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HP Microserver G1610T $259 @ Shopping Express; Buy with a Combo Drive/RAM for Free Shipping
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testeagles on 15/02/2016 - 12:09 shoppingexpress.com.au (1440 clicks)
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HP Microserver & Servers

HP G8 G1610T Microserver - $259 + Shipping

HP ML10 G3240 Server with 4GB RAM - $299 + Shipping

HP ML10 G3420 Server with 4GB RAM & 1TB Hard Drive - $349 + Shipping

WD Purple Drives - Buy with HP Microserver/Server for further 10% Off

  • WD Purple 2TB - $135, after 10% off = $121.50

  • WD Purple 3TB - $175, after 10% off = $157.50

  • WD Purple 4TB - $242, after 10% off = $217.80

  • WD Purple 6TB - $409, after 10% off = $368.10

Seagate NAS Drives - Buy 2 get $30 cashback + a further $15 each additional unit up to 8

  • Seagate NAS 2TB = $129

  • Seagate NAS 3TB = $165

  • Seagate NAS 4TB = $229

  • Seagate NAS 8TB = $689

WD Red Drives

  • WD Red 2TB - $138

  • WD Red 3TB - $173

  • WD Red 4TB - $245

  • WD Red 6TB - $389

RAM

  • Kingston 8GB ECC non reg RAM for Microserver - $95

Buy any 2 item for Free Shipping

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  • punkman on 15/02/2016 - 12:23
    +2

    HP G8 G1610T Microserver RRP 913. lol

  • Jamiea on 15/02/2016 - 12:25
    +1

    Always upvote Microserver deals.

  • Xizor on 15/02/2016 - 12:45

    A few queries….

    Are these powerful enough for transcoding on the fly? i.e. Plex?
    OK to install windows?
    Can you expand the number of HDD ports if so how?

    • chillemi on 15/02/2016 - 12:53

      I've got the HP G1610T.

      • Plex seems to be able to transcode one 1080p stream reasonably well - not sure about high bitrates though. Pretty much uses about 90% CPU when transcoding.
      • Haven't installed Windows but theres nothing stopping you. I think Linux would be more suitable to the limited resources it has available.
      • It only has 4 HDD ports, but you can replace the optical power cable up the top with a SATA one and put an SSD in the drive bay. The problem is the BIOS doesn't let you boot from that drive, so you have to mess around with putting a bootloader on a USB key and make that load your main operating system. Alternatively you can look at using FreeNAS or one of the other distros that runs straight from USB.
      • Xizor on 15/02/2016 - 12:59

        Hmmm ok never used linux and can't be bothered messing with bootloaders etc.. sounds like too much stuffing around for me. Thanks.

        • miicah on 15/02/2016 - 13:16

          You only have to use a bootloader with SD cards etc if you are using windows. Linux detects all 4 drive bays perfectly fine when you have RAID turned on. It's only Windows Server that won't let you use the drives. I have a Gen8 with an SSD in the ODD slot (running OpenMediaVault) and all 4 bays occupied and it works flawlessly.

        • XeKToReX on 15/02/2016 - 13:56

          @miicah:

          My Gen8 boots from an SSD in the ODD port, don't remember ever flashing a bios or anything to enable it..?

      • malucul on 15/02/2016 - 14:56

        "The problem is the BIOS doesn't let you boot from that drive" - Yes it does! I'm doing it now!

        • chillemi on 15/02/2016 - 16:16

          Ah right. It's because I have the other 4 drives in AHCI mode rather than RAID. I'd edit it into my original comment but unfortunately it's been too long.

    • dogboy on 15/02/2016 - 13:26

      Yep, they can transcode 1080p fine

    • That Guy on 15/02/2016 - 14:53

      I am running w10 pro on my G1610T, For some reason I had all sorts of trouble doing the install but got there in the end.

      I also installed the SSD in place of the optical drive leaving 4 free bays for my storage.

  • atlas on 15/02/2016 - 12:51
    +3

    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/HP-ProLiant-ML10v2-Server-NAS-G32…

    The ML10 is available at the same price but with free shipping on eBay.

    • morphjk on 15/02/2016 - 13:39

      Does the ML10 use much more power?

  • sengork on 15/02/2016 - 12:53

    Any deals on ML10 v2 compatible RAM? Thanks.

  • Davo1111 on 15/02/2016 - 13:11

    ergh, i want one so bad….. but can't afford it right now.

    another time. :)

  • kingyone on 15/02/2016 - 14:05
    +1

    just a fyi, these were 289 at PCLAN not so long ago and on their ebay site with free shipping.
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/233429

    I like the look of the ML10 v2 but would be interested in a processor that can do direct io/VT-d.

    Be interested to know rig setup and power consumption and cost of a processor that can do this.

  • iforgotmysocks on 15/02/2016 - 14:08

    I like the form factor of the gen8 microserver, however the limitations of the processor is of concern for plex.

    Unfortunately LGA1155 isn’t really used anymore, so the only upgrade I can reliably look at is to a $300 xeon cpu which is a bit overkill… which makes it less cost effective than a little ITX or mATX build. The 3xxx i3/i5s aren’t available anymore.

    Anyone upgraded their 1610T?

    • magic8ballgag on 15/02/2016 - 15:36
      +1

      I purchased a second hand i3-3220T for my MicroServer last week for $80, going to chuck it in tonight and test it out.

      • Mucchan on 15/02/2016 - 16:39

        i3-3220T doesn't support ECC RAM though.

        • iforgotmysocks on 15/02/2016 - 18:10

          Seems they "used to" support ECC but intel changed their website at some point to say it's not supported.

          But then some people get results suggesting the ivy bridge i3s still support ECC.

          At any rate it seems the cpu will work, but he may or may not have the ECC function…

        • magic8ballgag on 16/02/2016 - 08:30
          +1

          It seems to be working fine with my RAM so far, is there any way to tell if the ECC feature is functioning correctly?

        • Mucchan on 16/02/2016 - 09:39

          https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/ivy-bridge-core…

          There's a script that you can run to check, but as mentioned in the thread and what iforgotmysocks said above the result isn't conclusive. The only way to know for sure is to use a faulty RAM.

    • kingyone on 15/02/2016 - 16:19

      any 2nd hand CPUs that would be suitable for both the microserver/ML10?

  • hamwhisperer on 15/02/2016 - 14:42
    +1

    Why are they dropping in price? Are we FINALLY seeing G9 / G10 micro's on the supplier list? It's been a heck of a long time.
    There's a new CPU coming later this year which would very much suit a Microserver.
    https://www.google.com.au/search?q=Intel%27s%20Denverton&hl=…

  • igoforthebest on 15/02/2016 - 15:51

    Set the odd port as single raid and you can set it to boot windows from it. I'm currently running windows 10 pro.
    Plex seems to work fine so far with what all I've thrown at it. I've got 8gb ram though.

  • Abcxyztpg on 16/02/2016 - 09:58

    Whats HP power usage compared to other NAS?

  • ebbzuv on 16/02/2016 - 14:01

    For those who are after RAM see the link below, which works out to be ~A$166 delivered for 16GB

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/3465614/redir

  • mfauser on 16/02/2016 - 15:38

    Can any of these options handle Plex, Sickbeard, CouchPotato and SABnzbd? I gifted my NAS, a Synology DS413 that couldn't handle transcoding. So I told myself that I'd steer clear of low powered NAS options in the future. Would you recommend one of these?

    • atlas on 16/02/2016 - 16:59

      They all can

  • atlas on 25/02/2016 - 00:27

    16gb ram for the Microserver $151AUD: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/236140

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