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I am intrigued by the thought of also using the server as another firewall between my home and the internet.
I am intrigued by the thought of also using the server as another firewall between my home and the internet.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Not really, it's just a different form factor.GORDON wrote:Is there a rule of thumb about rack servers and how much power they use? More or less than a desktop/tower?
The main reason for rack servers is if you want a bunch of them, and you stick them in a rack. You can fit 42 of those in a standard full size rack.
Generally rack servers cost more for the same hardware than a tower server, due to the form factor issues. This premium isn't very large any more, I believe.
It's not me, it's someone else.
Spent a couple hours on newegg tonight narrowing shit down. Really wanted the rack mounted server just because that would be fun, but couldn't find one I liked that had an optical drive. Ended up getting a Lenovo ThinkServer, then when trying to find more detailed specs I found it 15% cheaper on amazon. Also cashed in $26 bucks in amazon credit card points, so got it even cheaper.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FE29IWK/ref=pe_385040_30332200_TE_item
4GB mem is less that what I wanted, but I will see how it can handle Windows Home Server and file serving and media streaming, and upgrade as needed. I prolly would have purchased an extra 4GB right now, but I couldn't figure out the exact memory brand, and I would want to have matching memory. Once the system gets here I will be able to see it.
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http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FE29IWK/ref=pe_385040_30332200_TE_item
4GB mem is less that what I wanted, but I will see how it can handle Windows Home Server and file serving and media streaming, and upgrade as needed. I prolly would have purchased an extra 4GB right now, but I couldn't figure out the exact memory brand, and I would want to have matching memory. Once the system gets here I will be able to see it.
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"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Update, because I know you are all waiting breathlessly for more news on my server:
Three days later and amazon still wasn't giving me an estimated shipping date. I sent a polite request to amazon custserv asking if they could give me new info.... a couple hours later I got a response that said yeah, the item has been back ordered, sorry about that. And if I didn't want to wait I could cancel that order and buy the same thing from this 3rd party seller (still fulfilled by amazon though), and even though it is $40 more expensive, they would sell it to me for my original price.
So go, amazon.
Three days later and amazon still wasn't giving me an estimated shipping date. I sent a polite request to amazon custserv asking if they could give me new info.... a couple hours later I got a response that said yeah, the item has been back ordered, sorry about that. And if I didn't want to wait I could cancel that order and buy the same thing from this 3rd party seller (still fulfilled by amazon though), and even though it is $40 more expensive, they would sell it to me for my original price.
So go, amazon.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
I consider $320 to be pretty cheap, as far as PCs go.... in fact, it is the most inexpensive machine I have ever purchased. Maybe I could have saved a little more building it myself, but to be honest I am fine with how it is and the time I saved not specing it all out, and this one comes with a warranty and really, it's fine.
TBH I would have been happier with a slightly beefier mobo with dual RJ45s. I would have played around with managing all of my internet traffic through it.
It's not really much of a capital-S-Server, it is just called a "server." Most servery thing about it is the like 20 USB ports that I will never use.
TBH I would have been happier with a slightly beefier mobo with dual RJ45s. I would have played around with managing all of my internet traffic through it.
It's not really much of a capital-S-Server, it is just called a "server." Most servery thing about it is the like 20 USB ports that I will never use.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Get 20 cheap USB flash drives, make the world's most absurd RAID array.
EDIT: Alternatively, get 20 of these (not any more practical, really)
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EDIT: Alternatively, get 20 of these (not any more practical, really)
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