The idea of a home server confuses me as well. How much data do people really have stored at home that a simple external hard-drive or a network attached storage device couldn't serve up?
And don't the very few who actually have a library of media (movies, tv, music) that is streamed throughout the house have a dedicated HTPC setup?
You'd be surprised how awesome a WHS actually is. The backup portion is great, everyone in the house has access to the shared folders, it can store your itunes library (and replicate your desktop iTunes), gives remote (secure) access to your files. With add-ons it is also a printer server and Tivo publishing server.
I was skeptical when I purchased mine, but it's been one of the best purchases I've made in ages.
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In all honesty, I don't think I, or many others, would never need a home server. Especially for nearly 1k.
The idea of a home server confuses me as well. How much data do people really have stored at home that a simple external hard-drive or a network attached storage device couldn't serve up?
And don't the very few who actually have a library of media (movies, tv, music) that is streamed throughout the house have a dedicated HTPC setup?
You'd be surprised how awesome a WHS actually is. The backup portion is great, everyone in the house has access to the shared folders, it can store your itunes library (and replicate your desktop iTunes), gives remote (secure) access to your files. With add-ons it is also a printer server and Tivo publishing server.
I was skeptical when I purchased mine, but it's been one of the best purchases I've made in ages.
ScOObyDoo, you can do all this with a network attached storage.