My direct needs are for storage only, but I was wondering whether it would be a good idea to try and get some of the extra bells and whistles that Home Server or the like provides. As my kids get a bit older, obviously some of the backup and multimedia functionality that users can utilize would be nice...although there are always ways I could configure things like that myself, should I want to.
I'm a bit undecided, but I've got plenty food for thought here....cheers... On 12 October 2010 15:50, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> wrote: > What do you intend to do with this server besides provide storage? Your > topic says server, but your comments imply NAS. > > Home Server seems okay, but I would think you could do just as well with a > more direct configuration. > > I built a nice virtual host server for my home network for under $1500, and > that was in 2008. Would be even less expensive to do today. > > > *-ASB* > On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 8:57 AM, James Rankin <[email protected]>wrote: > >> 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 > -- "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
