Low Power WHS

[Zap]

Originally posted by: ShawnD1

Originally posted by: Zap
Heck, good luck finding an Atom ITX mobo with 4 SATA ports.

Newegg has lots of ITX boards and some of them are pretty good.
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The ITX boards only have 2 sata slots so you would need to get a PCI card.

Exactly. You've just added cost.

$75 mobo
$30 SATA card
$20 RAM
$42 mediocre case/power
$85 HDD
$60 HDD #2
$90 OS

=$402

Is the Acer box the only solution? No. Is it the best solution for everything? No. Might it be a decent solution for some? Yes!

OP asks for:
-As low power as possible
-4 to 6 SATA ports
-Gigabit ethernet
-WHS

The Acer box satisfies all these requirements at a really competitive price in a very small package.

 

[ShawnD1]

Originally posted by: armstrda
OK, so now you've spent $150, plus you still need to buy a 1TB drive and the bonus 500GB drive and RAM. So let's say 85 for the 1TB and 60 for the 500GB, then $15 for the 2GB DIMM. So now we're up to $310. Now you have to buy the OS for $90. So you don't get hot swap, you have a bigger case, and you've spent more than the Acer solution.

http://ncixus.com/products/?sk...W.007&manufacture=Acer
"Storage
Data Transfer Rate: 300MBps Serial ATA/300
Hard Drive: 1 x 1TB
Storage Capacity: 1TB"

Where does it say you get 2 hard drives? Did anyone actually read that link?

 

[armstrda]

Oh I see its' just 1 drive today. Watch that site though because they often throw in a bonus 500GB drive.

 

[Dari]

These fileservers don't consume much power anyway. Adding 12-20/year to your electric bill won't break the bank for the priceless memories it preserves.

 

[Fox McCloud]

The Acer is a very nice solution like, I did like the look of it when it was announced.
I just like making things with my own two hands :~)

Would you say the Acer is better than the latest HPs ? More efficient ?

I know im asking for the world. Sorta. Just want low power

 

[Spicedaddy]

Got one of those Acer WHS for a friend of mine a while ago, when NCIX was giving a free 1TB drive with it. He uses it for file serving (local and remote web access) and backups. It was easy to setup and build quality was good. Not worth it to build your own unless the server will be running apps IMO.

 

[Fox McCloud]

Corsair 400W CX PSU 80Plus
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150985

MSI 785GTM-E45
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/171803

Sempron 140
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/168973

Case
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143894

Crucial 2GB RAM
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/142399

Total Price £153 inc p&p

I have HDD, software and ODD

I think it would be good
Unless i can get an Intel Desktop D945GSEJT in england for less than the 785+Sempron combo.