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HP MediaSmart ex487

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Pros
Packed with features
Serves high-definition video smoothly
Cons
Initial configuration requires software
Setup includes unnecessary software

$729.99
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Hewlett-Packard MediaSmart Server ex487 Review

by Jon L. Jacobi and Melissa J. Perenson, PC World

- The Hewlett-Packard MediaSmart Server ex487 stands tall, with four drive bays--two with a 750GB drive in each, and two available for user upgrades. The unit is the only one we looked at that uses Microsoft's feature-packed, but sometimes slow Windows Home Server software, which uses a process called folder duplication instead of RAID to span available disk storage across what you see as a single, redundant volume (in this case, for about 1.3GB of total usable storage).

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