lev Posted January 22, 2014 Share #1 Posted January 22, 2014 Hi all, You can congrat me as I've registered seconds ago and I think that this forum will be my home page ) I want to build a NAS as all of you guys have done already but I need some info. As I can see here, HP Microserver is very popular for xpenology OS. I was searching this server around and there's basically two models, N40L and N54L. Can you someone tell me real difference between them and what's the performance difference? Is N54L much faster? Also, can I install this OS on a regular, old PC? thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costib Posted January 22, 2014 Share #2 Posted January 22, 2014 Welcome lev, you've landed into the right place Yes, you can install this OS on a regular, old PC, but check the hardware compatibility on the forum. You can easily find the differences between HP microservers on google I believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lev Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted January 22, 2014 thanks! Well, i'm not sure what to do yet, build myself or just buy hp. How do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPEH Posted January 22, 2014 Share #4 Posted January 22, 2014 thanks! Well, i'm not sure what to do yet, build myself or just buy hp. How do you think? Unless you already have all or most of the hardware to build it yourself, HP Microservers are the best value today, considering the quality and price, especially when its on sale. The only difference between N36L, N40L and N54L is the CPU clock. BIOS and other references applied to all of those models equialy. And yes, N54L is enough faster to justify the small price difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lev Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted January 22, 2014 Thanks, I will look around for best option to buy one. Right now, lowest price I can see is $330 on amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPEH Posted January 22, 2014 Share #6 Posted January 22, 2014 newegg.com frequently has it on sale @ $240-$260 with coupons and rebates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lev Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share #7 Posted January 22, 2014 can't find it with that price. I see $330 there. what about HP MediaSmart EX475? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPEH Posted January 23, 2014 Share #8 Posted January 23, 2014 Never seen or tried it. I would wait for sale on N54L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toshas Posted January 23, 2014 Share #9 Posted January 23, 2014 Please remember about power consumption too. N40L has 15w TDP and N54L has 25w TDP. (N40L + 2x2tb WD Green = 31w in hdd hibernation mode) For 24/7 home use it can be important. Just for NAS (w/o torrent, media transcoding and etc.) even N36L is enough (transfer speed is equal). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanza Posted January 23, 2014 Share #10 Posted January 23, 2014 There is 3 generation 7 Microservers N36L N40L N54L Depends if you need speed or low power Maybe hunt some forums that have forsale sections.... People regularly sell off their Microservers on other forums I visit. They can be had very cheapy if your not after NEW and want to save some dollars. Even a N36L will be way faster than an original Synology NAS . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lev Posted January 23, 2014 Author Share #11 Posted January 23, 2014 guys I found N54L for $271.99. Is this good price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fonix232 Posted January 23, 2014 Share #12 Posted January 23, 2014 If new, yes. Otherwise not really (also depends which version. HP sells two versions of N54L, one comes with 2GB RAM and a 250GB HDD, the other comes with 4GB RAM. Usually around same price, but latter is worth more). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPEH Posted January 23, 2014 Share #13 Posted January 23, 2014 guys I found N54L for $271.99. Is this good price? For new server it is a good price. Building comparable hardware from parts at this price is challenging. Here you get already made and good quality box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k0ste Posted January 24, 2014 Share #14 Posted January 24, 2014 guys I found N54L for $271.99. Is this good price?If it NIB condition good price is $235-255. If you can not find cheaper - take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lev Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share #15 Posted January 24, 2014 thanks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lev Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share #16 Posted January 27, 2014 Guys, I just have bought new N54L for $250 after rebate on newegg, thank you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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