[RndTbl] HP MicroServer

[Kevin McGregor]

This QNAP server is not much more than the HP, but has very good software.
Saves a lot of your valuable time setting up. A co-worker has 3 of them.

On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 1:50 PM, Kelly Leveille <kel at kelweb.ca> wrote:

> I haven't used one myself but recently listened to a favorable review of
> the unit on the latest episode of the Ubuntu UK podcast:
> http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/. Additionally, the fellow from the podcast
> has written up a fairly detailed blog about his use of the unit, complete
> with photos from the in & outside of the unit:
> http://barrenfrozenwasteland.com/?q=taxonomy/term/9/0
>
> Maybe you could do a demo at a MUUG meeting if you get one.
>
> Kelly
>
> On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 1:27 PM, Sean Cody <sean at tinfoilhat.ca> wrote:
>
>> Anyone have any experience with these?  Kinda seem too good to be true.
>> Looking for a small appliance (low power, no/low hassle) like replacement
>> for my Dlink DNS-323.
>> The 323 is great but I need more disk and better performance (currently
>> 12-15MB/s on Gig-E,jumbo frames).
>>
>> An HP MicroServer with 4x2TB in 2xRAID-1 (and booting FreeNAS from a
>> decent USB stick) seems
>> like it might fit the bill.
>>
>> Comments, recommendations?
>>
>> I'll still use the 323 (i have lots of junk on it and the UPnP/DNLA,
>> iTunes server etc work great) but some
>> bulkier storage to hold ISOs of all my DVDs are why I'm heading down this
>> road.
>>
>> --
>> Sean (mobile)
>> P.S. The Patriot Box and the WD-Live HD will play ISOs of DVDs _WITH_
>> menus.
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