Comments on: Windows Home Server ETA and Pricing

By: Philip Churchill

Philip Churchill — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:55:20 +0000

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

By: David

David — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:32:30 +0000

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 ?)

By: kevin

kevin — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 19:17:35 +0000

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.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 21:32:40 +0000

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.

By: Philip Churchill

Philip Churchill — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 20:49:00 +0000

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?

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 18:25:41 +0000

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.

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Windows Home Server Updates « Random Musings — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:03:48 +0000

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By: Stuart Rook

Stuart Rook — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:53:03 +0000

$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…..

By: Philip Churchill

Philip Churchill — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 05:30:29 +0000

Hi Cal,

In Australia, I expect it to be around the 250 AUD.

By: Cal

Cal — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 23:48:21 +0000

Any indicative pricing for Australia?

By: Tom M

Tom M — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 10:35:12 +0000

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!

By: Drew Gauderman

Drew Gauderman — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 02:25:40 +0000

Pricing Yay! A little high, but it will be worth it the first time i need to use its backup functions =D