Efficient, Inexpensive, Tiny Home Server: Love it or Leave it?

by IndyLux / Christopher Lux
Before show 86, Jim, John, Tim Daleo and I were chatting about a new WHS build.  My vote was for an Intel Atom based system to maximize efficiency and minimize expense.  Jim suggested changing his planned Core i3/5 build in the forums and was handily shot down!  Here are the links [...]

WD EARS Drives

Configuring a WD EARS drive for WHS

Norco 4220 Case Build

Frankenbuilders(home build or self build) have a lot of choices when it comes to Windows Home Server hardware. From tiny ITX cases with an octopus of USB/eSata drives hanging off of the back all the way up to a massive rackmount case holding a ton of drives, the flexibility of WHS can really be shown [...]

Icy Dock New Product Showcase

We have been talking a lot about the Icy Dock products this week.  We posted three reviews of their products with one more on the way and a podcast dedicated to discussing those reviews.  The conversation has also spilled over into our forums with a representative from Icy Dock fielding questions.
I would also like to [...]

Icy Dock MB561US-4S Quad Bay External Removable Enclosure

This is the Icy Dock MB561US-4S Quad Bay External Removable Enclosure.

During CES 2010 Dave , Chris and Jim paid a visit to the Icy Dock booth. They saw the potential of how the Icy Dock product could contribute to the Windows Home Server ecosystem. Icy Dock was pleased to help out and soon we each [...]

Icy Dock MB881 2.5 and 3.5 SATA Hard Drive Docking Station

This is the Icy Dock MB881US-1S-1 SATA hard drive docking station.

What you will first notice about this docking station is that it is completely different from any of the other “mini toaster” looking hard drive docks.  Not only does it’s looks set it apart but it’s versatility also stands above the crowd compared to all [...]

Icy Dock MB672SKGF Screwless Internal 3.5” SAS/SATA HDD Enclosure

At CES 2010, Home Server Show had the opportunity to meet with the folks at Icy Dock and view their product line.  We shot a video interview with Roland Pantaleo and we agreed that their product line should be of interest to the home server community particularly those who are building their own machines.

As part [...]

Is USB 3.0 worth it?

As WHS users we are always looking for different ways to upgrade our storage capabilities fairly cheaply and without giving up too much performance.  Since the introduction of USB 3.0 with advertised “theoretical” speeds of 625 Megs/sec, I have been eager to see what the real world performance would be and if that would translate [...]

Tranquil PC Mirrors your Windows Home Server OS Drive in RAID 1

Tranquil PC has recently published a series on the “Safe Home Server.”  The posts concluded with the introduction of a new hard drive module for their SQA-5H and RS5 models of Windows Home Server.   The module houses two 2.5” drives configured in a RAID 1 array, meaning, the two drives are mirrored.  If you lose [...]

New Online Storage Option with wuala by LaCie

In episode 72 of the Home Server Show we talked with Mike Mihalik of LaCie about their new Windows Home Server and a file storage service called wuala.  Mike gave us a great description of the service so you should go and listen to that podcast but here is a little bit about wuala.

Summing up [...]

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