Comments on: Apple Working on More Slender, Rackmountable Mac Pro? https://isource.com/2011/04/21/apple-working-on-more-slender-rackmountable-mac-pro/ #1 Source for iPad, iPhone, iPod, Mac and AppleTV Fri, 22 Apr 2011 23:02:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.6 By: simonL https://isource.com/2011/04/21/apple-working-on-more-slender-rackmountable-mac-pro/#comment-34824 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 23:02:35 +0000 http://isource.com/?p=37251#comment-34824 3U makes a lot of sense. A lot of Audio and Video gear is 3U. If I could build a travelling rig and break it down into 3-4 flight cases I will be happy man!

As of now I fly with 5 cases. 3 for preamps, patch bay, amps, A/D D/A converters etc… 1 for tower and 1 for monitors.

]]> By: Bill C https://isource.com/2011/04/21/apple-working-on-more-slender-rackmountable-mac-pro/#comment-34819 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:46:56 +0000 http://isource.com/?p=37251#comment-34819 When they discontinued the 1U Xserve line Apple more or less exited the Enterprise server market altogether. Retrofitting Mac Pros so that they can be racked may placate those that want Apples in their datacenter, but 3U is entirely too much space to dedicate in a rack for the privilege of running OS/X. A better solution would be to simply add OS/X to your VMWare farm. If offers all the benefits without wasting so much space.

By the way, a U is a common unit of measurement that describes the height of space occupied in a rack. 1U = 1.75 inches and your typical rack is 42U, which means it holds just over 6 feet of equipment.

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