Over at the MS WHS forums defaultPlayer asked a question that a lot of people are getting confused about: Can someone clear up all of this talk about OEM, evaluation, retail, and RTM copies of WHS? Fortunately theog came to the rescue. Are we paying attention? OEM – Original equipment manufacturer: (aka “system builder“) is […]
Back in June 2007 we published a Windows Home Server connectivity map which was compiled by Microsoft for the WinHEC 2007 conference. Two months on we have another show and another Windows Home Server connectivity map. It gives a basic representation of how your Home Server can connect with your existing “computer” appliances. From the […]
HP and Microsoft have decided to delay shipment of the first product which was to come to market which uses Windows Home Server. An HP spokesperson today said that the company and its partner Microsoft had decided to rework the MSS’s software to make it more “user-friendly” to general consumers. The HP spokesperson also said that […]
Well here we have it, the first press shot of what the Fujitsu Siemens SCALEO Home server will really look like, and we say this looks beautiful. The preliminary spec looks like this: Space for 4 internal hard drives 4 USB 2.0 ports 2 eSATA ports Can be positioned either horizontal or vertical Low power consumption Always […]
Norway now has pricing for Windows Home server. It is priced on Komplett.no at 1.795 Kroner and at pcutstyr.no at 1.665 Kroner. Thanks to Roger Liavaag for the info.
Beta participants can no longer download the Release Candidate (RC) version of the software at the Microsoft Connect web site. Beta testers will be able to continue to use the beta product keys they downloaded from the Connect site, but no more product keys for the RC software will be issued. The posting on the […]
For those of you wishing to upgrade from the Release Candidate to the final RTM version of Windows Home Server Tom Ziegmann in the WHS Forums has the following advice for you: To upgrade from Windows Home Server Release Candidate (RC) to Windows Home Server RTM, you must boot from the RTM DVD, and select […]
Thanks to Windows Home Server forum poster Christian Johansson we have some pricing info for the Swedes. Two Swedish retailers have it listed, komplett.se has it priced at SEK 1.995 and shg.biz for SEK 1.414. That’s approx $291 and $206 respectively. Hopefully we will see more countries following with their pricing details.
Thanks to James Slack from down under in Australia we have a pic of the Windows Home Server packaging and discs which he kindly took for us. If only I lived in Oz!
In the WHS forums are details that PC Magazine’s AppScout has details on when Windows Home Server will be available in the States. It will be available from Newegg by the beginning of September 2007. Newegg expects that WHS will retail for about $179-$189 depending on their wholesale costs. The company will sell the standalone […]
