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Apple OS X 10.5 Server review

Verdict

Superpowered and workgroup friendly with great features, but with a steep learning curve for administrators.

Review Date: 12 Feb 2008

Reviewed By: Steve Cassidy

Price when reviewed: exc VAT for ten users

Overall Rating
5 stars out of 6

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That said, there's a final trick up Leopard Server's sleeve (apart from the fact that a large copy on our test machine - a dual 2GHz G5 deskside machine with FireWire 800 drive booting Leopard Server - was noticeably quicker than under plain vanilla 10.4) and that's the licensing.

For a reasonable outlay (£629), Apple will sell you an unlimited-user version of Leopard. So you could have all 10,000 of your corporate secretaries competing to blog their team-bonding meeting on a Mac mini hidden behind the CCTVs on the reception desk.

If you're that kind of organisation, of course...

Author: Steve Cassidy

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