Xmac Mini Server Thunderbolt 3

I bought 5 of them for my distributed kubernetes cluster. They are amazing and highly recommend them if you are looking for a nice rack mount solution for your Mac minis.

I love the concept of this enclosure. Happy for every toaster box that is off my desk and in the rack. In a server room this product might make more sense but I was planning to stick an eGPU in and start editing movies with my MacMini. The fan noise however is on par with my air conditioner. Ok, I can work with headphones on. The dealbreaker for me is that the very simple push rod mechanism that is supposed to operate the on/off button on the rear of the Mac has so much tolerance that it fails to do anything. Not cool! When my Mac did not come on after building it into rack I thought it was broken. The button on the front of the unit has a very pleasant, soft springy resistance, obfuscating any haptic feedback from the MacMini. So there is no way to "feel" if the button was actually pushed. I'll fiddle with the mechanism some more and update my review once I figure out a fix. For now I must say, considering that the Sonnet xMac Mini Server costs $900 new I am massively underwhelmed. Update (November 2020): I purchased the "Quiet Fan Kit" upgrade. Newer versions of this model do not require the upgrade because they come with quiet fans pre-installed. This upgrade takes care of the truly deafening noise level. So for an additional $79.99 I have my peace and quiet back. Still no solution to the faulty on/off button issue, so the Mac is running day and night. If I shut it down I have to take the rack enclosure out in order to boot the computer. Ridiculous.