Bill Nussey updated HP MediaSmart Server EX485/EX487

Bill Nussey — Thu, 21 May 2009 11:23:17 -0400

May 21, 2009 at 11:23 am

tapped as "have it"
tapped as "love it"
new pro/con: Allows external USB drives to be added to the overall storage (all the drives are aggregated and they look like one, large single drive)
agreed: "Comes with a quality HDD: Seagate / ST3750630AS / Baracuda 7200.11 / SATA 3Gbps"
agreed: "Utilizes "folder duplication" technology to provide a layer of file redundancy, which unlike RAID allows you to pick and choose which folders to duplicate"
agreed: "HP Media Collector feature allows for the continuous scanning, copying and organizing of photos, music and videos from various computers on to the network"
agreed: "4 available hard drive bays, allows for easily expandable storage of up to 9TB"
agreed: "Extremely easy set-up process for a home server"
agreed: "Operates using faster Intel processor as opposed to its predecessor"
disagreed: "Can only be purchased with either one or two 750GB hard drives. Can't purchase with all bays empty. Can't purchase with other sized drives."
disagreed: "Does not have built-in RAID functionality"

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Bill Nussey — Thu, 21 May 2009 11:19:13 -0400

May 21, 2009 at 11:19 am