Thanks to the guys over at Lenovo, we can now confirm full specs, pricing and availability on the new IdeaCentre D400 home server which was leaked yesterday on Twitter.
The IdeaCentre will be released in the US in mid-September, priced from $499 and will have the following specifications:
Processor: 1.6GHz Intel Atom 230
Memory: 1Gb DDR2
Storage: 1Tb & 2Tb options
USB Ports: 5 (1 front, 4 rear)
eSATA Ports: 1
Networking: Gigabit Ethernet
Add-ins: iTunes Server, Lenovo PC Client, One Touch USB Copy
Dimensions: 200mm (horizontal) x 210mm (vertical) x 220mm (depth)
The product will also be released outside of the US – we know about the release in Asia, but awaiting confirmation on other countries and timings from Lenovo in the coming days.
“Lenovo will be a great addition to the category of home servers powered by Windows Home Server software,” said Eugene Saburi, general manager, Microsoft Solutions Marketing. “With the IdeaCentre D400 home server coinciding with the availability of Windows 7 on Lenovo laptops and netbooks, consumers will have an affordable solution that enables them to unleash the power of their home networks.”
Great to see another big OEM join the list of Windows Home Server manufacturers. As several of you have indicated, the product design does look like a tweaked version of the Acer Aspire easyStore Home Server (which, like HP’s home servers, all originate from Wistron). At $499, it’ll be interesting to see how well Lenovo compete with Acer in particular who are currently $100 cheaper at $399 on Amazon with a similar (actually a little better on RAM) spec.
We’ll be getting our hands on the D400 in a couple of weeks time – stay tuned for the WGS review.
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19. August 2009 at 2:16 am
wait, "iTunes Server" is this a addon for their server only?
19. August 2009 at 5:04 am
It's FireFly likely – what is installed on most servers……
It does not seem to bring anything to the game other than a bit higher price, however having Lenovo on board may be a good thing for the overall amount of servers.
19. August 2009 at 12:13 pm
I also fail to see the value in this. Why is it better than the Acer? It has less memory and costs more. I know the health monitoring page is flashy and Lenovo support could not be worse than Acer but I just don't see it.
19. August 2009 at 2:04 pm
Us hp owners have first hand experience with low RAM ^_-
In my experience lenovo does have good CS
20. August 2009 at 5:14 pm
To bad Lenovo hasn't taken HP's approach and headed off in a new direction from base WHS. HP clearly focused on remote media & MAC support, video transcoding etc. Acer seems to focus on low cost, Be nice if Lenovo had come up with a differentation path of their own to create more choice.