HP MediaSmart EX495

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HP has made great improvements with the MediaSmart EX495 device based on Windows Home Server, enough so that it's easy to overlook the minor irritations.

The best Windows Home Server interface yet. Improved Apple support. Great performance

HP specific software was buggy with Windows 7. No way to set a static IP address

Fastest box we've tested to date ; 4 easy access drive bays

Requires local software to configure ; HP's Speedy MediaSmart EX495 Server ; MediaSmart EX495 Review, by Jon L. Jacobi November 25, 2009 ; With the addition of more processing power (2.5GHz versus 2.0GHz), HP's MediaSmart EX495 not only bested its...

The HP MediaSmart Server EX495 offers fast performance, innovative digital content management, excellent storage and backup solution for both PCs and Macs. Its storage capacity is easily expandable and its remote over-the-Internet access is...

The HP MediaSmart Server EX495 has no RAID, IP camera, or printer support. It doesn't accept hard drives with data already on it. The server can't do backup or recovery for multiple PCs at a time and it takes a long time to set up. The server's on/off...

For a reasonable price, the HP MediaSmart Server EX495 is a great network storage, content managing and backup device for home and small business environments. The device offers stellar performance, a great backup solution, and remote access options...

In 2004, I was working on my second film, The Virtual Kevin Project. The film was a documentary that required a huge amount of hard drive space to store all the data and clips that had been imported, along with all the FCP editing information. I had...

I was really impressed with this little server that doesn't take up much space, but is well-ventilated, well-made, and runs effortlessly. Despite its Achilles Heel, it's an excellent system that really deserves your consideration.

HP recently released two new versions of their MediaSmart server, the EX490 and the EX495. These servers have new hardware including faster processors, more memory, and higher capacity hard drives. They also come with the new 3.0 version of the...

The improvement that HP has made are substantial and worthwhile. Fortunately for those that have older MediaSmart Servers, HP has made the new software available to all. Unfortunately, on the older hardware the new functionality probably won’t be as...

Although home servers can be very convenient for managing files and backups, they are still not ubiquitous in homes and [...]

HP has managed to make a great networked storage system even better. The HP MediaSmart Server EX495 is an excellent storage device for enthusiasts, but also for small businesses. The support for Mac computers has become fairly complete and covers the...

The EX495 has upgradability, lots of features, and speedy performance, but a lengthy installation process, software bugs, and a high price mar this otherwise excellent media server.

Robust media server; upgradable capacity; speedy transfers; seamless media gathering from connected systems; full Mac support

Expensive; time-consuming, potentially tricky installation; flaky software; install must be done on a Windows PC

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We're big fans of media servers, and HP's MediaSmart boxes have consistently impressed us. Of course, every time we look at a configured machine, ...

Two more things: First, both the EX47* and EX49* models support a port multiplier through their eSATA ports (which facilitates up to five more drives to be added to the server, given the proper interface). The EX48* models do not include this...

HP first came out with their MediaSmart server line of computer running Microsoft Windows Home Server a few years ago and since then, they have been slowly upgrading and adding new features every few months and releasing a new model. The latest model,...

Improved HP user interface ; Hardware bump leads to speed boost ; Complete computer backup & NAS for network

Occasionally buggy ; Remote access setup can be difficult

Back in August, I reviewed the HP MediaSmart Server LX195.  I, the resident Linux Geek here at Gear Diary, was pleasantly surprised by how useful the little server was.  Even so, I still thought there was a little something missing from that great...

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I'm not sure why other folks are having such ... 

Plug in and follow directions and its easy to use

Not able to plug in free standing driver to copy directly to/from via eSata port

I'm not sure why other folks are having such a hard time with this. I plugged it in and it has been backing up my computers with no problem. I am able to access the music files and video files from remote locations using all the included software. ......

Plug in and follow directions and its easy to use

Not able to plug in free standing driver to copy directly to/from via eSata port

I have a mixed network environment, with 2 Macs, 4 PCs, Sonos sound boxes, xbox, Wii, PS3, iphone, and ipod touches. I am using the EX495 to centrally store and manage our music/video content and perform all backups. The "value added" software that is...

Operating system never crashes

Included software is horribly unreliable: Twonky media server software just quits, the "automatic" conversion of decrypted dvd's fails repeatedly, the iPhone streaming doesn't work

I have a mixed network environment, with 2 Ma... 

Operating system never crashes

Included software is horribly unreliable: Twonky media server software just quits, the "automatic" conversion of decrypted dvd's fails repeatedly, the iPhone streaming doesn't work

I'm not sure why other folks are having such a hard time with this. I plugged it in and it has been backing up my computers with no problem. I am able to access the music files and video files from remote locations using all the included software. ......

Plug in and follow directions and its easy to use

Not able to plug in free standing driver to copy directly to/from via eSata port

reliable

none

I have a mixed network environment, with 2 Macs, 4 PCs, Sonos sound boxes, xbox, Wii, PS3, iphone, and ipod touches. I am using the EX495 to centrally store and manage our music/video content and perform all backups. The "value added" software that is...

Operating system never crashes

Included software is horribly unreliable: Twonky media server software just quits, the "automatic" conversion of decrypted dvd's fails repeatedly, the iPhone streaming doesn't work

There really isn't anything to say other than if you're even remotely thinking about expanding to a REAL network within your home, GET THIS PUPPY!!! I have a Samsung UNB558000 and even THAT device(with the wireless adapter) found my homeserver. Remote...

Easy To Setup","Smart Features