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HP MediaSmart EX485 / EX487 User Reviews

Server - micro tower - 1 x C 2 GHz - RAM 2 GB - HDD 1 x 750 GB - Gigabit Ethernet - Windows Home Server - Monitor : none More product details

HP MediaSmart EX485 / EX487
alaSCORE 98

88 reviews

November, 2009

87 / 100

8 Experts

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79 / 100

80 Users

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alaTest collected and analyzed 10 user reviews of the HP MediaSmart EX485 / EX487 from maximumpc.com.

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Benchmarks

Why are the benchmarks different in the two models? Different hardware or raid? I thought the only difference was one vs. two hd's installed...

i know but HPs custom

i know but HPs custom softwere is what really draws me

You can build your own, you know.

After testing the first public beta of WHS I was hooked. I agree that the HP box could be a little confining so I bought the OEM version and picked u...

Build your own?

I agree that "gutting the fish" would be more attractive. Perhaps building your Windows Home Server might make a nice article... (ala triple dream...

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alaTest collected and analyzed 7 user reviews of the HP MediaSmart EX485 / EX487 from newegg.com. The average user rating from newegg.com is 80 out of 100.

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great device

i had to do a restore about a month ago due to network problems. Simple and problem free. I have had this appliance for about 5 months now. Setting u...

Not Recommended!

Hardware seems to work Software is horrible. I've been fighting with this for 2 weeks now and still not able to get it all set up. The HP MediaSmart C...

Love This Server

Love this server. I can add additional storage at any time. I am able to store all 640 Gigs of music in one place and access it from anywhere in the ...

Great Tool!!!

Remote access to the server and networked PC's is a huge benefit when traveling or you just want to share files with relatives across the globe. Sure ...

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alaTest collected and analyzed 63 user reviews of the HP MediaSmart EX485 / EX487 from amazon.com. The average user rating from amazon.com is 78 out of 100.

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works fairly well in a mac/pc environment

works fairly well in a mac/pc environment There has been lot of info from other good reviews so wanted to provide some info that I didn't see. I have...

works fairly well in a mac/pc environment

works fairly well in a mac/pc environment There has been lot of info from other good reviews so wanted to provide some info that I didn't see. I have...

Vista seems to spoil everything

Vista seems to spoil everything I've had the home server for about a month. It was extremely easy to setup, in my opinion. I think I might have done...

Vista seems to spoil everything

Vista seems to spoil everything I've had the home server for about a month. It was extremely easy to setup, in my opinion. I think I might have done...

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