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HP MediaSmart Server EX475 - Hands On Review

Friday, November 23, 2007

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Model: HP MediaSmart Server EX475  Manufacturer: HP  Website: www.hp.com Price: $749 (US) £499 (UK) How many great companies do you know? Take a look around right now – who made your computer, the furniture in your house, the food in your cupboards. How many of those manufacturers would you say are great companies? I don’t mean great in terms [...]

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HP MediaSmart Server - Performing a Server Recovery

Saturday, November 17, 2007

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In the past couple of weeks, quite a few people have asked about the procedure for performing a server recovery of the HP MediaSmart Server - given the server is headless (i.e. no DVD drive, monitor ports, keyboard and mouse ports). Last week, I explained that the procedure was to insert HP’s Server Recovery disk [...]

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HP Mediasmart Server EX475 Unboxed

Friday, November 16, 2007

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Finally got the chance to get the HP Mediasmart Server unboxed - and wow, it really is small. Not as small the the Tranquil T7-HSA, but considering this is holding 4 drive bays, it’s tiny!          So, I’ll be putting the Mediasmart Server through its paces tomorrow for next week’s review - if you have any questions, shout [...]

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Say Hello to the HP Mediasmart Server!

Friday, November 16, 2007

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Well, it’s been opened several times en route via HP UK, and their PR agency (obviously everyone’s keen to see what the fuss is about), but here it is….    That’s all you get for now - got to do some real work :-)

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Amazon.com Now Shipping the HP Medismart Server

Friday, November 16, 2007

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Looks like if you got your order in early, then Amazon.com are now shipping the HP Mediasmart Server - several people received shipping emails yesterday, so who knows, your home server could be with you before the weekend! If you’re one of the lucky ones, make sure you let us know what you think of it!

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HP Mediasmart Server Now Available to Order in the UK

Sunday, November 11, 2007

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Looks like Amazon.co.uk have opened the doors for UK pre-ordering of the HP Mediasmart Server. The 1TB EX475 system is now up on the site and available to order for £456.61 - shipping is allegedly in 1-2 weeks. Get your orders in quick! Play.com are also listing the unit, but for the full price of £499. Thanks to [...]

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HP Mediasmart Server - Your Questions Answered

Friday, November 9, 2007

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There were a few questions which WGS users posed following the launch of the HP Mediasmart Server this week. I got hold of HP, who did their best to answer them: 1. Storage Limitation Is there a limitation on the total amount of storage available from the Mediasmart Server.? Theoretically there is no limitation to the amount of [...]

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HP Offering $20 Discount Voucher for the Mediasmart Server

Friday, November 9, 2007

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As revealed last week, today’s attendees of the HP/MS First Look Webcast for the HP Mediasmart Server received a $20 discount voucher for use at amazon.com. Update: Amazon have now published the voucher code for all buyers - use the following coupon when you check out: 5KUHQHRB The Q&A from today’s webcast was posted bu a user on [...]

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HP Mediasmart Server FAQs Now Available

Friday, November 9, 2007

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HP have today published a set of Frequently Asked Questions for the HP Mediasmart Server. Couple of highlights: Does the HP MediaSmart Server work with Apple and Linux-based systems? The HP MediaSmart Server can be used as a file server for Mac and Linux computers.  You can backup to the HP MediaSmart Server from these systems with your [...]

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Looks Like The HP Medismart’s Selling Fast…

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

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Interesting to see that Amazon.com is now stating that the two HP Mediasmart Server models EX470 (500Gb) and EX475 (1Tb) are respectively the number 1 and 2 best-selling systems in their Computers range, on their first day of release. Better get your pre-order in quickly!

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