This seems like a heck of a deal on an xServe....

[Catzilla]

http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/sys/4039558686.html

[Paul F.]

Figures... I just paid $1200 for one!


(of course, the one I got has 16gb RAM, 3x 2Tb drives, a 128Gb SSD, rail kit, and even comes with the power cord...).

[Will Collier]

I saw one on CL Atlanta for $300 a couple of weeks ago (still there for all I know). Took a tremendous amount of self-control not to snatch it up...

[JoeH]

Tempting price, but I don't have anywhere to put it or a real need for one as a server. Would take a couple hours of driving each way to pick it up. One son is living close to there, but he doesn't have a car.

[silvarios]

This can't be legit, right? $300 for an Intel Mac server?

[DRR]

It's certainly a good price. For reference, a similar base model Xserve, with less RAM and storage, goes for $400 on ebay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-Xserve-2-8...EN_Servers&hash=item41734b9557

It's a good price but I don't think it's a scam, probably a business liquidation or something.

[decay]

this seems really good

http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/sys/3960108686.html

[DRR]

Keep in mind these servers are loud and hot. Not really ideal for home use unless you can maybe store it in a garage or basement or something.

Still, a great price for the amount of power you can get.

[silvarios]

Yeah, I'm guessing the axing of the Xserve line and an actual server OS killed the used market. How's Linux run on these guys?