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1 RECOMMENDED by 13 people for PERFORMANCE
Hewlett Packard MediaSmart Server EX470 (GG795AA)
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$643.00 Est. at Amazon
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  1. from www.bestbuy.com
    5.0 Stars what's great about it:?really easy to setup with huge functionality what's not so great:?main functions will turn off if you connect it to a domain (will work alongside a domain) "super easy to
  2. from www.bestbuy.com
    5.0 Stars for 64bit oss if you have the know-how, so it's not as terrible as some might make it, but is annoying enough that i deducted 1 star for each.the sharing functionality for music/video is really nice.
  3. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars i rarely rate a product 5 stars but i am very satisfied with the performance of this server.
  4. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars extender" like i could if i had the data residing on a vista machine, but as of now the server can only send data to it as a shared folder...so the functionality is not where i would like for videos.
  5. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars it is possible to add more ram to this machine and i myself have done it but it isn't a casual operation, it is beyond the skill level of most computer users and it will void your warrantee.
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Positives: Easy To Set Up, Excellent Quality, Reliable, Controller Type: Serial ATA x 1
2 RECOMMENDED by 11 people for PERFORMANCE
Hewlett Packard MediaSmart EX475 Home Server
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$715.00 Est. at Amazon
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  1. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars i rarely rate a product 5 stars but i am very satisfied with the performance of this server.
  2. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars extender" like i could if i had the data residing on a vista machine, but as of now the server can only send data to it as a shared folder...so the functionality is not where i would like for videos.
  3. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars it made a huge difference in performance.
  4. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars two complaints - i wish i could change the default workgroup name of this device (doesn't change the product's functionality) and i wish this provided print server functionality.
  5. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars another aspect which i haven't touched on, is the ability to install add-ons to extend the functionality of the server.
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Positives: Easy To Set Up, Nice Quality, Reliable, Controller Type: Serial ATA x 2
3 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for PERFORMANCE
Hewlett Packard MediaSmart EX487 (FL701AA) Server
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$574.00 Est. at Amazon
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  1. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars as an owner of hp's first generation mediasmart home server, i was very interested to see if the ex487/ex485 models were a good upgrade in terms of quality and performance.
  2. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars 2) computer backup/restore - the home server backup and restore software and functionality is very powerful and effective, but not at all complicated to setup or manage.
  3. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars the summary page gives you all the operational stats, again in a "don't need to be an engineer" format.
  4. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars this functionality is raid0 comparable.
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Positives: Reliable, Good Quality, Has Many Features, Processor Type: Celeron
4 RECOMMENDED by 2 people for PERFORMANCE
Iomega Home Network Hard Drive NAS server
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  1. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars device was up and operational in less than 15 minutes.
  2. from lt.dell.com
    5.0 Stars share this review: review?2?for?500 gb 7200 rpm serial ata ii home network external hard drive overall: 5 [ratingof] 5 ease of installation: 5 [ratingof] 5
  3. from N/A, www.newegg.com
    2.0 Stars please consider the following troubleshooting options:first, verify that the drive is connected to a usb 2.0 port on the computer, if it is using a usb 1.1 it would explain the slow
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Positives: Easy To Set Up, Nice Quality
 
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