Good Cheap Server - HP Proliant Microserver 4 BAY - OWNERS THREAD

.temp · 2 Sep 2013 at 18:18

MartynB85 said:
Cool, what did you pay in the end? I think they're cheap at the rainforest at the moment too.

£212.28

cokecan · 2 Sep 2013 at 22:30

So the direct place had plenty stock (apparently) when I ordered for the cheaper price. Having just checked my account it seems they actually didn't have any stock and I now have to wait for them to receive more stock

MartynB85 · 2 Sep 2013 at 23:06

cokecan said:
So the direct place had plenty stock (apparently) when I ordered for the cheaper price. Having just checked my account it seems they actually didn't have any stock and I now have to wait for them to receive more stock

Me too mate, says 5-10 days

I don't mind waiting though.

uncle_rufus · 2 Sep 2013 at 23:23

cokecan said:
So the direct place had plenty stock (apparently) when I ordered for the cheaper price. Having just checked my account it seems they actually didn't have any stock and I now have to wait for them to receive more stock

MartynB85 said:
Me too mate, says 5-10 days I don't mind waiting though.

I missed the cheaper price

... But now I'm confused because the new higher price still says "after cashback" and yet it's the same as the plus place's price without the cashback.... :confused:

MartynB85 · 3 Sep 2013 at 07:54

uncle_rufus said:
I missed the cheaper price ... But now I'm confused because the new higher price still says "after cashback" and yet it's the same as the plus place's price without the cashback....

I think it is because they don't have stock. I'd go with the plus place if i were you.

.temp · 3 Sep 2013 at 07:59

didn't put the warranty in the basket when i bought it. If i buy the warranty on a separate purchase will the cashback for that still work too?

basically, do the server AND warranty have to be on the same reciept?

uncle_rufus · 3 Sep 2013 at 08:47

Is the extended warranty worth having do you guys think?

covenantuk · 3 Sep 2013 at 09:09

If you're using it for a workplace test environment I'd buy the warranty, otherwise not worth it imo. Other than hard disks, if a server fails it's generally under 1 year or after 5 years in my experience.

.temp · 3 Sep 2013 at 09:20

covenantuk said:
If you're using it for a workplace test environment I'd buy the warranty, otherwise not worth it imo. Other than hard disks, if a server fails it's generally under 1 year or after 5 years in my experience.

thanks for the tip

i did laugh at the idea of HP sending around a server technician to my bedroom...would blatantly just sit there in my pants and play games whilst he did what he needed

uncle_rufus · 3 Sep 2013 at 09:46

.temp said:
i did laugh at the idea of HP sending around a server technician to my bedroom...

Indeed - I just read the description on the warranty and thought it sounded like it would be rather amusing

.temp said:
sit there in my pants and play games whilst he did what he needed

I bet you would

cpsimit · 3 Sep 2013 at 09:54

cokecan said:
So the direct place had plenty stock (apparently) when I ordered for the cheaper price. Having just checked my account it seems they actually didn't have any stock and I now have to wait for them to receive more stock

MartynB85 said:
Me too mate, says 5-10 days I don't mind waiting though.

Me three.

I was told yesterday that mine would arrive today. Tempted to cancel and go elsewhere now..

shadow_boxer · 3 Sep 2013 at 09:56

MartynB85 said:
Cool, what did you pay in the end? I think they're cheap at the rainforest at the moment too.

Are they an authorised retailer (whay about Rainforest marker place)?

.temp · 3 Sep 2013 at 10:24

shadow_boxer said:
Are they an authorised retailer (whay about Rainforest marker place)?

PLUS are authorised yeah

Rainforest..depends on the smaller store, be careful though! I've heard stories of people ordering from a store based in Spain through the rainforest...no cashback available on that

SHIPPPPPPPPED

. Should get it tomorrow by 5:30pm

doodah · 3 Sep 2013 at 16:18

I might bite the bullet this time seeing as there won't be many left with Gen 8 coming through. What SSD do people recommend? Need a cheap(ish) 64/128Gb one.

cpsimit · 3 Sep 2013 at 16:39

cpsimit said:
Me three.

I was told yesterday that mine would arrive today. Tempted to cancel and go elsewhere now..

Cancelled and purchased for £195 elsewhere (£95 after cashback).

At that price and having just sold my N36L for £100, I couldn't resist buying two

Tackle_Berry · 3 Sep 2013 at 18:32

I just ordered a 3.5" HDD tray for the 5.25" bay, but I can't remember what cables I need to connect it to the power? I know I need a sata cable.

Never mind managed to find my order history for the first n40l I done.

durbs · 3 Sep 2013 at 20:15

Bought myself another this morning. Don't need it, bought it anyway.

I'll probably keep this one boxed and flog it for a profit when the N54L stock finally runs dry.

doodah · 3 Sep 2013 at 20:24

Seen some sites running out of stock. Ordered

. Will upgrade the following over the coming months:

64GB SSD
8GB RAM
Akasa AK-FN058 Apache Black Super Silent 120mm Fan
3TB HD
Windows 8

Should do nicely as my first HTPC.

durbs · 3 Sep 2013 at 20:24

xibinim said:
What SSD do people recommend? Need a cheap(ish) 64/128Gb one.

Whatever you can get cheaply from Crucial or Samsung really, the box is SATA II so latest and greatest is overkill. I've got 128GB M4's in both of mine as boot drives as they were cheap at the time. Those Crucial V4's would do the trick too as they are pretty cheap.

PS for those of you ordering off PLUS, remember to google for a free shipping code!

.:MBK:. · 3 Sep 2013 at 20:35

caved in this time, have been deliberating getting a NAS and replacing my ML110 G5, this should cover both requirements