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HP Microserver N40L 2GB 250GB - $203.75 + Shipping

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HP Microserver N40L 2GB 250GB - $203.75 + Shipping
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irajohn90 on 04/05/2012 - 16:01 digitalcameras.com.au (2863 clicks)
Last edited 04/05/2012 - 16:12

since past posts i've noticed people go crazy over these machines, anyway here it is again the infamous HP Microserver N40L. Noticed this today while browsing google on the N40L. cheapest i've seen in a while, from when i got it earlier this year.

it does mention the price is a weekend special, unsure when it will end.

i've never heard of the company or bought from them before so unsure about their reputation. the business does have an ABN and contact telephone number and is located in SA. they maybe able to offer pick up for those local.

for those unsure of the specs, see here
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/uk/en/sm/WF06b/15351-15351-42…

edit: also if you sign up for their newsletter your get a $10 evoucher.
edit: it seems their newsletter signup form is broken???

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  • couger on 04/05/2012 - 16:06

    DELIVERY to postcode 3000 $25.30

    • irajohn90 on 04/05/2012 - 16:08

      delivery to sydney is $17.05

    • emerson on 04/05/2012 - 16:09
      +2

      Delivery to postcode 5000 (adelaide) is $28
      Thats just laughable, I can see these flying out the door :/

      • pilchard on 04/05/2012 - 16:16
        +1

        haha

  • emerson on 04/05/2012 - 16:06

    Doubt pick up is available

    from: http://www.digitalcameras.com.au/contact.aspx
    Adelaide customers please note that we operate an online ordering service exclusively.

  • StewBalls on 04/05/2012 - 16:16

    This is the cheapest deal around ATM.

    It would be $224 shipped to me which is ok, but not quite as good as the recent SE deal. Their cheap shipping meant that it ended up being $221 to me; but since the SE deal is over, this is now the best price AFAIK.

  • irajohn90 on 04/05/2012 - 16:17

    funny the sites menu it just like mwaves???

  • bolt_krank on 04/05/2012 - 16:18

    I've got one - it's good, does the job well.

    I would suggest upgrading the memory though (which is cheap these days).

    Also - on some sites it says it supports up to 2Gb per bay. (up to 8Gb total).
    I don't know if this means 3Gb drives aren't supported, or if they just weren't around at the time of writing.

    • Naed on 04/05/2012 - 16:21
      +2

      TB you mean. And people have used 3TB drives successfully.

    • soakedintaquila on 04/05/2012 - 17:19

      Any links for cheap memory sticks ?

  • viento on 04/05/2012 - 16:19

    It has been promoted again and again with that similar price, i'm starting to think that that is the regular price for that server now.

    (or rather, seller passes the $100 discount that originally from HP (that i know applies to UK and US))

  • turbodude on 04/05/2012 - 16:23
    +1

    For those in Perth, I bought one from here about 2 weeks ago: http://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemId=608110
    List price was $249 but I asked for an online price match (from itech I think) and he just checked his system and said he could do it for $229. Only if you can pickup though.

    • Make it so on 04/05/2012 - 16:28
      +1

      Thanks for that. I've been looking for one, but shipping to Perth is usually a lot, and PLE had higher prices.

      Shipping to Perth for this deal is $42!!!

      • davidl2 on 04/05/2012 - 16:51
        -1

        PLE is a joke when come to shipping & complaint
        had really bad experience with them & will never buy again!

        • turbodude on 04/05/2012 - 17:46
          +2

          Its only a deal for pickup anyway. I have bought heaps from them and never had an issue

        • Make it so on 06/05/2012 - 14:11

          Depends on the branch perhaps. Bentley branch is great.

    • Plague on 04/05/2012 - 22:43

      I bought a N40L from PLE a couple of weeks ago. They were very helpful. I was happy to pay $249 as I was worried a courier would throw the box about and I need to be sure my server is undamaged and will not give me a latent problem in 4 months because someone mishandled it. So, the extra $20 or so is worth it to me.

  • mighty on 04/05/2012 - 16:31

    just a quick note regarding the comments about postage - these things are suprisingly solid/heavy. I finally relented and bought one the other week, and was amazed at how solid they are. Very well made.

    • Make it so on 04/05/2012 - 16:49
      +1

      that may be true, but if some places manage to sell 15kg of dumbbells for $29 shipped….
      $42 to send that server to Perth is rather amazing.

      • Miami Mall Alien on 04/05/2012 - 17:51

        Yes but see dumbbells aren't valuable and they're quite compact. I think the transit insurance factors into the cost here.

      • RohBoat on 05/05/2012 - 15:38

        Couriers use cubic weight, not dead weight…

        • StewBalls on 06/05/2012 - 17:21
          +1

          That's why couriers lack that explosive strength you can only get from doing deadlifts! :p

  • bwilso06 on 04/05/2012 - 16:50
    +1

    How would these things compare purely as a NAS device against something like the Synology DS212J

    • Joober on 05/05/2012 - 11:36
      +1

      Depends on what you want to do with your nas, but these are very different items.
      I've bought the 40L and have worked with the ds212 (not j)

      40L/ds212j

      no operating system / full nas os and apps
      x86-64 cpu, can run windows, linux, xbsd… / arm cpu, synology os only?
      ram 2G exp to 8G / 0.25G fixed
      4 or 5 3.5" hdd / 2
      better cpu / worse
      2 pcie expansion slots / 0
      fairly quiet / quieter
      6 usb 2.0 / 2
      1 vga out / 0
      small / smaller
      etc.

      They both lack usb 3.0, but you can do that with an expansion card in the 40L, or by buying the ds212 for more $

      For a simple nas, the 212j is quick and easy. It works almost out of the box, and may have all of your needs built in. The 40L is more work upfront but is more powerful has more features and is more customizable.

  • AzzaD on 04/05/2012 - 16:54
    +2

    must resist …

  • CyberMurning on 04/05/2012 - 17:04

    can anyone confirm that i can use external storage (connected via usb) to do all the torrent work?

    • iGOTissues on 04/05/2012 - 17:29
      +2

      I'd really want to find out.
      I'd assume this would be more flexible in the long run but does consume more power and bit noisier.

    • turbodude on 04/05/2012 - 17:41

      Yes it has usb ports so can use as any other pc.

    • assailantsky on 04/05/2012 - 17:43

      You meant connect a external drive to N40L? There's no difference to you using a external storage to connect to a laptop, for example. My laptop downloads directly to my 1TB pocket drive via USB, no dramas. The N40L comes with an esata port, and lots of USB ports (>6, can't remember exactly). You just need to install a OS on the 250GB HDD that comes the n40l for your torrent software.

      • CyberMurning on 04/05/2012 - 22:38

        not just connect to transfer data, but using the external hdd as torrent destination (downloading and uploading). i want to run torrent 24/7 so i dont want it keep writing and reading to my new internal hdd. my external hdd is fine. once the movie finish i will transfer them to my internal hdd.

        can?

        • assailantsky on 05/05/2012 - 15:28

          Yes you can, to download directly to your external drive (destination for uploads and downloads). I don't use my N40L for torrents yet, as I'm waiting for the price on HDDs to come down.

    • viento on 04/05/2012 - 20:03
      +1

      Yes, you can.
      As long as your OS can read/write from/to that usb disk, which most OS can.

  • Withdr4wn on 04/05/2012 - 17:19

    'Weekend Sale Price: $203.75

    On Hand: Check Availability'

    ????

  • naira on 04/05/2012 - 17:34
    +1

    i know support is up to 8GB memory but has anyone tried 16GB?

    • Plague on 04/05/2012 - 22:39

      16gb is not supported.
      8gb should be enough for server use, especially if you are planning to run a variant of Linux or Unix/BSD.
      If you want speed, consider a small capacity SSD to hold your operating system and raid across standard 3.5" drives. You can use EEC memory which is more fault tolerant than non-EEC, but costs more. Amazon sell 8GB of compatible EEC for around $70 - for some reason, they will ship 2 x single 4gb, but not a pair of 4gb modules.
      The link for the single 4gb EEC module is: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002LBCUPO/ref=oh_details_o…
      I ordered 2 and am waiting for them to arrive.

      • IVI on 05/05/2012 - 00:16

        Do you forget:

        • HP Microservers have an INTERNAL USB socket

        Write your NAS (or any other) software onto it, not the 250 GB HDD.
        That was, you get 4x HDD's for your FreeNAS to manage (not 3).

        • Plague on 05/05/2012 - 00:48

          No, you are correct. But, when you compare the transfer speeds of a USB stick with those of the HDD you will get a massive reduction in performance due to the comparatively low transfer rates of a USB drive. It is easy to connect an additional cable to enable a 4 + 1 configuration.

        • grab_ur_freebies on 05/05/2012 - 15:25

          Not to mention USB would be a bottleneck so don't go putting your pagefile on it…

  • vidiot on 04/05/2012 - 21:41

    They don't have stock and have terms and conditions that make their participation in any transaction optional. I'll pass.

  • IVI on 05/05/2012 - 00:11

    I've often wondered if - using the info provided in a much earlier deal - folks can (once again) order these -directly- from HP.

    They were N36L's at the time, but HP charged $199 for the N36L and NIL for S+H, unlike the rest, who seem to charge growing amounts for the same uncertain quality of S&H service…

    With 1 or 2 middle vendors away from HP, the prices rise, as (possibly) do the chances for multiple handling instances (each with it -own- chance of unreported droppage).

  • [Deactivated] on 05/05/2012 - 02:39
    +2

    I got one from Spot IT!

    1x N40L HP Micro Server (and then I bought the following items)
    1 x ATI 6450 card $40 from GreenBox IT
    2 x 4GB Kingston non-ecc ram
    1 x Microsoft IR Extender and original MS MCE remote (swapped it for 2gb ecc ram i removed)
    1 x eSata to Sata cable from Deal Extreme 3 dollars including shipping from China (run the esata cable back inside the box and use it for internal drive)
    1 x HDD Silence kit from PCCG for $9, turns the 5.25" bay into a bay that holds 2 x 3.5" SATA INTERNAL drives
    1 x normal sata cable
    1 x MOLEX to dual sata power cable (3 bucks) to power the two new sata drives in the optical drive bay!

    so now I have a box that can hold 6 drives and running Linux Mint (boots straight into XBMC)

    all I need is a PS3 PlayTV so I can use it as a dual tuner and get FTA/epg setup and recording PVR functions :)

  • Tater on 08/05/2012 - 15:50

    Deal appears to be done, "Sale price" is now $310.76

    • gk0r on 08/05/2012 - 19:22

      Yeah bummer - I was just going to order tonight ;)

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