Ah, the Belgians - home of great beer, great chocolates and Hercule Poirot - and now, courtesy of the Channel Tunnel, Belgian Home Server enthusiasts can now take advantage of Djinx’s strangely familiar new home server, the WHS-A3. What’s that you say? Looks a bit like the Tranquil PC T2-WHS-A3? Hmm, yes I agree. Still, it’ll [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 11, 2008
Over at the forums, we’re running a poll to understand what type of Windows Home Server system you are running. As well as the limited numbers of commercial systems available (HP Mediasmart Server et al.) we’ve included the option to identify your system as either a new custom build or a “recycled” system. So far, 37 readers [...]
Continue reading...Friday, February 8, 2008
Model: Piranha Home Server Manufacturer: LEO Computer Website: http://www.leo-computer.de/ Price: TBC Whilst Windows Home Server may very much be a product of the United States (supported by some of their friends over at Microsoft China), it has been Europe that has led the way developing and launching hardware systems for the platform. Within Europe, the UK and Germany are front and centre in [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, December 20, 2007
Last week, we provided a (slightly ropey) copy of the presentation slides from Microsoft’s Windows Home Server seminar in Seoul. The full presentation is now available to download in PDF format. Download: Microsoft.com
Continue reading...Monday, December 17, 2007
Model: T2-WHS-A3 Harmony Home Server Manufacturer: Tranquil PC Website: http://www.tranquilpc-shop.co.uk/ Telephone: +44 (0)845 555 7788 Price: £299 + P&P (ex VAT) When they come to write the history of Windows Home Server, Tranquil PC will be named as the first manufacturer to release a WHS system into the market, beating a number of much larger OEMs to the punch. We reviewed the T7-HSA Harmony Home Server back [...]
Continue reading...Friday, December 14, 2007
Looks like yesterday’s launch of Windows Home Server at Microsoft Taiwan was a popular event, with a wide range of hardware and software applications showcased by Microsoft, Streaming 21, Sanpo, Chenbro, Gigabyte and WNC. Here are a few photos of the event, courtesy of Levia’s blog at Windows Live Spaces. Windows Live Spaces
Continue reading...Sunday, December 9, 2007
Tranquil PC have been in touch over the weekend to announce that from immediate effect, all of their Windows Home Server systems will be available with the choice of English, German, French and Spanish language versions of the Windows Home Server software. So, if you’re on the continent, and have been jealously eyeing up Tranquil’s small [...]
Continue reading...Friday, December 7, 2007
To date, I don’t believe we’ve covered any Windows Home Server coming out of France. That changes today, with news that French manufacturer Omwave have released a new WHS-based product called Omserver. Omserver is a small, compact and neat looking unit which can be rack-mounted if required, or can sit easily on a shelf or under [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Several of you received emails from Amazon.co.uk last week stating that your orders for the HP MediaSmart Server would be delayed until after Christmas, only then to receive a further email this week that your server was now shipping. Confused? Well, HP got back to us with this statement: HP UK has a full shipment of [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, November 25, 2007
Model: Norco DS-520G Manufacturer: Norco Website: www.norcotek.com Price: $729 excl. OS and RAM (USA) Over the past few weeks, we’ve had the chance to put a few Windows Home Server systems through their paces. Firstly, the British engineering of Tranquil PC which came in the form of the T7-HSA, a small and silent home server with great environmental credentials. From [...]
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Tuesday, February 12, 2008
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