HP MediaSmart EX487

  There’s a lot to be excited about when you consider the features Windows Home Server offers out of the box—primarily, automated backup of all your desktop and mobile machines and media streaming to every room in your house. HP builds on this goodness with a second-generation WHS product that boasts both improved hardware and a supercharged features list. When we reviewed HP’s first foray into the world of Windows Home Server last year, we were optimistic about the future of the platform but a bit underwhelmed by the performance of the little box. Since then, the Home Server software has gone through some teething pains, including a horrific bug that corrupted users’ files (since corrected with the first Service Pack for the Home Server software). To the base that Windows Home Server provides, HP has added a ton of powerful new features, including a much-improved media streamer; an iTunes streaming server; the ability to back up OS X–based machines using Time Machine; online backup ... (link)