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HP MediaSmart Server ex470

HP MediaSmart Server ex470

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  • Processor: AMD Sempron (1.8 GHz)
  • RAM installed: 512 MB DDR2 SDRAM
  • Hard drive: 500 GB Standard
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  • alaTest.com

    Editors' rating: 84

    Summary: alaTest has collected and analyzed 162 reviews of HP MediaSmart Server EX470 from international magazines and websites. Experts rate this product 85/100 and users 80/100. Comparing these reviews to 68269 other Desktops reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 84/100 = Very Good.

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  • pcmag.com

    Editors' rating: 80

    Summary: The HP MediaSmart Server is a well-executed example of what a Microsoft Windows Home Server can be. All of WHS's backup and management features are leveraged, and HP has added media-serving smarts of its own in the form of an iTunes server.

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CNET editors' buying advice

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Power user desktop computer

It's easy for the price to get out of hand with a power PC. If you shop around, you should be able to find a more than adequate gaming or digital design desktop computer for between $2,500 and $3,500. Look for an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU and up to 4GB of DDR2 RAM. You'll also need a large, fast hard drive--perhaps two or more if you plan to transfer and edit movie files--and of course, a DVD burner or, if you have an HD display, a Blu-ray or HD DVD drive. If your goal is digital design, Apple's Mac Pro continues to shine in this arena. We still won't recommend an Apple desktop computer for gaming, though, so if that's your aim, it's Windows for you.

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Small-form-factor desktop computer

The small-form-factor (SFF) case is in a bit of a transition phase right now, because the bread-box-size design we normally think of is starting to look clunky compared to even smaller case designs that have cropped up, including that of the Mac Mini, the Asus Eee Box, and others. This doesn't mean that we expect the traditional SFF case to disappear, though. We've been surprised at the number of features desktop computer vendors have been able to cram into the ultra-SFF boxes, but what those ultrasmall cases can't accommodate is expansion cards. So for most gaming, digital video encoding, and other tasks normally aided by PCI and PCI Express cards, you'll need the bigger little box.

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One GB of memory is the recommended minimum to run Windows 7 and additional memory will make multitasking and graphics run smoother. Business workstations are apt to have a lot more memory to run industrial strength software. Choosing a lower memory configuration may save you money; however, most of the highest-rated desktop computers on CNET have 2GB.

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