already support it.
Apple and the enterprise:Ignoring the market or biding their time?, Leaman Crews, PlaysWell with Others, 2006.02.16. Mac OS X Server, Xserve, and XserveRAID are incredible values, but Apple is putting the focus on theconsumer market. Will that change when Xserve goes Intel?
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