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HP MediaSmart Server ex475 comparison

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Product name	HP MediaSmart Server ex475	IBM eServer xSeries 225	Dell PowerEdge 830 server	Dell PowerEdge SC430	IBM eServer xSeries 226 8488 (Xeon 3GHz)
Price	$592 to $751 at 6 stores
CNET editors' rating	4.0 stars Excellent Overall score: ( stars)	4.0 stars Excellent Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Very good Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)	3.0 stars Good Overall score: 6.8 (3.0 stars)	3.5 stars Very good Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
Average user rating	3.5 stars out of 28 reviews	4.0 stars out of 1 review	0 stars No reviews, write one!	4.5 stars out of 2 reviews	4.5 stars out of 1 review
Release date	November 05, 2007	June 01, 2003	July 11, 2005	July 11, 2005	August 03, 2004
The Bottom Line	Microsoft's Windows Home Server is the best, easiest-to-use answer to backing up and corralling all of the disparate media files in a networked home. And delivered in this petite, relatively affordable MediaSmart Server ex745 from HP, you get plenty of storage in a well-designed hardware package. We recommend this system all the way to anyone looking to take full control of their data.	The IBM eServer xSeries 225 is an extremely capable server at a surprisingly reasonable price.	As long as you don't need dual processors, the PowerEdge 830 will aptly serve your small to medium-size business.	This server's solid components, economical price, and lack of manageability software make it most appropriate for budget-minded small businesses with just a few employees.	For budding small businesses or midsize companies that have already endured their growing pains, the IBM xServer 226 is a wise investment.
Basic specs
Features	See What's the Same or What's different
Graphics Controller	Info unavailable	PCI - ATI RAGE XL - 8 MB	- 16 MB	- 8 MB	PCI - ATI Radeon 7000M - 16 MB
Server Storage Bays	Info unavailable	Hot-swap 3.5"	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Hot-swap 3.5"
Storage Removable	None	None	None	None	None
Server Scalability	Info unavailable	2-way	1-way	1-way	2-way
Floppy Drive	Info unavailable	3.5" 1.44 MB floppy	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	3.5" 1.44 MB floppy
Optical Storage (2nd)	None	None	None	None	None
Storage Controller	Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-150 ) ; None	RAID ( Ultra320 SCSI ) - PCI-X / 100 MHz ( LSI53C1030 ) ; IDE ( ATA-100 ) - PCI	RAID ( Serial ATA-150 ) ; IDE	Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-150 ) ; IDE	SCSI ( Ultra320 SCSI ) ; IDE ( IDE/ATA )
Type	Server	Server	Server	Server	Server
Hard Drive (2nd)	- None	- None	- None