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Product Features and Technical Details
* Sleek, slim home server with 640 GB of storage for easy backups and media streaming in your home over over the Internet * Remotely streams photos and music to any Internet-connected PC or Mac; upload photos to Flickr, Facebook and more * Network-based backup of Windows PCs and Macs using Apple's Time Machine * Expandable via four USB 2.0 ports for connecting to external USB hard drives * Intel Atom 1.6 GHz Processor 230
Processor, Memory, and Motherboard
* Hardware Platform: XXX * Processor: 1.6 GHz Intel Xscale PXA255 * Number of Processors: 1 * RAM Type: SIMM
It's a Home Server, if you are using it as a Home Server then this is all you need. If you wan to use it for productivity apps, then it's a different story.
nhenny2005 said: 1lossir said: I guess if you call adding drives via USB "upgradable" then this is an OK deal.
You can easily upgrade the RAM to 2GB, that is what I meant: here's a step by step
Generally when one uses the word "upgradeable" when talking about a server it means the disk space, not the RAM. So while you are technically correct its overall "upgradability" is severely limited by only having one internal drive.
I would rather get Acer EasyStore at double the price. This thing won't let me expand the disk space, doesn't have eSATA... what was HP thinking?!? This can only compete as a smarter disk enclosure and be at $100 not $200. Pass...
zulu2003 said: I would rather get Acer EasyStore at double the price. This thing won't let me expand the disk space, doesn't have eSATA... what was HP thinking?!? This can only compete as a smarter disk enclosure and be at $100 not $200. Pass...
Does Acer EasyStore have Windows Home Server OS? If not then you are comparing apples to oranges.
zulu2003 said: I would rather get Acer EasyStore at double the price. This thing won't let me expand the disk space, doesn't have eSATA... what was HP thinking?!? This can only compete as a smarter disk enclosure and be at $100 not $200. Pass...
I think that HP was thinking about the reality that for most WHS applications, external USB2 is fast enough.
I have a WHS box with gigabit ethernet and routinely move large amounts of data across to and from it - with USB external drives, I don't see any significant slowdown even when moving 30 to 50 GB batches across.
nhenny2005 said: Does Acer EasyStore have Windows Home Server OS?
It sure does.
poorkapoor
Member
posted: Nov. 13, 2009 @ 11:22a
since I'm new to these home servers, but want to get one to backup office files (small office - 2-3 employees at most, currently ,ain pc at office +2 laptops equals about 350gb backup) what would you experts recommend? I don't think this is right for my needs, maybe res-purpose an old 1ghz compaq I have laying around? are there free operating systems, or can i use some sort of home server software that runs on winxp or vista? thanks.
Jeffla
Member
posted: Nov. 13, 2009 @ 11:50a
poorkapoor said: since I'm new to these home servers, but want to get one to backup office files (small office - 2-3 employees at most, currently ,ain pc at office +2 laptops equals about 350gb backup) what would you experts recommend? I don't think this is right for my needs, maybe res-purpose an old 1ghz compaq I have laying around? are there free operating systems, or can i use some sort of home server software that runs on winxp or vista? thanks.
What about a standard NAS? A NAS has less functions, but if backup is your main goal, then a NAS is the right solution. A Home Server requires upkeep, virus protection and general maintenance (rarely), but it offer so much more than a NAS can.
NASes should not be compared to home servers. Please do not try to confuse the issue. And this is the low end server. If you want more, HP has one better. And it *USED* to cost twice as much, not anymore.
Jeffla
Member
posted: Nov. 13, 2009 @ 11:56a
GWBush said: NASes should not be compared to home servers. Please do not try to confuse the issue. And this is the low end server. If you want more, HP has one better. And it *USED* to cost twice as much, not anymore.
How is suggesting a NAS to someone who said they didn't think a home server fit their needs is confusing the issue? They asked for other options for basic backup, a NAS is the perfect solution for basic backup of multiple computers over a network.
TheMouse
Senior Member - 2K
posted: Nov. 13, 2009 @ 11:58a
Jeffla said: GWBush said: NASes should not be compared to home servers. Please do not try to confuse the issue. And this is the low end server. If you want more, HP has one better. And it *USED* to cost twice as much, not anymore.
How is suggesting a NAS to someone who said they didn't think a home server fit their needs is confusing the issue? They asked for other options for basic backup, a NAS is the perfect solution for basic backup of multiple computers over a network.[/Q
He's just trying to fit into the role of his user name.
jwsw
Senior Member
posted: Nov. 13, 2009 @ 12:01p
nhenny2005 said: zulu2003 said: I would rather get Acer EasyStore at double the price. This thing won't let me expand the disk space, doesn't have eSATA... what was HP thinking?!? This can only compete as a smarter disk enclosure and be at $100 not $200. Pass...
Does Acer EasyStore have Windows Home Server OS? If not then you are comparing apples to oranges.
Yes, the Acer EasyStore H340 comes with Windows Home server pre-installed on a 1TB WD Green drive, accomodates 3 additional SATA drives internally, and supports USB and eSATA external drives as well. Bought mine from the recent NCIX deal for $264 and absolutely love it.
zingerhill
Member
posted: Nov. 13, 2009 @ 12:08p
poorkapoor said: since I'm new to these home servers, but want to get one to backup office files (small office - 2-3 employees at most, currently ,ain pc at office +2 laptops equals about 350gb backup) what would you experts recommend? I don't think this is right for my needs, maybe res-purpose an old 1ghz compaq I have laying around? are there free operating systems, or can i use some sort of home server software that runs on winxp or vista? thanks.
I have a MediaSmart Server at home and just ordered one for my small office. I'd highly recommend this backup solution over a NAS. It is brain-dead simple to hook-up. There is no maintenance. Some will argue that you need to use anti-virus-- I don't think you need to. Here are some advantages to using this as a backup solution:
1. Simple and easy to use client software 2. Stores only one copy of a file on the server to save space (i.e. if you have the same file on multiple computers it only keeps one) 3. Easily do a full system restore- hard to do with other solutions 4. Easy to add more storage.
You can do other things with the homeserver, but I think that if all you do is backup it is well worth your money. I'd recommend a version with open drive bays, but if cost is a big concern this will work fine. You could re-purpose an old computer but that will not be as easy a solution.
Webdev
New Member
posted: Nov. 13, 2009 @ 12:29p
So the original post shows the box as having a Celeron proc with 2GB, but when you get to the Newegg page it's an Atom processor with 1GB?
poorkapoor said: since I'm new to these home servers, but want to get one to backup office files (small office - 2-3 employees at most, currently ,ain pc at office +2 laptops equals about 350gb backup) what would you experts recommend? I don't think this is right for my needs, maybe res-purpose an old 1ghz compaq I have laying around? are there free operating systems, or can i use some sort of home server software that runs on winxp or vista? thanks.
Actually this probably WOULD work well for your needs. WHS includes a backup utility that wakes the computers overnight and backs them up every day. Backups can be accessed very easily from the WHS connector software installed on each client (it mounts the backup like another hard drive).
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