In a bit of a departure from the normal Windows Home Server based hardware review, today I find myself presented with an Acer AC100S server loaded with Microsoft Small Business Server 2001 Essentials (SBS). Back when WHS v1 first shipped, many small businesses immediately saw the benefits that a home server could bring with its [...]
It is always welcome to see a major international PC manufacturer launching new products into the neglected Windows Home Server 2011 marketplace, providing a much needed boost to the beleaguered profile of the WHS platform. The Acer Revo Center RC-111 is the latest home server from the Taiwanese PC giant, and it looks to be [...]
Our friends from the French Mon Home Server blog has bought the qy.Server running WHS 2011 to our attention. From French SME Splitted-Desktop System the qY.Server runs from a AMD Sempron 2 GHz and up to 8GB of memory and can take up to 4 hard drives, but only those of 2.5", the same size [...]
We have more information and pricing for the Riley Server Processor and Storage units plus a pre-order special for our readers with early orders to be shipped before Christmas. The Riley Server with the strap line ‘be seen, not heard’ is very appropriate as both the processor and storage units are completely fan less, and [...]
iBrick from InteliSAN is a range of customized Home Servers which come with the LDisk add-in preinstalled. They currently have 2 models available. The iBrick IB100 which you will recognize as the LaCie 5big Backup Server and the iBrick IB200 which uses the HP MicroServer chassis: The IB100 runs WHS v1 and comes in a [...]
Western Digital have announced the WD Sentinel DX4000 Small Office Storage Server which comes equipped with Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials. This great looking server comes in either 4TB or 8TB configurations and can be further expanded thanks to its 2 x USB 3.0 ports. Powered by an Intel Atom 1.8 GHz dual core [...]
Since July this year Tranquil PC has been preparing the next generation Windows Home server appliance. Known as the "Riley" series of servers, they will include the following features: Processor units powered by Intel dual core Atom, or i3/i5 processors Processor units include two 2.5” HDD bays to provide server OS drive and server backup [...]
The HFX PowerNAS 2011 from Austrian HFX is a fan less Home Server with 4GB of RAM and an Intel i3 or i5 CPU. With space for 5 x 3.5" hard drives the HFX PowerNAS 2011 isn’t cheap, but at $1,599 (1,095 Euro) you are getting a fine piece of hardware. 5x HDD 3,5“ bays [...]
UK based Tranquil PC first released their T7 Home Server back in September 2007 and still it is a very popular model, with 10,000s being sold. Now Tranquil have now enhanced the T7 by adding Windows Home Server 2011 to the mix and the result is the T7-SEHS. The T7-SEHS has the following features: Dual [...]
Tranquil PC have been long standing supporters of Windows Home Server, and at a time when there is little support from other PC manufacturers, Tranquil PC are offering a range of four different servers to UK users. On test here is the Leo HS4, which sits at the top of Tranquil PC’s range of Windows [...]
