Hello everyone.
I have for sale a brand new Apple Xserve computer that is still sealed in it's box with a one year warranty from Apple. The machine was purchased last Wednesday, October 1st, shipped Thursday via UPS next day air (so it wouldn't spend several days bouncing around on a truck) and picked up by me on Friday at the local UPS distribution center (I'm kinda anal about these things, plus I work right next to the distribution center at the airport).
It was purchased from Small Dog Electronics. Many of you may already know that Small Dog Electronics is a highly reputable Apple reseller. If you are not familiar with them, please do a search on the Internet, I'm sure you'll find great things about them. They come highly recommended from many of the Apple oriented web sites and others in the industry.
The machine was purchased as part of an insurance settlement (many of our older servers and other equipment were taken out by a nearby ligntening strike, so we decided to replace them all with a few Xserves). Each Xserve was able to compensate for several of the older servers. We ordered an extra one just to be sure, and if it didn't end up being used, I'd planned on keeping it for my personal use. Ultimately though, I decided that this is more machine than I really need, and so, have decided to sell it. I talked to Apple, and they said the warranty would transfer without a problem, especially since I have not opened the box, thereby enabling the new owner to fill in the registration forms themselves (I think you can even purchase various maintenance and protection programs for it).
If you're familiar with Apple products, you'll know that the Xserve is a server class computer (see
http://www.apple.com/xserve/ for more information). It supports Macintosh, Windows, UNIX and Linux based clients. The particular unit I am selling is hardware wise the "latest and greatest" version of the Xserve selling at Apple's web site. Furthermore, it's almost fully loaded. Specifically, my machine has the following configuration:
*1U form factor
*Dual PowerPC G4 Processors running at 1.33 GHz
*2GB of 333MHz DDR SDRAM
*720 GB of Hard Drive space (via four externally
accessible drive modules with independent 133MB/s buses
using 180GB ATA/100 drives with 8MB disk cache)
*Slot loading DVD-ROM/CD-RW combination drive
The rest of the features and specifications are standard:
*Two full-length 64-bit, 66MHz PCI slots and one half-
length 32-bit, 66Mhz combination PCI/AGP slot
*dual Gigabit Ethernet (one on the logic board and the
other via a PCI card in the PCI/AGP slot)
*One ATI video card (32MB of DDR SDRAM and VGA connector)
installed in lower PCI slot
*Two FireWire 800 ports, two USB ports, one DB-9 (RS-232)
port and one FireWire 400 port
*90 days of free telephone support and one-year limited
warranty, (optional AppleCare Support plans are available)
*Also included are Mounting screws with M5 and 10/32-inch
threads; caged nuts; cable management arm for four-post
racks; agency-approved 12-foot power cable
Software:
*Mac OS X Server (Unlimited-Client Edition)
Included services:
*File sharing: Macintosh (AFP over TCP/IP), Windows
(SMB/CIFS), Internet (FTP), UNIX and Linux (NFS)
*Printer sharing: Macintosh and UNIX (LPR/LPD), Windows
(SMB/CIFS), AppleTalk PAP
*Directory services: Open Directory (LDAPv3, NetInfo),
Password Server (SASL), BSD configuration files (/etc),
Kerberos v5 authentication (AFP, FTP, mail)
*Internet: Apache web server, SSL, WebDAV, mail server
(SMTP, POP, IMAP), Webmail, Java virtual machine (J2SE),
JavaServer Pages, Java Servlets, WebObjects 5.2
Deployment, PHP, Ruby, MySQL, SOAP, XML-RPC
*Media streaming: QuickTime Streaming Server, QuickTime
Broadcaster (MPEG-4)
*Workgroup management: Workgroup Manager, NetBoot, Network
Install, Macintosh Manager
*Networking and security: BSD networking, SSH2, IP
firewall, DHCP server, DNS server
*Remote management: Server Monitor, Server Settings, Server
Status, SNMPv3, Neon Software bundle, command-line tools
Included Developer Tools:
*Project Builder, Interface Builder, AppleScript Studio,
PackageMaker, additional SDKs, compilers, debugging and
profiling tools, sample code, and documentation
I live in Little Rock, Arkansas (72223 ZIP Code).
I've been buying and selling (mostly buying though) on eBay since 1999 and have good/quality feedback (no negatives). My eBay ID is "aragorn*elessar". You'll notice a Changed ID icon next to my name. This is because I originally used my e-mail address as my eBay ID. For my protection, eBay asked that I change my ID to something other than my e-mail address (as a precaution against scammers that might otherwise try to spoof my ID for fraudulent purposes). The icon should disappear in a little less than a month.
The retail price of this machine (as configured above) is $6400 at the Apple Store and other resellers, but I'll entertain all offers.
As far as payment goes, I'd be willing to accept a US Postal Service Money Order or other mutually acceptable form of payment. I'd even be willing to drive as far as Dallas or Memphis (make regular trips to those cities) to meet you. If I meet you for the transaction, I'd prefer cash.
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