HP ProLiant MicroServer

There should be a number of secondhand units kicking around, check out the classifieds, or put the word out that you are looking for a pre-loved one, it may prompt someone to part with theirs.
 
Sinbad said:
I'm having an issue with 3.0.0 generic on my N40L - occasional audio dropouts on PCM audio... Seems to be a couple of people experiencing it. Maybe hold off on the upgrades.
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Also getting this. Reboot fixes it. Analog, output over hdmi generic.
 
Uli said:
Still worth it, there is nothing else with the same size that can run the same things and have the same personal customization options.
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Really?

Have you ever heard of a Computer? Sure it's not as small but you get more benifits that the HP simply can't do.

can house better GFX cards
more hard drives
easier to replace parts (Chassis, PSU, etc)
Beefier for emulators & games

You can get a low-end PC at the same R2500 price point everywhere, unlike the HP.

I agree with Zoidberg, it's not viable anymore
 
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Keeper said:
Really?

Have you ever heard of a Computer? Sure it's not as small but you get more benifits that the HP simply can't do.

can house better GFX cards
more hard drives
easier to replace parts (Chassis, PSU, etc)
Beefier for emulators & games

You can get a low-end PC at the same R2500 price point everywhere, unlike the HP.

I agree with Zoidberg, it's not viable anymore
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They definitely have something to offer and when I bought mine it was about the same price the same custom built pc. Now it doesn't make sense to pay more only for the form factor factor only and give up the obvious power benefits you would have with a custom built box.

I ordered a i3 (3.3GHz, 4GB ram, 500GB HDD) machine today for 600 bucks more that the Microserver and it's probably about 10 times more powerful.
 
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Chingha said:
And use how much more power?
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meh, who gives a crap if you have a better and more capable system.
besides, you will need it if you want better gfx and more hard drives.

or, you can always buy a low power psu if you're concerned about power.

The point is +- R2500 is just not worth it for the proliant when you can have a whole PC for the same price.
 
So what is the consensus regarding a reliable low profile-no-modding-needed graphics card for the N36L?

I want to start using mine for ubuntu+xbmc where it can at least play all the video material presently stuffed into its drives.

Currently mine is mute and using theonboard gfx, 2Gb RAM

Any suggestions would be appreciated
 
Bufamotis said:
So what is the consensus regarding a reliable low profile-no-modding-needed graphics card for the N36L?

I want to start using mine for ubuntu+xbmc where it can at least play all the video material presently stuffed into its drives.

Currently mine is mute and using theonboard gfx, 2Gb RAM

Any suggestions would be appreciated
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MSI GT520 worked great for me - has a fan but you can't really hear it. not sure if you can find them anymore.

...or do you want to go ATI?
 
I prefer Nvidia, but if suitable cards aren't readily available anymore an amd/ati won't be the worst

I've looked at the tiny opening in the chassis for the card and a few low profile card brackets, do you need to remove the card bracket to fit it in or did you find the 520 fit without modification?
 
Yes you have to switch the bracket, but it's easily done.

Look at the specs/box, it will tell you if the bracket is included.
The MSI GT520 has all 3 sized brackets included.
 
Gotta say i'm very happy with openelec 3.0 besides the occasional audio dropout.

Audio settings are much simpler and stable. The file manager is also improved, multiple background operations. Weather also finally works.

All in all worth the upgrade.
 
Bufamotis said:
I prefer Nvidia, but if suitable cards aren't readily available anymore an amd/ati won't be the worst

I've looked at the tiny opening in the chassis for the card and a few low profile card brackets, do you need to remove the card bracket to fit it in or did you find the 520 fit without modification?
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Just get a 6450
 
nadimm said:
Gotta say i'm very happy with openelec 3.0 besides the occasional audio dropout.

Audio settings are much simpler and stable. The file manager is also improved, multiple background operations. Weather also finally works.

All in all worth the upgrade.
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Except DVD menus are broken... Which pretty sucks as most of my media is in .iso format. So now I have to go through the schlep of converting them all to .mkv.
 
nadimm said:
Gotta say i'm very happy with openelec 3.0 besides the occasional audio dropout.

Audio settings are much simpler and stable. The file manager is also improved, multiple background operations. Weather also finally works.

All in all worth the upgrade.
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Yeahaaahh!!! This (multiple ops) is the one thing that really bothered my about Openelec.

My weather is working on 2.0 though.
 
why keep 4.7GB ISOs anyway, for that amount of HDD Space you might as well go 720p Bluray MKVs

makes no sense to me
 
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