HP rolls out new MediaSmart home server equipped with Atom processor and Windows Home Server

Written by IT News on 12:08 AM

Hewlett-Packard, one of the world's leading suppliers of computer systems, has recently announced the introduction of the new Windows Media Smart Home Server, dubbed LX195. The new model comes as an addition to the firm Media Smart Server EX487 and EX485 home servers and is designed to take advantage of the highly successful Intel Atom processor, so the first Atom-based home server
to be featured in the Windows Home Server.

The new model will be potential customers with support for up to 640GB of storage space, with a single disc. In addition to the netbook-focused Atom Intel processor, running at 1.6GHz, the server is also equipped with 1GB of RAM, and provides an optimal balance between performance home server and a device that has low energy consumption. Additional features include four USB ports and an Ethernet port, allowing the device users to connect their networks to increase storage capacity with four USB ports.

The LX195 is 4 cm wide and 8 inches long and is expected to be available for the manufacturer suggested retail price of $ 400, or about $ 200 less than you would need to add the Media Smart Server EX485, which is equipped with 2-GHz Intel Core 2 Solo processors and offers a 750 GB hard drive and 2GB memory. The upgrade options on the Media Smart LX195 include system disk and RAM. Thanks to user-centered design, LX195-Storage offers convenient storage upgrade.

Using the Media Smart LX195, users will have the opportunity to publish photos directly to various websites, using the HP Photo Editor software. The site includes support Facebook, Flickr, Picassa and Snapfish. Unfortunately the system does not detail the access to the new Atom-powered home server.