Tranquil PC SQA-5H Series 2 review
in Desktop PCs
Verdict
A serious enterprise-class home server, but it comes with an equally serious price
Review Date: 26 Jan 2010
Reviewed By: Darien Graham-Smith
Price when reviewed: £419 (£492 inc VAT)
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| Part Code | PC SQA-5H Series 2 |
| Review Date | 26 Jan 2010 |
| Price ex VAT | £419 |
| Price inc VAT | £492 |
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| Basic specifications | |
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| Total hard disk capacity | 500 |
| Processor | |
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| CPU family | Intel Atom |
| CPU nominal frequency | 1.60GHz |
| Motherboard | |
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| Internal SATA connectors | 5 |
| Wired adapter speed | 1,000Mbits/sec |
| Rear ports | |
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| USB ports (downstream) | 6 |
| eSATA ports | 1 |
| Case | |
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| Dimensions | 214 x 220 x 193mm (WDH) |
| Operating system and software | |
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| OS family | Windows Home Server |
From around the web
Is it expensive?
When you compare with what you can get in the form of a basic NAS yes but this is a little more than that. Add another disk and you have data redundancy, automated backup of up to 10 clients and the ability to add some of the Windows server roles. Ideal for a small business workgroup
By MIssingLink on 28 Jan 2010 
Not That expensive for what you get
Somewhat disparaging review. If you "get" WHS then the Tranquils offer a very comprehensive customised set-up which is simply switch-on and go.
The capacity of 10TB seems excessive, but if you've got a big Media collection its easy to fill up! (believe me).
Not a 'status symbol' but a useful piece of kit that provides both storage and also bare-metal restore for your home PCs.
By wittgenfrog on 28 Jan 2010
are you really thinking of buying Tranquil?
I bought a Tranquil Media Centre; it went in for repair in MARCH 2010 and it's still there to this day. I'm not thinking of buying another Tranquil product - are you?
By pbateman1010 on 22 Oct 2010
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