Xserves, Xsan & Display Price Drops Tuesday? - MacRumors
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Xserves, Xsan & Display Price Drops Tuesday?

According to both AppleInsider and MacShrine.com, Apple is expected to release new higher-end Xserve 1U servers on Tuesday in the following configurations:

* Dual 2.3 Ghz G5 Server - 1 GB ECC Ram, 80 GB SATA HD, 2x Gigabit Ethernet, Combo drive and unlimited server license for $3999
* Dual 2.3 Ghz G5 Cluster node - same as above, without an optical drive & 10 user license for $2999
* Dual 2.0 Ghz G5 Server - 512 MB ECC Ram, 80 GB SATA HD, Gigabit Ethernet, 10 user license for $2699
* Single 2.0 Ghz G5 Server - 1 GB ECC Ram, 80 GB SATA HD, 2x Gigabit Ethernet, Combo drive and unlimited server license for $2999

Apple's network storage software solution Xsan is expected to be released on Tuesday, originally annouced by Apple to have been released in the Fall of 2004.

MacShrine also reports that a drop in display prices are likely tomorrow:
* 20" - $999
* 23" - $1799
* 30" - $3000

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