The first new home server of 2008 come in the form of Hi-Grade’s Home-Serv 1000 and 2000 systems, which went on sale in the UK recently.
The Home-Serv is a multi-drive Celeron-based home server, available in a number of configurations. Let’s take a look at the options:
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| Hi-Grade Home-Serv 1000 | Hi-Grade Home-Serv 2000 | ||
| Processor: | Intel Celeron 430 1.8Ghz 800Mhz FSB 512K cache | Intel Celeron 430 1.8Ghz 800Mhz FSB 512K cache | |
| Storage: | 2 x 250Gb 7200rpm SATA HDDs | 2 x 500Gb 7200rpm SATA HDDs | |
| RAM: | 512MB DDR2 533/667FSB | 1024Mb DDR2 667FSB (2 x 512) | |
| Drives: | DVD-RW / CD-RW/DVD/ CD drive | DVD-RW / CD-RW/DVD/ CD drive | |
| Network: | Integrated 10/100 Base-T Ethernet | Integrated 10/100 Base-T Ethernet | |
| USB: | 2 x Front, 4 x Rear | 2 x Front, 4 x Rear | |
| Other Rear Ports: | RJ45, VGA | RJ45, VGA | |
| Expansion: | 1 x PCI Slot Free | 2 x PCI Slot Free | |
| Base Price: | £350 | £450 |
Not the prettiest of boxes, but the Home-Serv certainly looks like a decent spec which won’t break the bank. We’ll hopefully be able to bring you reviews later in the year.
More Info: Hi-Grade UK
January 21st, 2008 at 9:22 am
10/100 network, not gigabit? Shirley shome mishtake.
January 22nd, 2008 at 7:30 pm
What a cop out! A company making absolutely no effort to give you anything other than a standard PC with WHS installed. Of course I could be wrong and maybe they have some uber add-ins that make their system attractive…
If they were £50 cheaper they might be an option, but at those prices I’d be going for the HP EX470 or the Tranquil T2A3…
I could build myself a system like the 1000 with the same spec. from parts with OEM WHS for £250.
These products don’t make sense and have no differentiator from the other brilliant products that have thought put into them!