WHS has tjhe potential to be a lot more than a NAS..... Wiki covers is features pretty well http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Home_Server A NAS would have lower power consumption though.
________________________________ From: James Rankin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 12 October 2010 13:57 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Home server system Any recommendations for a reliable and hopefully fairly cheap server system for the home? One of my colleagues recommended the HP MediaSmart ex475 coupled with Windows Home Server, are there anything else people can recommend? Also, does Windows Home Server offer any particular software or benefits or is it just aimed at being simple for the non-technical user? I can see it has backup and remote access capabilities - I'm not really that bothered about the remote access features for sharing across the internet, but anything else is probably a plus. How much extra does the Home Server stuff give you when compared to some sort of baby NAS device like a TeraStation? I was hoping to be able to get something decent for under £1000, at the least. Storage, availability and backup are probably the primary concerns I'm addressing, but I'm open to all sorts of other features as well. I don't have masses of data at the moment, but I might start storing VM files on there for some testing purposes, so I'll probably need a wedge of capacity. -- "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must neither take any action based upon its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender if you believe you have received this email in error. QinetiQ may monitor email traffic data and also the content of email for the purposes of security. QinetiQ Limited (Registered in England & Wales: Company Number: 3796233) Registered office: 85 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6PD http://www.qinetiq.com. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
