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Originally Posted by arkay
Send me a case, mobo and the drives and I'll send you back a prebuilt linux box that does exactly the same thing if you like  and it won't cost you a thing and it will work with all your devices. |
Arkay, your a very smart guy, but your ego's out on a trip this time! How are you going to create a server that can provide single automated backup of all network attached machines with single instance storage? How are you going to provide fully automated physical disk redundancy that requires no use of RAID? Also, how much integration can your server provide with an Xbox360 or other extenders? As for running other stuff, it's a windows machine - you'll be able to run almost anything. It's just that the other stuff you run may or may not integrate into the new UI.
Like you, I already have a home server that does nearly everything I want, and what I was really hoping for was a home server that could hold my TV tuners as a backend to my extenders (Much closer to what Myth does!), but the reality is, MS have a new product that does have some cool features, that the others don't have yet!
My thoughts only - none was hurt in the production of this reply!