<div dir="ltr">My home server is a HP ProLiant Microserver N40L, and it's a great little box. It's not the fastest thing in the world (only dual core, and officially only supports 8GB RAM), but mine is very reliable and handles whatever I throw at it. I've got Ubuntu Server 12.04 running with no issues.<div>
<br></div><div>It's got a massive fan at the back, so you can hear it running, but it's not loud and is easily ignored.<br><div><br></div><div style>I thought HP had discontinued the product line, but they have recently released a newer version with a better CPU, so depending on your requirements you can get the cheaper (but slower) N40L, or the newer N54L:</div>
<div style>N40L: <a href="http://www.shoppingexpress.com.au/buy/hp-proliant-n40l-microserver-nas-658553-371/658553-371">http://www.shoppingexpress.com.au/buy/hp-proliant-n40l-microserver-nas-658553-371/658553-371</a><br>
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<div style>N54L: <a href="http://www.shoppingexpress.com.au/buy/hp-proliant-n54l-microserver-nas-712969-375/712969-375">http://www.shoppingexpress.com.au/buy/hp-proliant-n54l-microserver-nas-712969-375/712969-375</a></div>
<div style><br></div><div style>Thanks,</div><div style>~Stephen</div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 13 January 2013 14:42, Tom Sparks <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tom_a_sparks@yahoo.com.au" target="_blank">tom_a_sparks@yahoo.com.au</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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> From: Simon Ives <<a href="mailto:simon.ives.au@gmail.com">simon.ives.au@gmail.com</a>><br>
>To: <a href="mailto:ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br>
>Sent: Sunday, 13 January 2013 11:24 AM<br>
>Subject: Home server<br>
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>Hi all.<br>
>I'm looking to replace my home server this year with something a little smaller, quieter and energy efficient.<br>
>I'm currently using a repurposed HP desktop machine running Ubuntu Server configured simply for file sharing, file streaming (local network) and testing web assets via LAMP.<br>
>I'm looking to move to a machine to continue the file sharing (ubuntu, Macs, windows xp, 7 & 8 machines) etc. but to also control the wired and WiFi access throughout the home. I'm also running Twonky at the moment for file streaming and would like to continue with this.<br>
>Any pointers on where to start looking? I'm not after anything super powerful, just something that works.<br>
>Thanks.<br>
>Simon Ives<br>
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</div>i am currently using a 700Mhz netbook (with two external 2tb hard drives in a raid1 array) as my file server<br>
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I have also used a nettop<br>
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based on an old thread I asked, Paul replied with:<br>
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"i can vouch for the QNAP TS-219P and the HP<br>
ProLiant Microserver as good options. The former is a very small, quiet<br>
2-bay NAS - on mine i wiped the factory firmware on and installed Debian<br>
squeeze. It's ARM-based, so its CPU power is not great, but it does the<br>
job. The latter is an x86-64-compatible server with 4 SATA bays and 1<br>
DVD-ROM bay. It has a dual-core AMD CPU and so packs a pretty good<br>
punch. It's slightly larger and slightly louder than the QNAP, but is<br>
much cheaper, more powerful, and more expandable." -<a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-au/2012-January/007675.html" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-au/2012-January/007675.html</a><br>
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