Got this deal in email
HP MicroServer N40L Diskless for $199 + $15.95 shipping - Megabuy
http://www.megabuy.com.au/hp-proliant-n40l-g7-microserver-p1…
I guess it is a very good price compare to Shoppingexpress.
HP MicroServer N40L Diskless for $199 + $15.95 Shipping - Megabuy
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sank81 on 13/03/2013 - 19:42 megabuy.com.au (384 clicks)
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NeverBuy?? specially on these MicroServer?? I'll pass ANYTIME!!!
rather buy it from ShoppingExpress(not sure if they're same company)
Not the same company. ShoppingExpress is one of the largest players in Australia, whereas, the less said about Megabuy, the better.
Megabuy? where is the neg button? And no ShoppingExpress is not the same company. Just the amazing customer service from ShoppingExpress speaks for itsself
Thought for a minute this was for 'diskettes'. Must have been living in the 80's for a flash of time…
can sum1 explain what's the story on this gadget?
I mean what benefit is it to have? i.e. remote access?
A PC u can leave on 24x7 as a:
- server for a website
- media center
- surveillance system
- NAS backup
- remote desktop/access
- VPN
etc…
Why would someone neg this comment? Balanced for you buddy. :D
Sure,
This has thousands of uses, it's basically a small low power use PC.
Many people use it as a NAS - multiple hard disks for storage and possibly redundancy.
Other uses include a media pc connected to a TV with a low profile video card.
You can also set up Plex(http://www.plexapp.com/) to allow remote streaming access to your files. This allows streaming to your TV or through a app your phone. If you have files which require transcoding the newer model with a more powerful processor may be handy.
Or small businesses, it's a server - DNS, email etc.
It's a useful machine for downloading your legal CC licensed tv shows through torrents or usenet.
My friend uses his as our Minecraft, Terarria and Teamspeak server.
I personally use it as NAS with 3 x 3TB drivers. 1 for media, 2 mirrored for storage of photos and other personal data. I use to stream to a PS3 for video using PS3 Media server. I also have ssh set up for remote access if needed.
I find it useful accessing all media in a central spot from multiple devices - phone, laptop, tablet. Also always being on is handy when it comes to wanting to watch something.
What's the different between SAN and NAS?
Can you setup as a SAN?Also how do u setup as SSH and what program do u use to remote access?
Why not just build a custom pc?
if u get more ram it will add up to the price of custom pc, but u get more freedom to in buying other parts
like
-full size gpunas is like a hard drive but on the network, a san is a netwrok drive thats like its in the PC itself if that makes sense. u can run ur OS on a san but not a nas
ssh stands for secure shell host(i think its host)
its command line access for servers, mainly used for linux/unix. u just need to install the server of it and ur in with user/passedit: the advantage of this over a custom pc is size and power use, and a full HP warranty
You also get warranty on custom pc parts as well.
It looks interesting but then I see the internals and it looks pretty cramp.
You can't add a full size card or extra tv card.Does the server come with a GPU and what type in the standard boxes sold?
A NAS uses a full-blown stand-alone system with its own Operating System that "shares" Drives and Folders, while a SAN is basically a Storage device (a hard disk or an array of hard disks) that connects to your system across a network so its like instead of connecting a new HDD via SATA, USB etc, you can connect to it via a SAN.
Swap the descriptions for NAS and SAN around and you'll be close ;-)
My description is correct, a SAN is network attachable "drive" a NAS is a network attached "share"…i.e. it is hosted on a by a NOS…..a SAN uses a Network Card to attach directly to a drive or array.I have set up enough HP Storageworks last decade to know the difference.
still not quite understand the difference.
Maybe you could use an analogy or metaphor.
Boot from -internal- USB port & you can have 4 x drives.
Some also use the CD-ROM's SA TA port for a 5th HDD, but
I don't know if that requires a F/W upgrade or not…?PS The N40L is middle Microserver, in terms of performance.
(An earlier N36L had a noisier fan & slower CPU;
a more recent N50L (or similar number) had a faster CPU)Lotsa external USB ports - all USB 2.0 (AFAIK; dunno about the N5xL model). Even an eSATA port, eg, for external HDD.
So, you could possibly add several more -external- drives; can't say what performance you could expect…
if were to buy the usb 3.0 card and extra ram,
might as build a custom pc.at least there is more freedom for bigger size gpu.
If it is only for NAS then it is good
With NAS you use a service like SMB or "Windows File Sharing" to connect to a share (a folder or a Disk) on a host system (The system can be Windows, Mac or any other Unix like system running SAMBA in the case of SMB protocol), so it involves 2 systems, the Client (your Computer) and the Server/Host (your NAS's system usually a linux variant because its free) sharing resources.
In a SAN environment you machine (the client) connects to a hard drive directly ( no services like "Windows File Sharing" or SMB/NFS are needed)the network is used as a connection between your local SAN controller and the SAN Disk/array.In this way your system has direct control of the SAN Disk across the network and sees it as a physical disk, it can even boot from it.
$15.95 for P/H
Total is $214.95