I suspect that was the RAID drive bay (ridiculous item). That was a 3-4U monster.
The Xserve, itself, was a 1U unit that was pretty much the same (or lighter than) any other 1U server (we also had HP and Dell servers that were heavy). The weight distribution could be weird.
That stupid drive bay was a proprietary nightmare. The disks cost a fortune.
However, from what I can see, this will be for "internal-use" servers. I don't think they will be selling iron; just services run on the iron.
The Xserve, itself, was a 1U unit that was pretty much the same (or lighter than) any other 1U server (we also had HP and Dell servers that were heavy). The weight distribution could be weird.
That stupid drive bay was a proprietary nightmare. The disks cost a fortune.
However, from what I can see, this will be for "internal-use" servers. I don't think they will be selling iron; just services run on the iron.