While I was at my day job, my wife got to sign for a rather large box that was delivered by Fed Ex. Inside was a brand new shiny D400 WHS computer from Lenovo. I am going to be spending the next few days setting it up, playing with the included software, and simply checking it out.
In the meantime, I took a quick series of pictures for you-all to peruse. Enjoy!
The “box”
Cool looking folder. For the reviewers eyes only! No, nothing secret, just the paperwork that says I have to return it… They may get the computer back, but I’m keeping the folder! Just underneath the folder is one of those obligatory fold-out setup sheets.
And finally, the star of the day, dressed and undressed! I still have the shipping cellophane attached to the computer in these shots.
Just a shot of the back and a close up of the ports on the back side.
And the “What’s inside the box that comes inside the box.” As in software disks, power and Ethernet cable, User Guide, and Safety and Warranty Guide.
Please forgive the lighting of the following picture. I tried lights on, lights off, flash on/off, shades open/closed and they came out with either tons of glare or jet-black. Anyway, for reference is my self-built machine, the HP X510 Data Vault, and our newest star, the Lenovo D400.
Time to “retire” the HP machine and try out the new kid on the block. Give me a few days and hopefully I will be able to give you a full and in-depth “Hands On”.
20. October 2009 at 12:12 am
Hey Jim, do you have a 8 bay Sans Digital esata enclosure you can test on this unit ?
20. October 2009 at 12:32 am
Sorry, I've got just a SD 4 bay. The next problem is finding 4 HD's sitting around gathering dust… Yea, right!
Actually, I might be able to come up with 2, maybe 3 "little" ones. We'll see.
If there is anything else that anyone wants me to specifially check out, add a comment!
19. October 2009 at 8:07 pm
Hmm, this look like a Ancer H340 from the back, side and front, I am quite sure this is an Acer OEM. What about the included software can you post a quick screenshot..
20. October 2009 at 6:34 pm
Ener, take a look at the review I posted yesterday:
http://usingwindowshomeserver.com/2009/10/19/excl...
Andrew
20. October 2009 at 2:44 am
Acer H340: I've heard that comment before. I've not had the pleasure of having one of those to compare directly to the D400, but there are some similarities.
Software? Give me chance to fire 'er up!
I will *try* very hard to get a review up in the next few days. I just want to make sure I give it a complete workout before publishing anything.
20. October 2009 at 10:38 am
I never noticed but yes it's completely the same, the drive trays and side grills match!
Check this photo to compare…
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/200...
20. October 2009 at 7:46 pm
All of the OEM home servers (except the FSC Scaleo) come from the same "ODM" (Original Device Manufacturer – Wistron – I believe. Different specs, designs and features though. The Acer design does look very similar to the Lenovo. But, for yer average consumer, what price premium would you attach to the Lenovo/IBM brand?
20. October 2009 at 7:47 pm
All of the OEM home servers (except the FSC Scaleo) come from the same "ODM" (Original Device Manufacturer) – Wistron – I believe. Different specs, designs and features though. The Acer design does look very similar to the Lenovo. But, for yer average consumer, what price premium would you attach to the Lenovo/IBM brand?
21. October 2009 at 12:15 pm
Yup, if it looks like an Acer, smells like an Acer, and tast… OK, maybe that's taking the analogy too far, but you get the idea. The one big difference I could see between this box and the Acer is tech support — it really couldn't get much worse than Acer.
22. October 2009 at 5:14 am
Is it based on Nvidia’s ION or Intel?
22. October 2009 at 11:31 pm
Intel Atom 230 CPU/Intel 945GC Chipset
23. October 2009 at 1:52 am
can you get your hands on a server with a 330 atom? id like to know how it stream 1080p videos to other computers on the network