HP ProLiant DL160 G5 review
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Verdict
Limited remote-management features, but good value for SMBs looking for a low-cost, general-purpose rack server
Review Date: 3 Oct 2008
Reviewed By: Dave Mitchell
Price when reviewed: £919 (£1,057 inc VAT)
Overall Rating
Features & Design
Value for Money
Performance
The DL160 isn't a power hog, as connecting to it our inline power meter saw the review system drawing only 21W when powered off and in standby mode. With Windows Server 2003 R2 pottering along in idle we saw an average draw of 130W, and with SiSoft Sandra pummelling all four processor cores to maximum utilisation this rose to 177W.
The DL160 G5 offers good value to small businesses, although we'd also recommend a look at Dell's PowerEdge 1950 dual-socket rack server, which is better specified. That said, the DL160 comes with a reasonably good specification, and although remote-management features are somewhat basic it offers room to expand and low running costs.
Author: Dave Mitchell
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