Comments on: CyberPower gets into the Windows Home Server game http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/17/cyberpower-gets-into-the-windows-home-server-game/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:57:13 -0500 hourly 1 By: Acer enters the Windows Home Server market, HP should notice http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/17/cyberpower-gets-into-the-windows-home-server-game/comment-page-1/#comment-1023804 Acer enters the Windows Home Server market, HP should notice Thu, 21 May 2009 14:40:18 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=72879#comment-1023804 [...] had the Windows Home Server market all to itself until recently. First it was CyberPower, now Acer has entered the market with a small footprint WHS. The Acer Aspire easyStore AH340-UA230N [...] [...] had the Windows Home Server market all to itself until recently. First it was CyberPower, now Acer has entered the market with a small footprint WHS. The Acer Aspire easyStore AH340-UA230N [...]

]]> By: elle http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/17/cyberpower-gets-into-the-windows-home-server-game/comment-page-1/#comment-982714 elle Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:20:08 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=72879#comment-982714 I know it's always a little off to compare a roll-your-own with a pre-built system, but the MSI Wind dual-core nettop, 2GB of RAM, a 1TB HDD and Windows Home Server hit about the same form factor and energy use for about $350-$375. Save $25 on top of that by going for the single-core Wind nettop and another $50 going for the equivalent 500GB HDD, and you get a very equivalent home server box for around$100 less. You still get VGA out, audio and gig-E. Both single and dual-core models have an integrated card reader and motherboard CF card slot. The dual-core Wind adds built-in 802.11n. Considering that the Wind barebone comes with the CPU on board, the installation difference is slotting the RAM and installing WHS - like you said, you'll probably be cracking this thing open to add another HDD anyway. I know it’s always a little off to compare a roll-your-own with a pre-built system, but the MSI Wind dual-core nettop, 2GB of RAM, a 1TB HDD and Windows Home Server hit about the same form factor and energy use for about $350-$375.

Save $25 on top of that by going for the single-core Wind nettop and another $50 going for the equivalent 500GB HDD, and you get a very equivalent home server box for around$100 less.

You still get VGA out, audio and gig-E. Both single and dual-core models have an integrated card reader and motherboard CF card slot. The dual-core Wind adds built-in 802.11n.

Considering that the Wind barebone comes with the CPU on board, the installation difference is slotting the RAM and installing WHS – like you said, you’ll probably be cracking this thing open to add another HDD anyway.

]]> By: Len Fernandes http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/17/cyberpower-gets-into-the-windows-home-server-game/comment-page-1/#comment-982713 Len Fernandes Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:17:57 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=72879#comment-982713 Storage is actually not a problem with the CyberPower Windows Home Server 100. As with all CyberPower products, users can easily customize their solutions. A 1-TB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM hard drive is offered as an upgrade for only an additional $49. Storage is actually not a problem with the CyberPower Windows Home Server 100. As with all CyberPower products, users can easily customize their solutions. A 1-TB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM hard drive is offered as an upgrade for only an additional $49.

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