Another short review of the EX490 MediaSmart from HP, this time from V3. Getting a respectful 4 out of 5 stars, the reviewer had this to say: A compact, well-built automatic networked backup and media streaming server that’s well worth investigating for use in a small office or workgroup. You can read it here.
Media Center MVP Pete Stagman details his process of how he rips, stores and plays his Blu-Rays using a handful of software and My Movies for both Windows Home Server and Media Center. You can read Pete’s guide here.
If you have one of the new EX490/495 MediaSmart Servers and have tried to do a system restore with it, you would have found out how difficult this can be. The new MediaSmarts (including the DataVault X510) use a TFTP server to accomplish this task which has made the process more difficult compared to when […]
If you are using the add-in Advanced Admin Console then the developer has a feature focus looking at the minimize switch. You can read the tip bit here.
We have some more news for you on the CES announced LaCie 5Big Backup Server. The unit is based on the Atom 64-bit chipset with a single core and will come with 1GB of RAM. What makes this unit different from the other Home Servers on the market is that it comes with 5 drive […]
It’s the last day of CES in Las Vegas, where this year the only real news for Home Server geeks was the announcement of the LaCie 5Big Backup Server. Here’s some more pics of the hardware Microsoft were showing off this year: The Asus TS mini Home Server Microsoft displaying (from left […]
Taiwan based Ablecom Tech have an ideal home for Home Server in the works. Known as the “CE-HE130S2 Series HD Multimedia Home Server” the unit relies on Windows 7 Media Center to manage media, but it could also be an ideal home for Windows Home Server. Ablecom’s unit has just passed through the Federal Communications […]
The Home Server Show podcast comes from CES in Las Vegas, where Jim, Chris and Dave discuss what they have seen and done in episode 71 – The CES 2010 Edition. Listen here.
Website HomeServerLand has a written interview with the HP StorageWorks Division about the X510 DataVault. If you are thinking of purchasing one then this is a good read as it explains why the X510 was introduces, its target audience, and insights on what is to come for HP. Read it here.
The Windows Home Server blog has published some pics from their team members at CES, of the Home Servers on display at this years show in Las Vegas. From left to right is the newly announced silver LaCie 5big with a “blue eye” in its front, alongside the Acer Aspire easyStore H340 and the Lenovo […]
