Japan Gets Served 29.09.07

Sun, Sep 23, 2007

  |  Terry Walsh
eX.computer AeroMini M20J-7340P/HS

Poster 5 

Looks like the Japanese are gearing up for a big launch of Windows Home Server on the 29th September.

This week, large posters were put up around parts of Tokyo in advance of a midnight launch of the product in Akiharbara.

WHS Hoarding WHS Hoarding 2 Poster 4

Meanwhile, are already taking pre-orders of the product, which is being sold in OEM form, bundled with a floppy drive or hard disk for 26,800 Yen (£114).

Poster Poster 2 Poster 3 

Windows Home Server hardware is also now available for purchase online in Japan, including some pretty powerful specs:  

Core 2 Duo Systems  Clevery Midi Tower Core2 Duo WHSCPU: Core2 Duo E6750 [2.66GHz/FSB1333MHz/L 24 MB/DualCore]
Memory: 2GB (1GBx2) [DDR2/PC6400/CL5 permanent guarantee manufacturer make]
Hard Disk: 500GB [SerialATAII/7200rpm/16MB] x2
USB: USB2.0 x2 (front) USB2.0 x4 (rear)
   
 eX.computer AeroMini M20J-7340P/HS  eX.computer AeroMini M20J-7340P/HSCPU: Intel Pentium Dual Core E2160 (1.8 GHz)
Memory: 1024Mb PC5300 DDR2-SDRAM (512MB×2)
Hard Disk: 160Gb ATA
Network: Gigabit Ethernet
USB: USB 2.0 x 4

Poster 6

Let’s hope there’s as much build up elsewhere around the world!

Source: Microsoft Japan

 

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2 Responses to “Japan Gets Served 29.09.07”

  1. orcmid Says:

    That Clevery Midi Tower is fascinating. I particularly fancy its inclusion of a DVD-RW drive (option?) and front USB along with other super specs. I want one of those.

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  2. Andy Says:

    Isn’t bundling the OEM software with a floppy drive or hard disk illegal? I thought OEM was only meant to be sold with a new *computer* – not parts of it. That is certainly the case with normal Windows OS’s and has been for about 2 or 3 years now.

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