The news continues to come out from CES and on The Home Server Blog there are details of some of the new Windows Home Server OEMS and existing OEMS that are updating there ranges. It’s great to see new manufactures like Acer and Shuttle joining the Home Server party.
More info will be available tomorrow and these are the details from the Home Server Blog
Hewlett Packard
HP announced their 2nd generation home servers, the HP MediaSmart EX485 and EX487, last week and they have been busy demonstrating them at MacWorld earlier this week, and starting tomorrow at CES. Their new home server offerings have more memory to support additional Add-Ins and new Software features such as enhanced compatibility for Apple Macs, HP Media Collector, HP Photo Publisher, Web Media Streamer, Server Online Backup and Smart Power Management.
Acer
Acer will be entering the market with the Aspire Easy Store Home Server, powered by Windows Home Server. They plan on providing Add-ins to enable easily copying data from external USB hard drives, a Power Saver Scheduler and a DLNA complaint media streaming server. “… we are excited to team up with Microsoft and Intel to share the same concept by delivering this fun and easy to use product out for consumers,” expressed Allen Jong, Director, Acer Inc.
Shuttle
Shuttle is the pioneer manufacturer of small form factor PCs – and now Home Servers. They will bring two home server solutions to the USA market in 1st Quarter of 2009 – a model that has 2 hard drive bays (SH-K4500) and a 3 hard drive bay model (SH-K4800).
VIA Technologies
VIA is a pioneer in low power, high performance chipsets – and now Home Servers. They will also be releasing 2 home server products – a model with 2 drive bays (based on the Artigo A2000), and a model that can hold up to 8 hard drives (NSD-8000).
Tranquil PC
In the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe, Tranquil PC has already released a new product called the “Squash” SQA-5H. Designed from the ground up SQA-5H is a multi-drive home server (5 bays), with ultra low power consumption, near silent operation, classic looks, and simple to use features, like the ‘back up now’ button and ‘disk usage remaining’ button. There is also a 5 drive expansion chassis, so you can have up to 10 hard drives in your home server.
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HP announced their 2nd generation home servers, the HP MediaSmart EX485 and EX487, last week and they have been busy demonstrating them at MacWorld earlier this week, and starting tomorrow at CES. Their new home server offerings have more memory to support additional Add-Ins and new Software features such as enhanced compatibility for Apple Macs, HP Media Collector, HP Photo Publisher, Web Media Streamer, Server Online Backup and Smart Power Management.
Acer will be entering the market with the Aspire Easy Store Home Server, powered by Windows Home Server. They plan on providing Add-ins to enable easily copying data from external USB hard drives, a Power Saver Scheduler and a DLNA complaint media streaming server. “… we are excited to team up with Microsoft and Intel to share the same concept by delivering this fun and easy to use product out for consumers,” expressed Allen Jong, Director, Acer Inc.
Shuttle is the pioneer manufacturer of small form factor PCs – and now Home Servers. They will bring two home server solutions to the USA market in 1st Quarter of 2009 – a model that has 2 hard drive bays (SH-K4500) and a 3 hard drive bay model (SH-K4800).
VIA is a pioneer in low power, high performance chipsets – and now Home Servers. They will also be releasing 2 home server products – a model with 2 drive bays (based on the Artigo A2000), and a model that can hold up to 8 hard drives (NSD-8000).
In the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe, Tranquil PC has already released a new product called the “Squash” SQA-5H. Designed from the ground up SQA-5H is a multi-drive home server (5 bays), with ultra low power consumption, near silent operation, classic looks, and simple to use features, like the ‘back up now’ button and ‘disk usage remaining’ button. There is also a 5 drive expansion chassis, so you can have up to 10 hard drives in your home server.
