Buy Home Server in Less than $ 400

Unfortunately, Windows Home Server suffered early on from a serious data integrity problem. Personally, I believe that this flaw alone damaged the product’s initial foray into the nascent home server market. Now, with the release of Windows Home Server Power Pack 2, a whole slew of new devices based on the operating system are being released, including the HP LX195.

Priced at $390, the HP LX195 includes the following:

* A 640 GB 7200 RPM SATA hard drive - upgradable to a larger size.
* 1 GB RAM - also upgradable
* 1.6 GHz Atom processor
* A very attractive, 4 inch wide x 8 inch tall x 8 inch deep case
* 4 USB ports make it easy to add additional storage and to perform backups
* A gigabit Ethernet port
* 28 W power consumption when the hard drive is in use
* 3.5 W power consumption when the hard drive is asleep

At first glance, you might laugh at what appear to be ridiculously weak specifications for a server product, but it’s important to bear in mind that this product targets the consumer market - hence, Windows “Home” Server.

As is the case with HP’s original home servers, the EX470 and EX475, the LX195 boasts a ton of features that are bundled with Windows Home Server. Further, although the upgrade options with the LX195 are relatively limited, you can upgrade the RAM! With HP’s original EX470/475, upgrading the RAM (the base was a paltry 512MB) was extraordinarily difficult and not supported by HP.

Here are some of the features included in Windows Home Server:

* Client backup and restore. I’ve actually performed a bare metal restore of a client using my EX475 Windows Home Server’s backup and restore capability. The process simply couldn’t have been easier.
* Remote access. Windows Home Server includes complete remote access capability that lets you browse the file system and download files. Further, once logged in to your Windows Home Server remotely, you’re able to use Remote Desktop to connect to any computer on your home network.
* Media sharing. Windows Home Server supports any devices that uses Windows Media Extenders, including PCs running Windows Media and Xbox 360’s. I’ve personally mad heavy use of this capability to watch movies and listen to music via my Xbox 360 that is stored on my home server.
* Central file storage. My wife and I, between the two of us, use five computers - Four Windows machines and one Mac. Being able to access files from a central location is really nice!

Source: blogs.techrepublic.com.com

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CyberPower Launches compact Windows Home Server

Best known for their gaming machines and workstations CyberPower has jumped into the Windows Home Server market. The Windows Home Server 100 is packaged in a compact Mini-ITX enclosure, offers 500GB of storage for $399, and is designed to be quiet and energy-efficient.

The hardware specs aren’t bad either featuring a 1.6Ghz Intel Atom processor, 2GB of DDR2 Memory, 7200 RPM SATA-II HDD, Gigabit Ethernet, and S-Video & Audio output support via its Intel GMA 950 mainboard. Full press release below.

CyberPower Inc., a manufacturer of custom gaming machines, notebook systems, and high performance workstations, today announced its Windows Home Server 100 – a small form factor home-based server that allows users to easily access their files, photos, videos and music in their home or remotely. With CyberPower’s Windows Home Server 100 users can protect, connect to, and organize their digital data, and also expand their storage needs with very little effort.

Windows Home Server 100 was designed for households and home-based businesses that have more than one personal computer. This energy-saving server can automatically complete the daily backup of your computers on a home network, which allows users to restore a single file or an entire PC. Users can now access files at home, in the office, or even on the road. The CyberPower Windows Home Server 100 also features a secure and personalized website address, which allows users to organize their digital media in a central location to make it easier to share photos, music, and home videos.

CyberPower Windows Home Server 100 features include Intel’s energy-saving ATOM 330 Dual Core CPU (45nm, FSB 533MHz, 1.6GHz, 1 MB L2) on the Intel’s Mini-ITX mainboard with Intel GMA 950 & S-video output support, 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet, ALC662 High Definition Audio, a 500GB SATA-II hard drive, 2GBs of PC2-4200 DDR2-533 memory and Microsoft Windows 2003 Server OEM version. List price of this configuration is $399.

The CyberPower Windows Home Server 100 is available direct from CyberPower and can be customized from the company web site with numerous component options. All CyberPower computer systems come with a 3-year limited warranty and free lifetime labor and phone support.

Source: http://www.slipperybrick.com/2009/02/cyberpower-launches-compact-windows-home-server-100/