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> <channel><title>Gear Diary &#187; Rob Tripp</title> <atom:link href="http://www.geardiary.com/author/rob-tripp/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.geardiary.com</link> <description>Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating.</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:00:45 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Windows Home Server – Just Build It</title><link>http://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/20/windows-home-server-%e2%80%93-just-build-it/</link> <comments>http://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/20/windows-home-server-%e2%80%93-just-build-it/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:12:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rob Tripp</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Do It Yourself]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[About MY Gear]]></category> <category><![CDATA[How-To]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.geardiary.com/?p=6887</guid> <description><![CDATA[I’ll be the first to admit that my backup habits leave something to be desired.  Saying that I back up once in a blue moon might be too kind.  I’m amazed that I’ve made it this far without a catastrophe.  So, when I first saw the HP MediaSmart Server, I knew that I didn’t just want one, I needed one.  I loved the idea behind it...a small box with only network and power connections designed to backup up all of your household computers and act as a media/file server as well.  The 500Gb model was in my price range ($499.99 after a $40 instant discount on the HP Employe Purchase site).  It seemed to be a lock for my next purchase and then several small things happened.
•    1 Tb hard drives became widely available…still at quite a premium, but available.
•    I realized that the HP device could only be purchased with 500Gb hard drives.  The 1Tb model that HP sells has 2 500Gb drives leaving only 2 slots available to put more drives.
•    A couple of months before I was going to buy the HP MediaSmart Server, I checked the website and found that they had removed the instant discount, effectively increasing the price to $540 before shipping.
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