HP EX487 MediaSmart Home Server

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EX487 MediaSmart Home Server Intel Celeron 2.0 GHZ 64-bit Processor, 2GB DDR2 DRAM, 10/100/1000 (Gigabit) RJ-45 Ethernet, 4 USB 2.0 ports 1 eSATA port, 1.5TB (2 x 750GB) SATA, Internal Universal Power Supply, Windows Home Server The HP MediaSmart Server is a home server that can automatically backup and protect your digital memories, centralize your media and content for sharing with friends and family, and enable you to enjoy your digital media while at home or away.Easy, automatic backup of your digital memories• The HP MediaSmart server is easy to set-up! Just plug it in, connect it to your wireless router (sold separately), and load the software onto your PCs and Macs.• Worry-free back-up and pc management! Your server automatically manages many important activities (daily backup, virus protection, media collection, and power management) for you behind the scenes.• The home server will automatically backup multiple computers in your home including both Windows PCs (Microsoft’s Windows Home Server Backup) and Macs (Apple's Time a Machine).• Easy internal expandability with tool-free expansion bays for any internal SATA 1 or SATA II drive. Continue to expand externally with 4 USB ports and a fast eSATA port. • Protect your digital memories from fire/flood/natural disaster…backup your server shared folders to an external hard disk drive, and/or an online backup to Amazon S3.(c)Enjoy your digital media experiences• The HP MediaSmart Server is your new entertainment hub. It gives you anywhere access to your digital media.• Stream music and photos to any computer, whether you are at home or away.• The home server acts as a music server that supports iTunes and Windows Media Player, allowing you to share music libraries for audio playback throughout your home. • Extend your digital media experiences by conveniently streaming photos, music and videos to computers within your home, stereo system or TV's through gaming consoles like Xbox 360 or PlayStation3.• Centralize your iTunes music libraries and playlists on the server for playback to any PC or Mac running iTunes on your home network. Centralize your digital life for sharing with friends and family• The HP MediaSmart Server will automatically centralize your digital media for sharing with family and friends, and enable you to enjoy your digital media while at home or away.• The home server offers a streamlined way to manage your photo libraries and publish your photos to popular photo sharing or social media sites, using any Internet-connected computer.• Let your family and friends access your personal photo albums on the server using any Internet-connected computer.• Our home server offers a streamlined way to manage your photo libraries and publish your photos to popular photo sharing or social media sites, using any Internet-connected computer.• Remotely stream music and photos from your server to any Internet-connected computer for access while you are away.• HP Media Collector conveniently schedules the server to copy and centralize your Windows PC media files and libraries (including iTunes and playlists).

Specification Description
Model EX487, FL700AA#ABA, FL701AA#ABA, fl701aa
UPC 884420143451
Case Style Micro-tower
Hard Drive Size 750GB
Network Technology Gigabit Ethernet
Network Type Wired Ethernet
Processor Speed 2GHz
Processor Type Celeron
Standard Memory 2GB

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HP EX487 MediaSmart Home Server Review

Ex485 and EX487 - Good for backups

★★★★☆
4.0

"This product is great for backup and being able to share all the data of all your machines. I hope HP is preparing an update of the software as 2.5 is nice but few pieces are not usable in real life (like media collector crash or doesn't collect, video/photo/music stream are too slow to be usable, i …"  Read Full Review »

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HP EX487 MediaSmart Home Server Review

Media Smart Server - Works like a champ

★★★★★
5.0

"I have had the media server for about a month now and it is great. It was easy to set up and now I feel that all of the PCs on my home network are fully protected. I would recommend it to anyone who wants the safety and securiy of any automatic back-up device. Then as a plus you get file sharing, vi …"  Read Full Review »

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HP EX487 MediaSmart Home Server Review

Pentium II processor but still performs well

★★★★★
5.0

"I bought this server to add to the collection I seemed to have amassed. I am very happy with its features, but miss the one on one interface. Sometimes the web interface is a little clunky. I have Macs and PC's and the auto back-up features work pretty well. The remote interface through gotomyhp wor …"  Read Full Review »

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winglover1
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HP EX487 MediaSmart Home Server Review

Kick back and enjoy "WOW" in a box

★★★★★
5.0

"This unit is absolutly great. I purchased the single drive verson but imidiatly added 2T of disk space and now I have retired multiple servers previously housing my digital photos, videos and music. They all were consolidated to this one device. No more noisy cooling fans and it is far less power. I …"  Read Full Review »

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May 21 2009
Yeldarb
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HP EX487 MediaSmart Home Server Review

A product that actually does what it claims

★★★★★
5.0

"I have been working in the computer/networking industry for over 25 years. Rarely do I get excited over new technology. The MediaSmart Server does exactly what it claims and does it well. This MediaSmart Server is a must have for every home network. Additionally the MediaSmart Server is a perfect so …"  Read Full Review »

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