New xServe! You've Been Waiting For It, Right?

And so, we've made it through another "we'll be back shortly." The Apple store was down this morning, but now it's back with... The Nehalem-based xServe we mentioned on last night's TDL Live. In the server space, this chip will make a lot of difference, but beyond the chip, Apple has also added an interesting option for a 128GB solid-state drive that works as a boot drive, and doesn't occupy any of the drive bays. $2,999 gets you the low-end model, while our fantasy xServe topped out at $14,649.

It's still strange to see the Promise VTRAK RAID option where once the mighty xServe RAID stood. We'll miss you, even if we never saw you in person.