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Hands-On: Leo Computer Piranha Home Server

By on February 8, 2008 in Hardware, Reviews, Windows Home Server, Windows Home Server Reviews

Model: Piranha Home Server Manufacturer: LEO Computer Website: http://www.leo-computer.de/ Price: TBC   Whilst Windows Home Server may very much be a product of the United States (supported by some of their friends over at Microsoft China), it has been Europe that has led the way developing and launching hardware systems for the platform. Within Europe, [...]

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Introducing 4 New People to the Team

By on January 13, 2008 in Site Updates

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been thinking about what we do here at We Got Served, and how we can keep improving the site to continue providing the best coverage of Windows Home Server on the web. I’ve been writing the blog on my own now for almost a year, and now it’s established [...]

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Wanted: 2 x Add-In Reviewers for We Got Served

By on December 29, 2007 in Site Updates

Would you like join the We Got Served team and have thousands of WHS owners read your opinions? Established in February 2007, We Got Served was the first Windows Home Server community site on the internet and has a global audience of tens of thousands of readers each month seeking the latest news and reviews [...]

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New Section – Windows Home Server Books

By on December 27, 2007 in Site Updates, Windows Home Server

So, work continues on building the site further – this morning I’ve opened up a new section of We Got Served, WHS Books, which will list and track all books published that are relevant to Windows Home Server – I was surprised to see just how many there were already, with more to be published [...]

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Tranquil PC T2-WHS-A3 Harmony Home Server – Hands-On Review

By on December 17, 2007 in Hardware, Reviews, Windows Home Server, Windows Home Server Reviews

Model:  T2-WHS-A3 Harmony Home Server   Manufacturer:  Tranquil PC Website:  http://www.tranquilpc-shop.co.uk/ Telephone:  +44 (0)845 555 7788 Price:  £299 + P&P (ex VAT)       When they come to write the history of Windows Home Server, Tranquil PC will be named as the first manufacturer to release a WHS system into the market, beating a number of [...]

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Norco DS-520: Hands-On Review

By on November 25, 2007 in Hardware, Reviews, Windows Home Server, Windows Home Server Reviews

Model: Norco DS-520G   Manufacturer: Norco Website: www.norcotek.com  Price: $729 excl. OS and RAM (USA)   Over the past few weeks, we’ve had the chance to put a few Windows Home Server systems through their paces. Firstly, the British engineering of Tranquil PC which came in the form of the T7-HSA, a small and silent home server [...]

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HP MediaSmart Server EX475 – Hands On Review

By on November 23, 2007 in Hardware, Reviews, Windows Home Server, Windows Home Server Reviews

Model: HP MediaSmart Server EX475 Manufacturer: HP Website: www.hp.com Price: $749 (US) £499 (UK) Update: The HP MediaSmart Server EX487 is now available, which supercedes this model. Check out our Hands On Review here! How many great companies do you know? Take a look around right now – who made your computer, the furniture in [...]

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HP Mediasmart Server Arrives Tomorrow

By on November 15, 2007 in Hardware, Windows Home Server

Just landed back in the UK (after a pretty long 4 week work stint over in San Francisco) to receive the news that HP are sending a Mediasmart Server overnight to me, and it’ll be with me tomorrow. I’ll be taking a good look at the unit over the weekend, so keep a look out [...]

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Paul Thurrott Reviews Windows Home Server

By on November 2, 2007 in Software, Windows Home Server

If you remain to be convinced by Windows Home Server, Paul Thurrott’s review offers an enthusiastic, yet balanced view of its strengths and weaknesses… thanks for the shout-out, Paul. Overall, WHS is a wonderful solution for problems you never knew you had. But make no mistake, these are very real problems that need to be [...]

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Ars Technica Reviews Windows Home Server

By on October 15, 2007 in Software, Windows Home Server

Today, Ars Technica published an extensive review of Windows Home Server, which is detailed, well balanced and in my opinion, bang on the money in it’s conclusion. Let’s remember that this is a v1 Microsoft release which (almost uniquely for Redmond) delivers exactly what it sets out to deliver, without *too* many issues. Perhaps the [...]

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