Mac Pro vs. Xserve

Hello,
I did not find a specific category so I thought I could post it here.
Can anybody tell me what you can do more with an xserve than with a mac pro besides putting several in a rack?
I do not understand why these are more expensive ...
The idea is to setup a home server to access via laptops (Macbook Pro, Powermac G4 17", ...), to prepare for massive multimedia central server to be accessed via appleTV or better and to use the server itself as desktop computer with 30" monitor.
Thanks

The XServe is designed for particular consumer market - IT professionals. As such, it has features geared for this purpose which IT people expect from 1U server systems such as hot-swappable media, greater memory capacity, and remote management. It also comes with OS X server (unlimited client). Were you thinking of just buying one? It may be a little too much for a home media server, especially when a Mac Pro can just as easily do the job. Besides, the XServe won't support a 30" display; it does not have a dual link DVI capable graphics system.
EDIT Actually, DL-DVI is available as an option. But still, unless you have a specific need for a 1U system, the Mac Pro is more than capable of acting as a media server. The only major point that comes to mind is that the Mac Pro won't allow multiple users on your network to log in to it simultaneously, unless you buy OS X server. But you can still share media files over a network with the standard version of OS X with all the users on your network.

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