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 [...]
Continue reading...Friday, November 23, 2007
Tranquil PC yesterday announced the December availability of a third Windows Home Server based system - the T2-WHS-A3. Running in the same chassis, as the previously announced A2, the new A3 runs much faster faster via the help of a 64-bit compatible Intel processor (compared to the A2’s Via processor), and therefore provides better a option for future [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 21, 2007
German manufacturer Hush have this week released the Hush HS1 Home Server. The HS1 is a fanless system, running at 45 watts and is available with internal storage options from 500Gb up to 2Tb. Specs are as follows: Memory: 1Gb DDR2 RAM Network: 10/100 LAN (Gigabit upgrade available) Storage: 500Gb Base (up to 2 TB Available) PSU: 90 watts Dimensions: 430x 342 [...]
Continue reading...Friday, November 16, 2007
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 [...]
Continue reading...Friday, November 16, 2007
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 :-)
Continue reading...Friday, November 16, 2007
I’ll be working on a full WGS review of the Norco DS-520 over the weekend - the review will be available in the next week or so, but in the meantime, here’s a few unboxing shots.
Continue reading...Sunday, November 11, 2007
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 [...]
Continue reading...Friday, November 9, 2007
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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Friday, December 7, 2007
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