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Read the details. This is very big news that Gates mentioned in his CES keynote. I have been waiting for something like this for years. If it's as simple to manage and robust when released, as described here, it will be a big winner for MS and will take a large bite out of the online storage market that has recently grown. Having the equivalent of an office network and file server system at home with automatic backup of all PCs connected to it is a dream apparently soon to become a reality.
HP will sell one early in the game, apparently in 2nd half 2007. Here's what HP says about pricing at CES : "Pricing for the MediaSmart server has not been finalized, but it will cost more than HP's $599 MediaVault product when it arrives in the third quarter, Miner said. The MediaSmart server will come with Advanced Micro Devices' 1.8GHz Sempron processor and four hard drive bays, although HP has not determined exactly how much capacity will be available.
I'll buy one in a minute if the price is between $600-$1000.
I wonder if Apple or Cisco (LinkSys) or Dell has something similar up their sleeves?
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