Review: Mac mini (Late 2009)

Just seven months after giving the Mac mini line its biggest update ever, Apple has bumped the performance of the company's smallest desktop computers. While the improvements are modest, the latest Mac minis address a few of our biggest criticisms of the Early 2009 models.

Apple releases server diagnostic tool for Snow LeopardApple Server Diagnostics 3X106 will test servers running Mac OS X Server 10.6 for hardware issues.
MacMiniColo.net looks at the Mac mini serverThe new Mac mini server configuration gets the hairy eyeball from the folks at MacMiniColo.net, the experts in Mac mini co-location.

Review: Mac mini (Late 2009) Just seven months after giving the Mac mini line its biggest update ever, Apple has bumped the performance of the company's smallest desktop computers. While the improvements are modest, the latest Mac minis address a few of our biggest criticisms of the Early 2009 models.
Review: Mac OS X 10.6 Server With the significant price cut, new features, and improvements to existing features, Mac OS X 10.6 Server is a solid product. For an all or mostly-Mac network, this isn’t an "if" upgrade, but a "when," especially if you have iPhone users clamoring for push services.
Review: HP MediaSmart Server LX195 HP’s MediaSmart Server LX195 is a very cleverly designed home media server, but you need Windows to get it up and running and for continued maintenance.
Review: Promise Technology SmartStor NS4600 The upgradeable, RAID-configurable, and feature rich SmartStor NS4600 is a high-end home media server ideal for home or office settings.
Review: LaCie d2 Network LaCie's d2 Network is surprisingly versatile, feature rich, and an easy to understand unit you can use to store media files so that they are available to everyone on your home network.

Connect: How to add network attached storage If you need to back up multiple Macs or share media files on your home (or small-business) network, you might need more than a USB drive attached to your AirPort base station or Time Capsule. Kirk McElhearn explains why network attached storage might be a better solution.

Analysis: Comparing the Nehalem Xserve to other servers Apple's Xserve is now powered by a processor with Intel's Nehalem microarchitecture. But does this revamped server product match up with competing offerings in its class. John C. Welch compares the new Xserve to servers from HP and Dell.
The Mac at 25: Forgotten Apple products The Mac may be celebrating its 25th anniversary, but some of the products Apple has made over the years wound up slipping through history’s cracks. Benj Edwards takes a closer look at five offerings out of Cupertino that you may have forgotten about.
Opinion: Apple’s enterprise strategy the same as it ever was The retirement of Al Shipp, Apple’s senior vice president of enterprise sales, coupled with the fact that Apple has no plans to hire a replacement has some people suggesting that Apple is abandoning the enterprise. But John C. Welch argues that Apple never supported the enterprise in the first place.