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HP MicroServer N40L $209, N54L $269 | SanDisk SSD 120GB $89, 240GB $159 | Bundle Offers

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HP MicroServer N40L $209, N54L $269 | SanDisk SSD 120GB $89, 240GB $159 | Bundle Offers
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Store RepShoppingExpress on 27/02/2013 - 14:17 shoppingexpress.com.au (1979 clicks)
Last edited 28/02/2013 - 10:38
MICROSERVER-1

HP MicroServer Deal is back - N40L @ $209, N54L @ $269 + Shipping - SanDisk SSD Deal's also back with 120GB @ $89, 240GB @ $159 + Shipping. Besides our competitive pricing on all products in this deal, you get a further $5 off your order when you purchase any bundle bonus deal below together with the HP MicroServer.

To enjoy the discount price for HP MicroServers, Use Coupon Code: MICROSERVER-1 before you checkout. See below for Products on offer and the discounted price.

i. HP N40L Microserver (250GB HDD included) - $209 + Shipping
ii.HP N54L Mircoserver (Diskless) - $269 + Shipping
iii.Bundle Bonus Offer:

Get $5 Off your order total when you purchase below options together with HP N40L/N54L.
(Just add both the MicroServer and the option to cart and the discount will auto apply once you have entered your post code, or you checkout.) No Extra Shipping Charges when you buy these together with the MicroServers.

Important Note BEFORE you BUY Hard drives (tribute to guidedlight):
You can't use a 3Tb drive as your Windows boot drive with these Microservers (they don't officially support 3Tb drives due to the lack of UEFI). 3Tb drives however will work perfectly as secondary Windows drives.

SanDisk Extreme SSD

120GB - $89

240GB - $159

WD Western Digital Red Drives Price:

1TB - $85

2TB - $125

3TB - $167

WD Green Drive Price

2TB - $92

3TB - $134

Seagate Drive Price:

1TB - $69

2TB - $92

3TB - $138

Ram Price:

Kingston 4GB Ram - $24

Kingston 4GB ECC Ram (matching pair for HP N40L) - $45

Low Profile Video Card Bundled Price:

Gigabyte Geforce GT 210 - $34

Gigabyte AMD HD 6450 - $39

Shipping Cost averages $10 Australia Wide
All stocks are limited, with limited quantity on each purchase.
All items on promotion will be Dispatch from warehouse within 1-2 working days after receipt of payment.
No Grey Imports, All Genuine & carries Australia's Manufacturer Warranty.

For 1st time buyers:
- Add any of the above products to your shopping cart
- Enter Postcode inside your shopping cart and click apply
- Enter voucher code: MICROSERVER-1 and the associated discount will apply (check right side of the shopping cart for the total value
- Proceed to checkout and make payment once you confirmed the total price is correct

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  • liuzhen on 27/02/2013 - 14:51

    Aw… I bought a n54l and some ram on Monday.

    Oh well, it's only $10. Still a pretty good price.

    • Master Bates on 27/02/2013 - 16:57

      Ordered from these guys 2x 4GB Kingston Value RAM at $26 each late last night; saw it advertised on this post for $24; thought about how to go about claiming a $4 refund, but lucky little me… clicking the link still shows the RAM at $26! ;o) A day in the life of an OzBargainer!

      On a serious note, been very impressed with ShoppingExpress' service!

  • gummibears on 27/02/2013 - 14:59

    Any recommended sources on how to set up one of these things?

    • paddym on 27/02/2013 - 15:03

      What are you planning on using it for?

      • gummibears on 27/02/2013 - 15:20

        From what I understand, it can be used for document backups and serve as a media center. Plan to use it for more of the latter, but a little of both.

        • lomie on 27/02/2013 - 16:21

          I bought the N40L recently from Shopping Express. Then I added the 6450 card to get HDMI audio and video out of the server. The server does not come with a sound card.
          I installed Windows Home Server (WHS) 2011 and XBMC. XBMC takes the load off the CPU when playing video.
          I'm now on the hunt for a TV tuner. Will probably go with a USB jobbie from MSY.

        • huu on 27/02/2013 - 17:25

          I got a PCI-E twin digital tuner (make use of the spare x1 PCI-e slot). Win7 HTPC

          http://www.avermedia.com/product/productdetail.aspx?id=470

        • Wimma on 28/02/2013 - 14:07

          Go a Sony PlayTV (the PS3 accessory).
          Works great, usb dual tuner with single input.

    • guidedlight on 27/02/2013 - 15:08
      +2

      There are a couple of threads on Whirlpool.net.au and Overclockers.com.au. It's pretty easy though, these things have been built with the enthusiast in mind; the manual it comes with explains the basics well.

      • [Deactivated] on 28/02/2013 - 07:29

        I'm a long time 'nix user, and bought an N40L late last year. If one is prepared to spend a day setting it up it becomes a much better and less expensive deal than any comparable NAS device.

        I run mine stock standard with 5 HDDs on Ubuntu server LTS.

        The only thing I don't like and haven't been able to overcome is that on a reboot, when a USB drive is plugged in, it will insist on booting from the USB device. BIOS settings seem to have no effect It's a PITA on the odd occasion the N40L needs to be rebooted.

        Other than that, it's brilliant. I'll replace my 3yo QNAP with a N54L later this year.

    • RedHab on 27/02/2013 - 15:57

      They make superb home servers, media centers. Only downside is HP N40L server has no standby mode, it cannot sleep. Perhaps the N54l is better?

      ShoppingExpress is doing a great job of bundling all you need for a home theatre PC or a NAS.
      If you don't want HDMI sound, you'll also need a USB sound card ($5 off ebay) and a remote control or wireless keyboard.

      • XeSSiV on 27/02/2013 - 16:32

        Are you sure? Mine sleeps even when I don't want it to! lol

        • huu on 27/02/2013 - 17:30

          No Sleep, Probably you got it on "Turn Off Display"

      • 4wd on 28/02/2013 - 14:48
        +1

        The only difference between the N40L and the N54L is the CPU, ie. you still won't be able to use Sleep.

        Hibernate works well though but I used to occasionally get errors at resume saying the hiberfil.sys is corrupt press Enter to delete and continue…..pretty pointless on a headless server, (WHS2011).

        There's a Microsoft KB article that provides a hotfix and CLI commands that will add a timeout for this error so that after x seconds the boot will continue:

        https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2519400

    • Cheap Skate on 28/02/2013 - 00:37
      +1

      Try the link below plenty of good info. I used it when I built my 2 N36L HTPC's.

      http://forums.overclockers.com.au/showthread.php?t=958208

  • thsydney on 27/02/2013 - 15:13
    +1

    Rep: please make a deal for Samsung SSD

  • evol on 27/02/2013 - 15:18
    +4

    Bought a N54L last time it was on sale and built it up with a bunch of fancy parts.

    Now to find a use for it. (typical Ozbargain purchase)

    • dogboy on 27/02/2013 - 15:27

      File Server and HTPC?

  • eagleanthony on 27/02/2013 - 15:28

    Is there a way to make it turn on and off automatically with the CMOS or similar? (N40L)

    • heckyeh on 27/02/2013 - 15:49
      +2

      I've got a N40L and there is no automatic wake up setting in the BIOS. There is WOL available though and that does work ok.
      A DDWRT router can be set to wake the N40L at a certain time for example.

  • guidedlight on 27/02/2013 - 15:47
    +4
    Important Note

    You can't use a 3Tb drive as your Windows boot drive with these Microservers (they don't officially support 3Tb drives due to the lack of UEFI). 3Tb drives however will work perfectly as secondary Windows drives.

    • Store RepShoppingExpress @ Shopping Express on 28/02/2013 - 10:35

      thanks for sharing your experience guidedlight - you are truly as your username suggested.

  • jeeg on 27/02/2013 - 15:56
    +1

    Thanks Op. I have just purchased the N40L. Have been waiting for an offer for sometime and this is it.

  • mrkyle on 27/02/2013 - 16:00
    +2

    Was thinking about the SanDisk SSD 240GB, any thoughts on this SSD?
    Any shipping discounts OP?

    • Store RepShoppingExpress @ Shopping Express on 28/02/2013 - 10:16

      Hi mrkyle,

      We already(always) gave our best offer - BEST price by a fair amount and IN STOCK, you might want to checkout staticice for the Sandisk SSDs:

      120GB selling More than $100 on MOST places, Greenbox IT have it at $97 with 0 stock

      240GB selling lowest $175.80 with 0 stock again

      • Bozman on 28/02/2013 - 13:26

        The shipping costs kill most of the value though. $175 with insured shipping (wouldn't go without insurance when shipping an SSD). Or I can go into MSY today/this weekend and buy one for $179.

        OP - I agree you have a great price and I was very interested, but with shipping, there's no point. Maybe if I was buying multiple items it would be better value.

        Edit: Decided I was probably whinging. When you compare this price to all others besides MSY, it rocks. So unless you're near an MSY, this is the price to beat! Well done OP.

      • mrkyle on 01/03/2013 - 11:13

        dont get me wrong prices are great, just it would be greater :)

  • klif-e on 27/02/2013 - 16:18
    -1

    Picked up a N54L (to add to my 2xN36L's), also picked up 2x4GB ECC for it.

    Will put into it 4x4TB Hitachi 7200 RPM drives and a OCZ Vertex 2 SSD, then install Solaris 11.1 and make a 3rd NAS device for home usage.

    Annoying that the 2x8GB ECC memory kits were out of stock, otherwise I would have been tempted to put 16GB in the machine.

    • evol on 27/02/2013 - 16:35

      May I ask why you feel the need for ECC ram?

      • cryptos on 27/02/2013 - 19:32

        If your motherboard is ECC capable, may I ask why not?

        • evol on 27/02/2013 - 19:40

          ECC ram is more expensive than non-ECC and IMO unnecessary unless you're running high intensity and/or highly critical data center type processes. Most memory errors are "hard" type errors i.e. physical defects and therefore ECC won't be able to fix it anyway. Also ECC ram has a 2-5% performance penalty against non ECC ram.

        • klif-e on 27/02/2013 - 20:30
          +1

          I run Solaris 11 on the NAS's (they are all dedicated to NAS duties, nothing else running) which uses ZFS and is a 100% software solution.

          Without ECC memory rare random bit flips caused by cosmic rays or by faulty memory can go undetected. If this were to occur ZFS (or any other filesystem) will write the damaged data to disk and be unable to automatically detect the corruption.

          But when ECC memory reports an issue ZFS is able to cope with it and ensure that damaged data doesn't get written to disk.

    • d3ft on 27/02/2013 - 17:27
      +4

      May I ask why you feel the need for 3 NASs?

      • klif-e on 27/02/2013 - 20:31

        Because NAS #1 filled up, so I built #2, then it filled up and I will build #3 ;)

        It's less time and effort (and almost the same cost) to build a whole new NAS (especially with the HP Microservers) than upgrade the disks in a given NAS.

        • evol on 27/02/2013 - 23:23
          +5

          That's a lot of porn. :P

    • Store RepShoppingExpress @ Shopping Express on 28/02/2013 - 10:17

      Annoying that the 2x8GB ECC memory kits were out of stock <=== If demand is there, we will keep some stock.

      • klif-e on 28/02/2013 - 11:04

        How quickly can you get stock in, maybe I could alter my order, if it's coming in quickly?

        • Store RepShoppingExpress @ Shopping Express on 28/02/2013 - 11:54

          hi klif-e,

          It wouldn't be quick, as we need to see the demand in here first, then we need to find out the exact ETA of the next batch coming in & keep some stock with us before we can offer a promotion price (according to supplier - no ETA yet).

        • klif-e on 28/02/2013 - 12:38

          That's a shame.

        • Store RepShoppingExpress @ Shopping Express on 28/02/2013 - 13:21

          yup…it just ain't a regular stock item at supplier's site yet, perhaps when it gets more popular or we have a bulk order regularly to prove them wrong :).

  • ronyronron on 27/02/2013 - 16:38

    Just pulled the trigger and bought a SanDisk SSD and the N40L. There goes my lunch money for the next month :P

    Problem with my order though, the shipping address seems to be all mucked up?? What do I need to do to get this corrected?

    • Store RepShoppingExpress @ Shopping Express on 28/02/2013 - 12:14

      Hi ronyronron,

      Sorry for the late reply….just saw your query. If you think there's some issue on your delivery address,
      Please call us ASAP at 02-83388899 with your Order number ready (starts N00XXXXX) so we can assist you before we dispatch your order.

      Kind Regards
      Shopping Express

  • duneknight on 27/02/2013 - 17:05

    damn just got that ssd, wish i waited.

  • aussie-bargainz on 27/02/2013 - 17:10

    Sweet just bought the 240gb Sandisk ssd was going to get a 120gb but the price was pretty good. Also got the 2tb seagate hdd both were delivered for $8.75.

  • hamwhisperer on 27/02/2013 - 17:23

    Love my N54L, still too slow but :( even with 8gb and an SSD, wish she had about 2x the CPU power.
    The CPU in there is seriously becoming old tech, unfortunately intel would've made it very costly - but AMD designed that chip yearssssssssss ago, nowadays much more power can be had in the same amount of watts.

    http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K10/AMD-Turion%20II%20Neo%20N5…
    Intro, April 2010 (so designed 09 / 10) - madness

  • Mikeologos on 27/02/2013 - 17:29

    How would this compare to a synology 2 bay NAS?

    • Grish on 27/02/2013 - 18:31

      This will smash it. But you've gotta get your hands dirty :)

      My N40L is running SAB,SB,CP,HP,XBMC as both a NAS and HTPC on Ubuntu 12.4 and let me tell you, it wasn't a painless setup!

      Getting my old "Ultraview" HDTV remote working was a nightmare. Not to mention the hundreds of config and driver "hacks" necessary.

      Im Running wd reds 2TB's and threw the stock 250 in the odd with bios hack.

      Using a 6450 too.

    • afseale on 27/02/2013 - 18:50

      It can do what the Synology with a tad more work. You can run FreeNAS and it will look and feel on the network like the synology or run Win7 if you wish.
      The Synology is a plug and play device all setup and ready to run out of the box, super easy.

      The advantage of the N40L or the 54 is that its a standalone computer. Just add a drive, 2gb ram, and a videocard (all listed in the deal above) and you have a NAS, HTPC and a great little PC.

      I run a 54 with win7,6450 vc and 8gb ram.

      Will run a 12gb blueray rip 5:1 sound with not a problem.

  • andyken on 27/02/2013 - 18:16

    bought SSD and 2TB WD, thanks

  • giventofly on 27/02/2013 - 18:18

    I haven't the Microserver, but I have a Windows 8 PC hooked up via HDMI - I've got an IR receiver, too and a Harmony One. Works so well with XBMC.

    • espcookie on 27/02/2013 - 18:45
      +1

      There are lots of people who like these units - I have a couple and they are a very tidy unit provided you aren't after CPU grunt. The netbook option with USBs hanging off is pretty untidy if you are looking for a (visible) HTPC setup and most NAS units aren't flexible if you want to put your own OS on them which can sometimes be a pain further down the track. I have N40L's and they are quiet and look neat and tidy with easy access to the expansion bays and lots of enthusiast support on the web.

      • Peace Maker on 27/02/2013 - 18:54

        If I want a straight up NAS for streaming media to my WDTV is this the best option (i.e a micro server)? Do you need CPU grunt for this? I am tired of leaving my gaming rig running all the time just to stream media to the WDTV.

        • salem on 28/02/2013 - 13:38

          you don't need CPU grunt just to serve media.

          a microserver requires a little more setup than a straight up standalone NAS, but is probably better overall.

    • jwh on 27/02/2013 - 22:06
      +7

      I find it ironic that your name is ITveteran.

  • cintamami on 27/02/2013 - 18:25
    +1

    Shipping to WA makes it not a deal.

  • tarken on 27/02/2013 - 19:33

    Anyone who has upgraded their ram and wants to get rid of their spare 2gb stick, pm me please

  • pull the lever on 27/02/2013 - 19:55

    I literally bought that 240GB SSD yesterday at mwave so I caved in to buy this shoppingexpress one and cross fingers get a refund from mwave since my order hasnt finalised there yet!

  • Vortex99 on 27/02/2013 - 20:36
    -2

    I want a Mircoserver (diskless) (spell check says not available) ;-)

  • idog8818 on 27/02/2013 - 21:39
    -2

    Anyone don't need the ram and 250g hdd and happy to give away? looking for both, thx

  • markinaus on 28/02/2013 - 00:10

    Ordered N54L!
    Planning to use as network storage and DLNA media server with PS3MS - Looking forward to see how this goes :)

  • yoyo on 28/02/2013 - 07:54

    Hi ShoppingExpress,

    Any new offers on the Samsung 830 512 GB ?

    Cheers

    • Store RepShoppingExpress @ Shopping Express on 28/02/2013 - 10:34

      Hi yoyo,

      Samsung 830 512GB SSD is reaching end of life so it will be harder to do deals. But give me till next week, i will see whether we can offer a deal to include this model.

      Kind Regards
      Shopping Express

      • yoyo on 28/02/2013 - 10:59
        +1

        Thanks,

        Will be looking forward to next week :)

  • mic180802 on 28/02/2013 - 10:38
    +1

    Nice work ShoppingExpress. Another deal from you guys. Highly impressed. I ordered a N40L on its own. Will get some ram in a few weeks time when I need to buy a 16 Port switch.

    Hope to see another one of these in 2-3 months time, as I will be needing another Microserver and don't care if its a N40L or a N54L.

    EDIT: If anyone upgrades ram, I would love to take the stock ram left over if anyone wants to sell/trade it.

  • Fizzydrink on 28/02/2013 - 11:01

    sorry, not really related, but ppl buying these as media centres ,what are you using at the tv end to view your content? or are majority not networking them and attaching straight to tv?
    cheers

    • markinaus on 28/02/2013 - 11:54

      Maybe you mean media server.. (?)
      If you want to stream video to your tv over the network, an xbox 360 or ps3 are both fine dlna renderers.

      • Fizzydrink on 28/02/2013 - 12:10

        cheers mark

        server / centre.. yeah. i currently have a htpc setup as i like my covers and info etc. so i use media browser, and sometimes xbmc, is anyone using something that can do that as a server? playstation just shows my file name. which is no good to me.

        • salem on 28/02/2013 - 13:42

          I don't have a microserver at the backend, I have a stupid old desktop pc, but the principle is the same: on the front end attached to TV I have a popcorn hour media player (good old ancient A100 model), and on the old desktop pc in the back end I run YAMJ. YAMJ is just a bunch of scripts that do the media information scraping and puts them together into a media jukebox xml interface (like on xbmc). The popcorn hour then reads the xml off the server and displays it on the TV.

  • arkanis50 on 28/02/2013 - 12:49

    I really want to get a N54L although I read they aren't much chop transcoding HD files using Plex Media Server?

  • Jaybee88 on 01/03/2013 - 10:48

    Been contemplating on getting the microserver for a while. Can someone who have experience with it help answer a few questions to assist with my purchase.

    Primary use:
    - A second computer for kids to go online and access study materials (flash sites)
    - Backup repository for family photos/videos
    - Share media (music/photo/videos) to networked computer and mobile devices (iphone, ipad, android tablets, Apple TV etc)

    Q1. Should a N40L be sufficient ? I'm leaning toward N40L over N54L, for bang for bucks.
    Q2. What OS should I use? I have a spare Win7 64b license, will this do the job?
    Q3. Dependant on Q2, how much RAM do I need ?
    Q4. Will stock onboard video be ok to run 24" or 27" monitor ? Or shall I stick a 6450 in there ?

    Thanks in advance.

  • enderwa on 03/03/2013 - 03:05
    +3

    :(
    Special Discount 'MICROSERVER-1' is invalid.

    • ronyronron on 03/03/2013 - 13:57

      Same, a friend of mine tried the code just now and it says its invalid. Has it expired already?

      • RedHab on 03/03/2013 - 22:38

        Yeah, meant to be valid today, seems like ShoppingExpress ended it early :(

  • punjabiz on 03/03/2013 - 11:23
    +1

    Clicked few times yesterday and today n prices have changed. Hmmm clearly expired, so can u pls mark to reflect this!!

  • Mikeologos on 03/03/2013 - 11:55

    Whats the difference between the n54L and the n40L?

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