Recommendations for server setup

I have two clients that are considering installing an Apple server. I've looked for, but apparently have missed, recommendations as to the hardware required for any given number of users on the network. One is a three person shop, which I assume a Mini will be plenty, but the other will have between 40 and 60. I don't want to steer them to an XServe when a Mac Pro will work, nor do I want to leave them underpowered and in need of an upgrade.
Any help in pointing me to the correct documentation or advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

I appreciate the input, but I think I may not have provided enough details. The larger client, the 40 to 60 user one, is a new client. I'm not sure as to what their needs are as I haven't had the opportunity to interview them in any detail. Based on what little they've said, I think Snow Leopard may be a good fit for them, that's why I'm looking to get more information, but I'm not even sure about that yet. It's a new company in a new building, so I need to dig deeper prior to making any recommendations. I have the necessary information for MS and *nix installations, along with over 14 years experience with each. But I have nothing in the way of documentation for OS X Server, and little experience beyond small installations in mixed environments. I don't want to assume, for example, that Postfix running on OS X has exactly the same behavior it does when running on *nix. While it may be the same, I want to see the documentation to prove it to me.
I'm not looking someone to say that I need a Mac Pro with 4GB of RAM and that will handle exactly 42 users and be adequate for the next 3.24 years. That's not what I intended to ask. Nor am I looking or someone to provide a guess at their end user's needs or network habits, I can get that information myself as I get more familiar with the client. Instead, I'm looking for documentation or advice as to where to look so that I can determine what's necessary. Once I have the documentation, I can formulate, based on my experience, a hopefully solid solution to their server needs. Again, I don't want to blindly recommend a XServer when a Mac Pro will be more than adequate. I'm comfortable with the Mini for the smaller client. I've worked with them for years and a Mini would be an upgrade to what they have now. It's just a matter of convincing them to spend the money. The larger client has way too may variables for me to just guess, that's why I want to review any available documentation that's more in depth than just the standard system requirements. I've Googled for several hours, but I just can't seem to find anything that goes beyond the basics.
Thanks again for the input, I guess I'll keep looking.

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There are so many conflicting recommendations because there are so many valid configurations. Not every option is right for every case, and you need to consider your own use case to determine the best option.
Let's start off with:
I've seen some who swear by a RAID 1+0 set up {two sets of mirrored drives that are then striped...or is it a set of striped drives that are then mirrored?
RAID 1+0 is a series of mirrored sets that are striped together. This contrasts with RAID 0+1 which is sets of striped disks that are mirrored. The difference is subtle but there are slight differences in fault tolerance and performance in a degraded state (e.g. when one disk has failed).
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If you want to sleep at night, whatever drives Apple supply.
Sure, other drives will work in the Mac Pro, but for sheer reliability in a server, stick with Apple.
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Seagate really screwed up last year with a firmware bug (and, more importantly, how they mis-managed the solution), but that's history now, except for the people who got bit and have long memories. Consequently they would be on my list of vendors if I were buying non-Apple drives.
The Caviar Black is a desktop drive, so nix that. The RE3 would be OK.
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By itself Unix is not magical, I could setup a “UNIX” box on my laptop and that doesn't mean any thing at all. I could setup a development and a production environment and that does not mean any thing …
As you can see the OP already has a “UNIX” box here, HPUX 11i, so ? Lots of growth potential?
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