More information on the RackMac mini is available on Sonnet’s website. RackMac mini (RACK-MIN-2X) is available now with a suggested retail price of $169.95. “The RackMac mini is the perfect solution.
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The remaining challenges have been how to mount them securely, how to cool them reliably, and how to turn them on without pulling them out of the rack,” said Robert Farnsworth, CEO of Sonnet Technologies. “The Mac mini server is a great server for most applications. The Sonnet rackmount solution’s design prevents recirculation of hot air around the Mac minis, ensuring that cool air goes in a one-way path through the front panel openings to the computers’ air intakes, exiting out the rear. If anyone has any suggestions please let me know. I rather not spend a fortune on mac minis and would rather buy PC equivalent mac minis size computers but am struggling to find any.
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The RackMac mini comes preassembled.Įnclosed inside the RackMac mini, Mac minis keep ambient temperature chill for reliable operation. I have been looking at tiny PCs (e.g Dell Optiplexs) but these are too big for the rack, Mac minis are a perfect size. Convenient cable tie points allow all cables to be secured, as well.
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Pressing each computer’s power button, connecting a keyboard or mouse, or attaching a USB drive is simple.Ī padded locking bar securely holds the Mac minis in place for transportable rack use. For each Mac mini, the front panel includes DVD, IR sensor, and power indicator slots a power switch and a USB port. The RackMac mini manages airflow and provides a front-panel power switch and USB port for each Mac mini.Ĭonstructed of rugged steel with a black powder-coat finish, the 11-inch-deep RackMac mini firmly secures the computers behind a smart front panel. Intended for the office or for transportable rack use, the unit supports the installation of one or two Mac minis into a 1U rack space.
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Sonnet Technologies has introduced its RackMac mini rackmount solution for the latest line of Mac mini servers and computers.