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TigerDirect has the best price to date for the Lenovo 30131DU IdeaCentre D400 Home Data Server. Not only does it hold a massive 2TB of storage, but it has an Intel Atom N230 1.60GHz processor, 1GB of DDR2 RAM, Windows Home Server software and 5x USB ports.  It’s …Continue reading: Lenovo 30131DU IdeaCentre D400 Home Data Server – $450 Shipped

HP Home has an amazing low price for their HP LX195 MediaSmart Home Server.  Features include 640GB of storage, NAS enabled with a 1.6Ghz Intel Atom processor and Microsoft Windows Home Server software.  It’s …Continue reading: HP LX195 MediaSmart Home Server – $200 Shipped

Amazon boasts the best price, by $50, on the Acer Aspire AH340-UA230N Home Server. It includes a 1TB hard drive and room for 3 more, plus a 1.6Ghz Intel Atom processor, 2GB of RAM, Ethernet, 5x USB ports, 1 eSATA port, Windows Home Server and much more.  It’s $399.99 – $50 instant savings + free shipping = $349.99 shipped!

Buydig.com has a great deal for the HP MediaSmart EX485 750GB Server.  It features a 2GHz Intel Celeron processor, 2GB of RAM and 750GB of storage.  It’s …Continue reading: HP MediaSmart EX485 750GB Server – $489 Shipped

Buy.com has an amazing price for the Intel SS4200ENA Network Storage Server.  Features include a 1.6Ghz Celeron processor, Gigabit Ethernet, 4x USB inputs and more.  They’ve got it for …Continue reading: Intel SS4200ENA Network Storage Server – $216 Shipped

What kind of Macworld 2009 would it be with out the prebuzz rumors circling the Net.  Today, 9to5Mac – which mind you have managed to nab some pretty significant scoops – reported today that they’ve ‘heard’ that Apple is set to release an updated TimeMachine platform.  It’ll be more along the lines of a NAS or home server that will allow you to access your homes files (music, movies and more) from just about any where there’s Internet access.  What’s really interesting is that it might all be tied into Mobile Me, which costs $100 a year.  This certainly would position Mobile Me as a much more attractive service and help Apple boost its subscriber numbers to the service.  Here’s what they’re reporting:

• The device will tie in MobileMe with an Apple built-in Dynamic DNS system.  For instance, if your MobileMe account was “9to5mac”, your domain name would be “9to5mac.me.com”.  This is how you’d reach your filesystem throughout the Internet.  Your media would also reside here.
• Built in AFP filesharing for Time Machine backups and centralized file stores.  Technically, you could even do backups on the road.
• iTunes shared library database for not just music, but also video.  Access over the Internet to all of your media.
• Photo database and tie in with with MobileMe.
• Sharing media with iPod Touch and iPhones both over the Internet and while at home.  AppleTV as well.
• The box will be based on the Time Machine platform (ARM), not a more expensive Intel/Leopard Server configuration.
• Current Time Machine networking functionality built in.  Plugged into the Cable or DSL modem directly.
• Lots of power saving features like turning off hard drives when not in use.
• Multiple hard drive configurations would be made available with RAID 5 redundancy.

What I’d really want is a Tivo Device (aka Apple TV) that does all of the above and includes a solid EPG and some ports for endless expansion of the recording capacity.  Apple does this, and they can consider me in.

[9to5Mac]

HP Home currently has the HP MediaSmart Server EX470 for a discounted price, the best online in fact. It’s $550 – $150 instant savings + free shipping = $400 shipped!

Features:

• AMD 1.8GHz 64-bit Sempron processor
• 512MB of RAM, 4x USB 2.0 ports, 500 GB 7200rpm hard drive
• 1000Mbps Ethernet, 3 Empty hard drive bays and Windows OS

Start your own site, business, whatever it is with the Dell PowerEdge R200 Server.  Dell has it for $899 – $300 instant savings + $8 S&H = $607 shipped!

Features:

• Dual Core Intel® Pentium®E2180, 2.0GHz, 1MB Cache
• Onboard SATA, 1 Drive connected to Onboard SATA Controller
• 80GB 7200 rpm hard drive,

Dell Small Biz has the Dell PowerEdge SC440 Server for $449 – $100 instant savings + $20 S&H = $360 Shipped!

Features:

• 1.8Ghz Intel® Celeron® Processor 430
• 1GB of DDR2 RAM + 2×80GB hard drive
• CD-ROM, Ethernet and more

Buy it: Dell PowerEdge SC440 Server – $360

Ha! You thought the ‘wave’ and ‘floating’ were tech speak. Wrong! Although the patent was filed back in February of this year, it was just recently spotted by a Slashdotter. So what is it? A data center that’s powered and cooled by the ‘motion of the ocean’ and resides 7 miles from the coast. In some case, wind turbines could be added for extra energy. Another company, IDS, plans to launch a similar project, although there idea calls for using ‘discarded cargo ships’.

[Cnet]