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9to5mac.com - 12/29/2008

HP MediaSmart Home Server may get some competition from Apple

— 9to5mac.com — The device will tie in MobileMe with an Apple built-in Dynamic DNS system . For instance, if... your MobileMe account was "9to5mac", your domain name would be "9to5mac.me.com". This is how you'd reach your filesystem throughout the Internet. Your media ... (more) HP MediaSmart Home Server may get some competition from ...

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mediasmartserver.net - 12/29/2008

Review: HP MediaSmart Server EX487

— mediasmartserver.net — Publish the pictures I’ve taken of the guts of the server Perform disk and network I/O performance... tests in comparison to the EX475. Acquire a Mac suitable for evaluating the Control Center and Time Machine backup feature. Do some more exploring of ... (more) Review: HP MediaSmart Server EX487

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hp.com - 12/29/2008

HP Media Smart Server

— hp.com — Hewlett-Packard (HP) has launched a new home server that can work with both Mac and Windows computers.... Based on the Microsoft Windows Home Server platform, the HP MediaSmart Server ex485/ex487 is a "central repository for automatically backing up and ... (more) HP Media Smart Server

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HP Unveils Home Server
I4U News — ... iTunes server, HP Photo Publisher, HP Photo viewer, PC Hard Drive Backup, Mac Hard Drive Backup, Server Backup, smart power management, and more. The home servers feature an Intel Celeron 2GHz 64-bit CPU and 2GB of 800MHz DDR2 RAM. The units can be configured with up to 9TB of storage space. The ex485 model ships with 750 GB of storage for $599 and the ex487 includes 1.5TB for $749. The systems can be pre-ordered starting on January 5 and shipping is expected in February. Via HP Posted on Mon, 29 Dec 2008 06:31:10 CST | by Shane McGlaun ...

HP MediaSmart home server plays nice with Mac and PC
Coolest Gadgets — ... pleasure at your whim and fancy. Both servers will boast the same features apart from their obvious compatibility, of course, including HP Media Creator, Media Streaming, Photo Publishing and viewing. The system itself doubles up as a backup repository for PC and Mac computers. Powered by an Intel Celeron 2GHz processor and aided by 2GB RAM, you can pick up the ex485 that comes with 750GB of storage space or the ex487 that has double that amount for $599 and $749, respectively. Press Release ...

HP announces Mac-compatible MediaSmart
Gadgetell — ... Mac-compatible MediaSmart will pack a 64-bit Intel Celeron 2.0 GHz processor and 2GB of RAM, not mind-blowing, but more than adequate for a media server.  The ex485 comes with 750GB of hard drive space for $599, while the ex487 has 1.5 TB for $749, which both seem like good deals.  They’ll be up for pre-order on January 5, 2009, and ship by February.  They can both be expanded to 9 TB with added drives, which seems like just a little bit of overkill. Read [MediaSmart page] Full Story » | Written by ...

Rumor: conheça seu novo servidor pessoal, o Time Capsule
MacMagazine — ... , a Apple estaria preparando uma solução de homeserver para concorrer com o HP MediaSmart Server. E esta solução, veja só, seria nada menos que a evolução do já conhecido Time Capsule! Tais rumores estariam rodando por aí desde agosto, mas a proximidade da Macworld trouxe mais informações à tona. ...

HP upgrading Home Server lineup, Apple may be following suit
Crave: The gadget blog — HP MediaSmart Server(Credit: HP) Hewlett-Packard today announced that it is upgrading its MediaSmart server lineup with new, more powerful hardware, and more importantly with software support for Macs and improved over-the-Net streaming of users' media files. (A software update will allow users of existing MediaSmart boxes to access some ... ...

HP MediaSmart Home Servers launched in US
Tech Ticker — ... Roberts, product marketing manager at HP claims Mac is now a “first-class citizen” like Windows which can do automatic backups of photos, videos, data as well as stream music via iTunes. Both, EX485 and EX487 will sell for $599 and $749 respectively with the only difference in their storage size – 750GB for the cheaper variant while 1.5TB for the expensive one. The common set involves Intel Celeron 2.0GHz 64-bit processors and 2GB RAM. Product Page [Via Computerworld] Advertisement: ...