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The HP MediaSmart EX490 and EX495 are the new top-of-the-line Windows Home Servers from HP, which are good enough to pretty much be the de-facto Windows Home Servers ...

I'm considering building a combo HTPC + home server (mainly backups / media server for other devices). I would like it to be always on and therefore low power. In addition, it needs to be very quiet ...

I hesitate to make a thread on this, but I'd like some feedback from people who actually use these types of systems. So here's the goal. I'm trying to put together a home file/media server. Right now ...

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The attraction of a home server, such as Windows Home Server, is obvious for any household with several computers. But even if you have just one PC, the technology offers significant benefits — such ...