The most recent Servers articles from Personal Computer World

Review: HP Mediasmart Server EX470 server

Emil Larsen — 2008-01-08T00:00:00.000Z

Emil Larsen, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 8 January 2008 at 00:00:00

Slow off the starting blocks, but HP’s Windows Home Server interface is polished

Tranquil PC was quick off the mark to sell a Windows Home Server (WHS) in October 2007 (read our review), with heavyweight HP holding back its punches until now....

Review: Tranquil PC Harmony T7-HAS Windows Home Server

Emil Larsen — 2007-10-17T00:00:00.000Z

Emil Larsen, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 17 October 2007 at 00:00:00

A small, passively cooled and unobtrusive Windows Home Server

The Harmony Home Server T7-HAS from Tranquil is the first retail PC we’ve seen running Microsoft’s new Windows Home Server (WHS) operating system - you can read our preview of...

Review: Excito Bubba home server

Tim Smith — 2007-05-25T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Personal Computer World, Friday 25 May 2007 at 00:00:00

Could this be the ideal small server?

Sharing files and streaming media across a home or small business network has often been better in theory than in practice....

Review: Belkin Wireless 802.11g All-In-One Print Server

Mark Wilson — 2007-03-09T00:00:00.000Z

Mark Wilson, Personal Computer World, Friday 9 March 2007 at 00:00:00

Connect multiple computers to a single printer or MFD wirelessly

A large proportion of homes now have more than one computer and this is reflected in the increase in home networking....

Review: HP Proliant ML370 Generation 5 server

Alan Stevens — 2006-12-07T00:00:00.000Z

Alan Stevens, Personal Computer World, Thursday 7 December 2006 at 00:00:00

A big server for demanding applications

The fifth generation of the venerable HP Proliant ML370 really is a serious piece of kit. Not only does it offer support for the latest dual-core Xeon processors, but it’s...

Review: Dell Poweredge 1950 network server

Alan Stevens — 2006-11-24T00:00:00.000Z

Alan Stevens, Personal Computer World, Friday 24 November 2006 at 00:00:00

A compact rackmount server that packs a big punch

There’s not much room inside a 1U server case, but Dell has crammed an awful lot into the Poweredge 1950, producing a super-slim server capable of punching well above its...

Review: Google Mini 2 search device

Alan Stevens — 2006-11-07T00:00:00.000Z

Alan Stevens, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 7 November 2006 at 00:00:00

Google it yourself with the new Mini

Mini by name but not by nature, the Google Mini 2 is a self-contained appliance that allows small businesses to use Google’s search technology on their own intranet and public...

Review: Zybert Computing Z1 Gem network server

Alan Stevens — 2006-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

Alan Stevens, Personal Computer World, Friday 14 July 2006 at 00:00:00

A versatile small-business server with built-in backup and recovery features

Take a relatively low-spec server, add Linux and a bunch of open-source applications and you just might end up with the equivalent of the Z1 Gem from Zybert Computing....

Review: Thecus Yes Box N2100 NAS drive

Will Stapley — 2006-05-11T00:00:00.000Z

Will Stapley, Personal Computer World, Thursday 11 May 2006 at 00:00:00

Scalable network attached storage with a good range of features

The Yes Box N2100 from Thecus is yet another network attached storage (NAS) drive aimed at those with burgeoning media collections and those with wireless media streamers....

Review: Raritan Z-Series Z4200U KVM switch

Alan Stevens — 2006-04-17T00:00:00.000Z

Alan Stevens, Personal Computer World, Monday 17 April 2006 at 00:00:00

Control your servers from anywhere – and save on rack space, too

KVM remote-control switches tend to conform to a common pattern, with a central rackmounted switch to which both the local management console and servers to be controlled are attached....

Review: D-Link Netdefend DFL-M510 security appliance

Alan Stevens — 2006-04-14T00:00:00.000Z

Alan Stevens, Personal Computer World, Friday 14 April 2006 at 00:00:00

Get instant protection from the threats hidden in Internet communication technologies

The D-Link Netdefend Information Security Gateway – DFL-M510 for short – is a very specific type of security appliance. Designed to block things such as worms and spyware, it ignores the conventional...

HP Proliant DL145

Alan Stevens — 2004-10-05T11:24:37.000Z

Alan Stevens, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 5 October 2004 at 11:24:37

64bit Opteron power that beats Intel-based alternatives hands down.

The Proliant DL145 is the first HP server to feature AMD Opteron chips and is designed for use in high-performance computing environments....

NEC Express 5800 TM700

Alan Stevens — 2004-09-14T10:47:41.000Z

Alan Stevens, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 14 September 2004 at 10:47:41

A well-built device with specs and a price to suit a small business.

For those of you tempted to press an old desktop PC into use as a file server it's worth looking at some of the alternatives first....

Ayrsoft Icon Server

Alex Arias — 2004-09-03T11:32:45.000Z

Alex Arias, Personal Computer World, Friday 3 September 2004 at 11:32:45

A small form factor, Linux-based system.

Small form factor PCs have been around for some time, but only enthusiasts have converted these into servers. This has changed with Ayrsoft's Icon Server, which hosts a number of...

Iomega Nas P415

Alan Stevens — 2003-07-22T10:49:49.000Z

Alan Stevens, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 22 July 2003 at 10:49:49

Plug-and-go network storage offers less hassle than alternatives.

Best known for its Zip, Jaz and other desktop storage devices, Iomega recently extended its product set with a range of network attached storage (Nas) devices.These single-purpose servers are aimed...