The Web's Largest Dedicated Windows Home Server Resource by Microsoft MVP Philip Churchill.
Microsoft Windows Home Server - WHS will automatically backup and restore your PCs and allow you to share and access files from any machine in the house as well as giving you remote access to those files and PC’s as well. This site will guide you on your journey of discovery with WHS.
Revision 1 of Windows Home Server will be available shortly with an ETA of 15th – 21st August 2007. Collating information which is currently circulating on the web we expect it to be available at £150-£200 £100 British Pounds including local tax. For those of you across the Atlantic we expect it to be between $200-$300 $150-$200 US Dollars including taxes. Personally I can’t wait.
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August 9, 2007 at 2:25 am
Pricing Yay! A little high, but it will be worth it the first time i need to use its backup functions =D
August 9, 2007 at 10:35 am
UK pricing again far higher than US equivalent… the low end of the range in the UK is equivalent to the top US price :-(
Now I just need somewhere to order it from!
August 9, 2007 at 11:48 pm
Any indicative pricing for Australia?
August 10, 2007 at 5:30 am
Hi Cal,
In Australia, I expect it to be around the 250 AUD.
August 10, 2007 at 1:53 pm
$200 – $300 = £99 – £149. Apparently it’s because we speak a different language that things are more expensive in the UK :-)
At least it’s not the usual $1 = £1 conversion!
Guess I’ll be buying it as soon as it’s available or shall I buy a NAS box…..
August 10, 2007 at 3:03 pm
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August 12, 2007 at 6:25 pm
I’d expect the entire device, hardware and all, to cost not much more than £200. That pricing is, if true, a total ripoff considering the extremely limited functionality of this thing. I’m using the evaluation version but I’ll be uninstalling if I have to pay that kind of money out for it.
August 12, 2007 at 8:49 pm
I do hope it is not as much as that over here in the UK. I suppose we will just have to wait and see?
August 13, 2007 at 9:32 pm
I must say that I’m disappointed. I’ve apparently been way off base with my expectations.
Honestly, I expected this OS to come in at under $100. Laugh all you want, but I just don’t see why they would charge as much as a fully-functional OS for something which is meant for backups, restores, and file sharing.
On the flip side, I could very easily see why they might make this cheap and even take a “loss” on it. It’s a Microsoft hook into people’s homes. Those of us giving Linux a more serious eye would be lured back into MSFT-only solutions with a tempting low-cost Home Server that would unify connect all of our PC’s and help ensure we stay with Windows.
Ironically, learning of this pricing has me thinking I should look at the Linux-based offerings for my backups. Sigh.
August 16, 2007 at 7:17 pm
I must say I agree with Aaron, I am disappointed in the inital pricing stated by Philip Churchill. I have been using the HomeServer since February in the beta mode and do enjoy the features and seamless integration to Windows machines.
However, for the 200-300 dollars to install a non-beta version just will not happen. I will use the machine I have dedicated to the homeserver and turn it into a linux server. I need file sharing and back-up, I can do that with a combination of several programs, just more work – but it is free.
oh well thought I might have had simple backup/share solution here.
August 16, 2007 at 10:32 pm
when you consider WHS is a spin off of WS2003, with 10 client licences included…. what sort of price should be put on that ? then of course it is for ‘home use’ – personally I have found it ‘a nice fit’ for my own use, and also as a small office backup system (and all the other features) – so much so, my company invested in the concept – and then asked PC Pro to shed some light on it.
come on – can you put a price on peace of mind ? (all your digital files now safely secured ?)
August 22, 2007 at 11:55 am
I must admit you can’t put a price on peace of mind and with the latest pricing estimates things look even better.
UK £100
US $150-$200