Ace Computers Offering Two Windows Home Server Systems

By on November 5, 2007 in Hardware, Windows Home Server

With lots of excitement today around the launch of the HP Mediasmart Server, I thought it would also be fair to cover what some of the smaller system builders are currently up to with the platform. Let’s take a look at Illinois’ Ace Computers first of all, who have launched two systems – a tower and a cube, on to the market.

AHS 300

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The AHS-300 is a small footprint home server in a cube form-factor. It’s acoustically dampened for low noise and vibration and offers storage options up to 3Tb. Specification details are limted, but it appears to ship with a 64 bit processor and gigabit LAN.

More Info: AHS-300 Datasheet

AHS-400

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The AHS-400 is a larger tower system, which comes with the increasingly common configuration of 4 hot swappable drive bays. The tower can take up to 4 terabytes of internal storage, and like the AHS-300, comes with a 64-bit processor and gigabit LAN. Size is listed as 10.2″ x 5.5″ x 10.2″ (inches) and the unit weighs in at 9.5 pounds.

More Info: AHS-400 Datasheet

It doesn’t look as if Ace Computers are selling their WHS direct to customers right now, but if you’d like to know more, check out their website.


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  • Bart

    These are just re-badged cases. The AHS-300 is the Antec NSK-1300, and the AHS-400 is the ES34069 by Chenbro. The Chenbro case is really very nice, but with one caveat: it’s mini-ITX standard, meaning you’ll have to use a mini-ITX motherboard, which are expensive and not common. They also use notebook CPUs and not desktop ones. The CD-ROM in the server is a notebook type CD-ROM. While this is without a doubt one of the smallest form factors there is for a server it’s also the most expensive option. Mini-ITX boards aren’t cheap, and neither are desktop CPU’s. Think twice the price of desktop PC components (easy).

  • Nathan

    I like the chenbro case too. You could use the Commell LV-676 (although its £200). It does make use of a desktop cpu and ram, it also has 6 sata ports making it ideal for that case.

  • Nathan

    I like the chenbro case too. You could use the Commell LV-676 (although its £200). It does make use of a desktop cpu and ram, it also has 6 sata ports making it ideal for that case.

    Just trying to find a source for the case in the UK, proving to be very hard to even find a release date.