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| HP EX470 MediaSmart Home Server (AMD Live, Windows Home Server, 500 GB Hard Drive) | 
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| Brand: Hewlett-Packard
Category: Personal Computer
List Price: $708.00
Buy New: $579.05
You Save: $128.95 (18%)
New (6) from $579.05
Avg. Customer Rating:  59 reviews
Sales Rank: 68
Media: Electronics
Hard Drive Size: 500
Shipping Weight (lbs): 13
Dimensions (in): 9.7 x 9.2 x 5.5
nv:Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows Home Server
Form Factor: Microtower
Processor Brand: AMD
Processor Class: Sempron
Processor Speed: 1.80GHz
Memory Type: DDR2
Total Memory: 512 MB
Hard Drive Interface: SATA
Communications Description: Integrated LAN
Interface Type: RJ-45
Data Transfer Rate: 1000 Mbps
Data Transfer Rate: 100 Mbps
Data Transfer Rate: 10 Mbps
MPN: GG795AA
Model: EX470
UPC: 883585222636
EAN: 0883585222636
ASIN: B000UY1WSK
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great box. Concerns about the OS. . . July 26, 2008
I preordered the 470 when it first came out. At first, I was not disappointed. However, after a few months of use, the Home Server operating system showed some bugs.
1st: Make sure that you have the updates turned on and update to Power Pack 1 as soon as possible. There is a bug where pictures disappear when used with certain Windows Vista applications, such as the Windows photo gallery. It is my understanding that this patch has fixed it. And I have not seen the problems since.
2nd: Backup your computers up on a wired connection at least once a week. There is a problem with the back ups over wireless connections and sometimes the backups can get corrupted. To resolve this you have to manually delete all backups on the server and start from scratch.
3rd: You will find it difficult to administer this machine from time to time with an XP home or Vista Premium machine without remote desktop. While the console is intuitive, you will still find it easier to remote into the server and actually look at the desktop.
As for the web interface, and remoting into your home machines from another location, I loved it. It is very simple and easy to use. The actually HP box is fantastic as well. I've already added an additional drive to the box and it is easy to set up. The construction is very sturdy and well ventillated.
Despite the bugs, I still find the device very useful. Just don't make it the end-all-be-all that Microsoft and HP would have you believe it is. Burn those documents and pictures to DVDs folks!
 Works as promised July 19, 2008
Beautiful product! Simple to set up and configure - rock solid. Surprised a Windows product can be this good. Adding drives, remote access - no problem. Kudos to HP. Apple is no longer the only user-friendly product in town...
Excellent product, HP gets a A+ from me July 19, 2008
Most computer manufacturers are scared to release anything that won't sell. I'm sure this will not be a core HP product, but at least they released it! The main purpose(s) of this product are to:
Backup all your home PC's
Remotely access them via the web (You must run XP Pro or Vista Business on your PC's for this to work)
It works perfectly as described. It is extremely fast to backup a PC, does not use a lot of resources, and remote access is a dream come true if you have multiple PC's in your home.
There are no drawbacks. For remote access, you do need to read the instructions. Chances are, you will need to forward a port on your router. It's extremely simple, if you read the destructions!
A+ for you HP, thanks for releasing a great product!
Great.......but no RAID! July 18, 2008
first experience was misleading; inserted the CD, the autorun tried to run but the program was corrupt, instead manually ran the setup.exe and everything worked fine. Typical Microsoft experience, first, it downloads a whole load of patches and corrections, afterwards, the famous reboot, you are then presented with some setup options. Easy to configure, straight forward for any IT aware person. Nice interface for the user, was setup in a matter of minutes.
Shame there is no hardware RAID, it says you can mirror specific folders onto different disks, but I still have yet to discover how this works. Quiet..and ...discret.....I think I'll like it!
Also of note: way too much packaging of the device, outlayer of carboard packaging with a inner box of carboard. (this excludes the carboard box of Amazon).....far too much carboard used in todays "sustainable development" culture. As well, a hefty printed manual that alot of people will hardly ever use, ideally this whould have been included on a CDrom as a PDF. Wake up HP! How many '000s of units are you planning on selling?
Outstanding server and backup solution. July 18, 2008
I purchased the EX470 primarily as a server for music and video. But, in the last two weeks I had the need to restore a laptop that would no longer boot up due to a damaged boot sector. And, I wanted to restore a program on a desktop computer that had ceased functioning even after reloading it. In both cases the EX470 worked flawlessly. The laptop was completely restored and is working without any errors. The desktop software was restored to its operating environment prior to the software failure. Even Microsoft's Restore couldn't fix what the EX470's PC Restorer was able to do.
By the way, the music and video serving is meeting and exceeding all my expectations.
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