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Acer easyStore H340 review

Verdict

Not the most energy-efficient server, but well specified and comparatively affordable

Review Date: 15 Feb 2010

Reviewed By: Darien Graham-Smith

Price when reviewed: £340 (£400 inc VAT)

Overall Rating

Features & Design
5 stars out of 6

Value for Money
4 stars out of 6

Performance
5 stars out of 6

Details
Part Code	98.T1EYZ.USH
Review Date	15 Feb 2010
Price ex VAT	£340
Price inc VAT	£400
Overall rating
Performance
Features & Design
Value for Money

Warranty
Warranty	1 yr return to base

Basic specifications
Total hard disk capacity	2,000
RAM capacity	2.00GB
Screen size	N/A

Processor
CPU family	Intel Atom
CPU nominal frequency	1.60GHz
Processor socket	N/A

Motherboard
Motherboard chipset	Intel 945GC
Conventional PCI slots free	0
Conventional PCI slots total	0
PCI-E x16 slots free	0
PCI-E x16 slots total	0
PCI-E x8 slots free	0
PCI-E x8 slots total	0
PCI-E x4 slots free	1
PCI-E x4 slots total	1
PCI-E x1 slots free	0
PCI-E x1 slots total	0
Internal SATA connectors	4
Internal SAS connectors	0
Internal PATA connectors	0
Internal floppy connectors	0
Wired adapter speed	1,000Mbits/sec

Memory
Memory type	DDR2
Memory sockets free	0
Memory sockets total	1

Hard disk
Hard disk	Hitachi HDT721010SLA360
Capacity	1.00TB
Hard disk usable capacity	930GB
Internal disk interface	SATA/300
Spindle speed	7,200RPM
Cache size	16MB
Hard disk 2 make and model	Hitachi HDT721010SLA360
Hard disk 2 nominal capacity	1,000GB
Hard disk 2 formatted capacity	930
Hard disk 2 spindle speed	7,200RPM
Hard disk 2 cache size	16MB

Drives
Optical drive	None

Rear ports
USB ports (downstream)	5
eSATA ports	1

Graphics card
Graphics chipset	N/A
DVI-I outputs	0
HDMI outputs	0
VGA (D-SUB) outputs	0
DisplayPort outputs	0

Case
Dimensions	198 x 207 x 210mm (WDH)

Front ports
Front panel USB ports	1

Operating system and software
OS family	Windows Home Server
Recovery method	Recovery disc

Noise and power
Idle power consumption	37W
Peak power consumption	41W

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Comments

User comments

Another promising product ruined...

"Acer also provides a six-month trial of the McAfee Total Protection Service [...] and there's no obvious way to uninstall it."

By JohnGray7581 on 16 Feb 2010

Why can't you un-install it?

Go to the Home Server Console > Settings > Add Ins > Un Install

OR if it's not installed as an add in, just log into the server using Remote Desktop (it's based on Server 2003) and un install via Control Panel.

By deetem on 16 Feb 2010

As deetem points out, you can connect to the server via Remote Desktop and uninstall McAfee via the control panel. But this is the only way to do it, and it isn't explained in any accompanying documentation, nor referred to in the user interface. To a non-expert trying out home server for the first time, McAfee simply appears unremovable!

By DarienGS on 17 Feb 2010

Raid options

It is not entirely clear wat raid capabilities are on this unit. Is it just software based using WHS or hardware, or nothing? I'm interested in getting this unit but lack of raid would be a deal breaker. Have seen other reviews which hint at raid but nothing specific, including Acer's own site.

By andycollinson1 on 17 Feb 2010

Ok it's based on WHS certainly for raid, or duplication. So guessing no hardware raid. Bit of a glaring ommison from the review?

http://www.fearthecowboy.com/post/Windows-Home-Ser
vers-Drive-Extender-vs-RAID.aspx

By andycollinson1 on 17 Feb 2010

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