[Hendrikto]

Easy solution: Don‘t use Macs as servers, they are completely the wrong tool for the job.

> Nowadays, I purchase iMac18,2’s to realize it has no thunderbolt2

Another tip: Read up on the hardware you are buying. I can‘t believe this guy... buys hardware seemingly without even looking at the specs and then complains.

[wazoox]

I build Linux servers, and the problem lies with the MacOS SMB client. It sucks so bad you gasp for air when in the same room, seriously. See my other comment: same hardware, running MacOS: SMB 150 MB/s, AFP 1GB/s (yeah, that's more than 6 times faster). Same hardware running Windows on SMB: 900 MB/s. All from the same server and same disk share, of course.

[smoyer]

Apple sold these Macs as servers ... I even had one that was a 1U rack-mount unit. Businesses (unless you're a hosting service) generally depreciate server hardware on at least a 5-year schedule so it's no surprise to me that these are still in the field. It would be very interesting to know exactly how many are still out there running!

[littlecranky67]

You are absolutely right. Apple quit the Server buisness when they killed the Xserve, and relying on Macs as servers is really a bad idea given their support interval for macOS. Seems the author is very angry that his next server cannot be a fancy Apple device.

[7Z7]

>fancy

You don't need this part. Per the article, it is a brand the author knows and has used reliably in the past, and has some knowledge of - you don't need to belittle his choices as fanboyism.

[idorube]

I'm easing into it :-)

[alex_hitchins]

I'd suggest looking at a replacement solution around an open filesystem. Then, even if the world moves on to other technologies, you still have the source you can update or even hire someone to maintain.