Google Drops Search Hardware Prices

Hoping to attract more small and medium sized businesses, Google is dropping the prices of its search hardware while also boosting document capacity. The Google Mini now costs $2,995 USD - 40 percent cheaper than its previous $4,995 price tag. The Mini can also search twice as much content with support for 100,000 documents.

Google launched the Mini in January as a low cost alternative to its enterprise offering. For businesses needing more capacity or instant indexing, Google's Search Appliance is now available for $30,000 USD with support for 500,000 documents to start. However, the device can be licensed to search up to 15 million files or Web pages.