HP ProLiant MicroServer Turion II Neo N54L - £185.18 incl delivery @ PCWorldBusiness (£85.18 after cashback)

4% Quidco also. Hot deal.

Care pack (UR482E) appears to be £121.18 inc VAT, with £76 HP cashback this'll come to £45.18. HP say it should cost £20 here.

Guy H

4% Quidco also. Hot deal.

Thanks for addition ... I referred to TCB as I don't use Quidco.

TCB was amended to reflect the correct calculations without delivery...so final cost after HP Cashback and after TCB is £78.96

Have you checked with either HP or PCWorld that these units ARE UK sourced and therefore eligible for the cashback?

Funder

Have you checked with either HP or PCWorld that these units ARE UK … Have you checked with either HP or PCWorld that these units ARE UK sourced and therefore eligible for the cashback?Read lessRead more

do I need to worry if the cashback banner with link to cashback form is above description and one of photos is with £100 cashback on it

couldn't resist in the end Ordered!!!!! too hasty though forgot TCB

I ordered mine from PC World business last time around, I received the cashback last week. Currently waiting for cheque to clear

So they are an authorised reseller!

Just be aware if you order from a business site (rather than a consumer site) then you are not covered by SOGA only by the companies standard business term & conditions.

>>>>>
Ordered the max [5] of these on another deal, paid, debited, sent off paperwork... NOW I get an email to say sorry "limited to 1 per purchase!" so off to PCWB to see if they will do the same if paid online!

Oh and "steve - md" from you know where, if you are reading these "HP Server" threads on HUKD, how about you sort your compliance team out as you are an *official hp reseller* or are you???

paulj48

Just be aware if you order from a business site (rather than a consumer … Just be aware if you order from a business site (rather than a consumer site) then you are not covered by SOGA only by the companies standard business term & conditions.Read lessRead more

Really? Interesting if that's true. Do you have an thing to back it up?

Excellent price, as NAS alternative.

paulj48

Just be aware if you order from a business site (rather than a consumer … Just be aware if you order from a business site (rather than a consumer site) then you are not covered by SOGA only by the companies standard business term & conditions.Read lessRead more

The Sale of Goods Act (SOGA) provides protection for customers … The Sale of Goods Act (SOGA) provides protection for customers (consumers) - the same rights do not apply to a business buying goods or services from another business.This is true of consumer protection law generally, for example Distance Selling Regulations, Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations, and Doorstep Selling Regulations. Businesses are expected to be able to negotiate their own contracts to give them suitable protection and or remedies in case of a breach of contract.Read lessRead more

Went through this with a client site we did a little while ago.. it is in fact true! :-(

The contract law that applies between retailers and manufacturers/wholesalers is not the same as the contract law that applies between retailers and their customers.

I've got the N36l. Is there any point of upgrading?

Bought £5.93 tracked via quidco.

mwalke36

I've got the N36l. Is there any point of upgrading?

No, I've got both, just a slightly faster processor, you would not notice the difference in speed

Do i need to order this from in-store or online? Also what name do you use if you don't own a business?

jasee

No, I've got both, just a slightly faster processor, you would not … No, I've got both, just a slightly faster processor, you would not notice the difference in speedRead lessRead more

You will if you want to transcode. According to the plex site this will transcode, on the fly, up to 720p. Other variants of this server cannot.

dammit. the website won't accept any of my credit cards. it keeps saying phone up the team. 4.2% is too much to lose for us tight fisted hduk

How quick is the boot up time on these things.. Tempted everytime these come out to replace my media pc!

Nice deal, I've gone for this one.

alonso

How quick is the boot up time on these things.. Tempted everytime these … How quick is the boot up time on these things.. Tempted everytime these come out to replace my media pc!Read lessRead more

Think generally they're meant to be left on.
But boot time would depend on OS and storage media.

BradShort

You will if you want to transcode. According to the plex site this will … You will if you want to transcode. According to the plex site this will transcode, on the fly, up to 720p. Other variants of this server cannot.Read lessRead more

My N40L which has a debian install running under ESXi transcodes 720p using Serviio perfectly.

jacksonliam

Nice deal, I've gone for this one.Think generally they're meant to be … Nice deal, I've gone for this one.Think generally they're meant to be left on.But boot time would depend on OS and storage media.Read lessRead more

Depends. Install Windows server on the HDD it'll be a few minutes. Install a minimal debian install to an SSD, seconds.

Either way, it's designed to be left on - so boot time isn't really a problem.

bma1445

My N40L which has a debian install running under ESXi transcodes 720p … My N40L which has a debian install running under ESXi transcodes 720p using Serviio perfectly.Read lessRead more

Awesome! Thanks for that tip, Will definitely use ESXi, do you just have the one VM or many? Do you find much of a performance hit?

jacksonliam

Awesome! Thanks for that tip, Will definitely use ESXi, do you just have … Awesome! Thanks for that tip, Will definitely use ESXi, do you just have the one VM or many? Do you find much of a performance hit?Read lessRead more

Datastore access can be a bit slow, but I boot all VMs from a datastore on an SSD which solves the problem. I have 4 3TB drives RDM'd to unraid, and then a debian and windows install running 24/7, and a couple of other VMs I boot on demand. Given that ESXi is free (although I have a more functional license from work) you can always try it, and it you prefer native performance, switch over to a normal distro :).

The limiting factor for me is the CPU when it comes to network transfers. Saturating the 1Gbps connection uses about 50% of the CPU power (networking is ridiculously CPU expensive). So if 2 people try to pull 1Gbps from 2 VMs (multiple NICs/load balancing, but limited to 1Gbps per VM) at the same time things get a bit slow. But that rarely happens.

Out of Stock?

out of stock I suppose

bma1445

Datastore access can be a bit slow, but I boot all VMs from a datastore … Datastore access can be a bit slow, but I boot all VMs from a datastore on an SSD which solves the problem. I have 4 3TB drives RDM'd to unraid, and then a debian and windows install running 24/7, and a couple of other VMs I boot on demand. Given that ESXi is free (although I have a more functional license from work) you can always try it, and it you prefer native performance, switch over to a normal distro :).The limiting factor for me is the CPU when it comes to network transfers. Saturating the 1Gbps connection uses about 50% of the CPU power (networking is ridiculously CPU expensive). So if 2 people try to pull 1Gbps from 2 VMs (multiple NICs/load balancing, but limited to 1Gbps per VM) at the same time things get a bit slow. But that rarely happens.Read lessRead more

Interesting, unraid (or zfs), debian and perhaps windows server are exactly what I want. Nice to know I can still get gigabit speeds even with a VM.
Hopefully I wont notice any speed drop when doing par+unrar from sabnzbd on this vs my htpc.

oh!.. missed it..

anyone knows more places with the same kind of offer, could you please share it? TIA!

jasee

No, I've got both, just a slightly faster processor, you would not notice … No, I've got both, just a slightly faster processor, you would not notice the difference in speedRead lessRead more

Thanks Jasee.

shouldn't this deal be expired now??

No longer expired. They are showing in stock and i was able to place an order.

Yep, showing 10+ in stock and was able to place an order.

I've had one of the older ones running for years, now filled up with 2TB western digital green drives running Ubuntu server.
Fantastic machine can't fault them.

Even cheaper than the Box deal earlier in the year. Thanks OP!

Anyone's shipped yet? Mine has this on the order details page: ORDER: PCWBC: NULL or is that normal?

I think that just means you didn't enter your own order reference. Mine says the same.

Price went up as I was checking out! Expired (again).

Now 297.99 inc VAT

No change in order status for me and still shows expected ship date today. Hope they don't cancel the order!

Anyone's shipped yet?

Mine is still at the received stage, placed order before 3pm 2 days ago and was wanting it installed tonight!