palmermj0 Posted August 3, 2020 Share #1 Posted August 3, 2020 Hi all Just starting out and looking for some suggestions on a budget aio hardware which requires the least messing with and the latest DSM. I have been looking at the hp media server ex485 which s quite cheap. Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IG-88 Posted August 3, 2020 Share #2 Posted August 3, 2020 if you just want to pay with it you can use oracle virtualbox and install as VM for a real system that is supposed to be reliable a 10 year old hardware might not be a good choice, also after such log time there is also a lack of performance to expect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmermj0 Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted August 4, 2020 Are there any aio systems that are more modern that people use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainmidnight Posted August 19, 2020 Share #4 Posted August 19, 2020 (edited) HP N54L Gen7 microservers are definitely old now - I've been using 2x of them for the last 8yrs - one configured as a Linux server, the other as a XPEnology backup NAS, originally 5.2.5644 then just recently 6.1.7.15284 after I'd bought a Synology DS918+ as I needed a dual backup system (live backup and additional archive) solution. They are old boxes now I agree - they work really well though, relatively cheap on auction sites - with spares and upgrade options being cheap due to hardware age (memory upgrades etc). After BIOS upgrades the rack drives are also hot-pluggable. As IG-88 stated, nowadays being able to play with XPEnology builds with VMware is great to get a feel for things. If I was starting it all again with no kit - I'd still be looking at a HPE Gen8/10 microserver, as functionality wise, everything you'd probably want would be available from the get go - or I'd be looking to build my own rig from scratch as even relatively cheap PC components compare well with real Synology hardware - just take a look on Synology's website at various DSxxx+ units - their processor and memory configs are not exactly cutting edge. You really need to compare your budget to your requirements, it has been great having the XPEnology build generally fault/error free for all these years. Edited August 19, 2020 by captainmidnight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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