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HP EX490 MediaSmart Server £386.10 + (£30.89 Quidco) @ HP store


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£355.21 with Quidco. 4 Bay NAS (3 Spare) + Windows Home Sever (1TB HDD included) use 10% off voucher to get this price.

This will take your existing (SATA) drives (Any size) and show as on big Networked Drive, so you can reuse all your old drives.

Store, centralize, and share your digital content and memories with the HP MediaSmart Server. It also includes remote access, automatic back up and immense storage expandability, to keep your digital life organized and secure now and in the future.

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Multiple computers? The HP MediaSmart Server automatically backs them up. Protect your digital memories from fire, flood, or natural disaster. Back up your server to an available internal or external hard drive to store offsite and stay worry-free.

Tired of juggling with different video formats and devices? The HP MediaSmart Server eliminates frustration by converting your videos into a format you can enjoy at home and on the go, on a wide range of popular devices like gaming consoles.

Don't abandon your digital photos and videos somewhere on your PC's hard drive. Share them! The HP MediaSmart Server allows you to create and share photo albums securely with friends and family and publish quickly and easily to popular websites.

Share music, files, photos, movies and applications remotely through a secure Web connection. Or stream your digital content directly to PCs on your home network or to your home entertainment centre. With the HP MediaSmart Server, it's all there!

The HP MediaSmart Server is powered by Microsoft Windows® Home Server, so you get all add-ins and applications developed by Microsoft and third-party developers to make sure you keep on getting the most out of your media.

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25-10-2009, 11:15
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Yep this is not for gaming and has no monitor its purely for storage & multi media, great for auto backup of desktops and laptops in a home environment. Not sure why you would want a faster processor.

Please don't vote cold because you don't know what it is or does.
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It's a decent enough price for this hardware solution, as HP have pretty much pioneered the market for hardware solutions for Windows Home Server.

I'll see if I can add in some links later on this afternoon.

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I have an earlier version of this and it is the best out-of-the-box solution there is for what it does. Really is a good price!!
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If you want a ready built MS Home Server box then sure, but if you're PC assembly aware then you could surely BUILD one of a better spec for significantly less

MS Home Server OEM c65
Celeron 2.2 c35
2GB RAM c25
1TB c55

Motherboard say 25-35
Case/PSU say 50 (ie aim for a quiet one)
Lightscribe DVD-R c20

Think that's all you'd need to match this box = c£100 less, and could eg up to 1.5TB for only c£15 more.

Alternatively do what I'm planning to do and use bits from old PCs and start with the 120 day trial of MS Home Server. The minimum requirements for MS HS are low - it is just a file server really/

https://connect.microsoft.com/WindowsHomeServer/

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If you want a ready built MS Home Server box then sure, but if you're PC assembly aware then you could surely BUILD one of a better spec for significantly less

MS Home Server OEM c65
Celeron 2.2 c35
2GB RAM c25
1TB c55

Motherboard say 25-35
Case/PSU say 50 (ie aim for a quiet one)
Lightscribe DVD-R c20

Think that's all you'd need to match this box = c£100 less, and could eg up to 1.5TB for only c£15 more.

Alternatively do what I'm planning to do and use bits from old PCs and start with the 120 day trial of MS Home Server. The minimum requirements for MS HS are low - it is just a file server really/

https://connect.microsoft.com/WindowsHomeServer/

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Of course what you get for the extra £100 you saved is on site warranty, improved HP WHS interface, Low power PSU (55 - 90W) FREE Delivery if you use the code and oh yes 3 - 4hrs of your spare time back to play with thing because you didn't have to build it
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HP EX490 MediaSmart Server Now Listed in UK Online Stores | We Got Served - Windows Home Server & Your Digital Home
http://www.wegotserved.com/2009/09/2...online-stores/

Review: HP MediaSmart Server EX490 and EX495
http://www.mediasmartserver.net/2009...490-and-ex495/

HP MediaSmart Server EX490 / EX495 Hands On Review (Page 1 of 5): MediaSmart Home
http://www.mediasmarthome.com/articl...nds-On-Review/

I'll hunt out links to Windows Home Server and hardware upgrades/hacks for this server when I get back in later on this afternoon (need to head out again).

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...it is just a file server really
It's not just a file server - it can do a lot more additional functions, including media streaming, quite well and for those who don't have a huge amount of technical skills the familiar Windows GUI is very handy to work with.

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Be careful with the 90 day trial, you can't upgrade from it to th efull version - you have to install from scratch
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If you want a ready built MS Home Server box then sure, but if you're PC assembly aware then you could surely BUILD one of a better spec for significantly less

MS Home Server OEM c65
Celeron 2.2 c35
2GB RAM c25
1TB c55

Motherboard say 25-35
Case/PSU say 50 (ie aim for a quiet one)
Lightscribe DVD-R c20

Think that's all you'd need to match this box = c£100 less, and could eg up to 1.5TB for only c£15 more.

Alternatively do what I'm planning to do and use bits from old PCs and start with the 120 day trial of MS Home Server. The minimum requirements for MS HS are low - it is just a file server really/

https://connect.microsoft.com/WindowsHomeServer/

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Hot from me! I've been thinking about get my Mum n Dad one of these for their house for Christmas. Not sure if it's going to end up as to much agro for me though, no doubt I'll have to keep going round to sort it out!!
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Hot from me! I've been thinking about get my Mum n Dad one of these for their house for Christmas. Not sure if it's going to end up as to much agro for me though, no doubt I'll have to keep going round to sort it out!!
Christ, I know exactly what you mean!!!! lol

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Hot from me! I've been thinking about get my Mum n Dad one of these for their house for Christmas. Not sure if it's going to end up as to much agro for me though, no doubt I'll have to keep going round to sort it out!!
I live two doors away from the inlaws, if the internet so much as flickers there's a message on my answer phone when I get back from work. I use RDP for correcting OS issues which you can use to remote administer the HP EX490, now if I could just do the same to the cable box I would be laughing.
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Great post - I have been researching the options and was weighing up between this and a drobo with drobo share...with the 10% and quidco, it makes it a no brainer, £356 with 1tb of storage already included is a great deal IMO. Thanks very much, heat and rep added.
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I did this and they cancelled my order. Did anyone get theirs?
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