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Killer home server deal

Slickdeals.com is showing that you can now get a DELL PowerEdge SC420 P4-2.8GHz, 80GB system for $289+tax w/free shipping.

These SC series machines from DELL make great home servers. They are plenty powerful, expandable, and amazingly very quiet.

Comments

Charlie Kindel said:

Clearly I'm a fan of W2K3 as a home server OS. I do understand your frustration with Windows Media Connect not installing on it. Very cool that you are using VS and XP as a work around.

Where do you live that you can't get BB?
# November 18, 2004 7:22 AM

Gareth Jones said:

Nowhere outlandish, just outside Cambridge in the UK. I have my fingers crossed for broadband in the new year!

We had a power cut last night, and I have to say I was fairly impressed that even with this complicated setup, my investment in a £50 UPC and the quality of Virtual Server meant that when I turned on my Roku this morning I still had streaming media ready to go.

So I think I'm adding "built-in cheap UPS" as a must-have feature for my dream home server appliance. Too few people will buy it separately if its not built in and it will save a lot of pain with people's digital assets.
# November 19, 2004 12:58 AM