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Macminicolo.net is the leader in colocating Mac minis to be used as servers. We've put together this site for those considering a Mac mini as their own dedicated server. Please let us know how we can help.

A common misconception is that you need an Xserve if you are going to host a high bandwidth site. (i.e., if you plan to serve up large video files or a photography archive.)

In actuality, just pushing bandwidth requires very little processing power. The most important thing is to have a good connection that can keep up with demand.

In our facility, we have some customers who push three and four terabytes (4000GB) per month. Their machines don’t come anywhere near capacity.

A Mac mini is a very good high bandwidth server.

Yes, any Intel Mac mini with at least 2GB of RAM will run Snow Leopard Server. In fact, if you take a look at Apple’s Servers Made Easy page, you’ll see a Mac mini shown right there at the top. They now sell a mac mini specifically built for Snow Leopard Server. The page reads:

Best of all, you don’t need expensive hardware to run it — you can use an Xserve, of course, but you can also use a Mac Pro, an iMac, or even a Mac mini.