Running MacBooks in a Datacenter: Namespace Shares Custom Racks, macOS Virtualization at Scale
vincent_koc · x · 2026-11-04
Namespace Labs broke down what they learned running MacBooks at datacenter scale after their unboxing post drew 27.5M views: they designed custom MacBook racks, virtualize macOS with Apple's Virtualization framework, and distribute large VM images across their fleet. Vincent Koc added that old M-series MacBook Airs remain the best value in Apple silicon.
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