Comments on: Windows Home Server on an MSI Wind Desktop, Part 1 – Cost & Power

By: Norman

Norman — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:45:51 +0000

I also build a WHS using the MSI Wind Desktop. I only have a single hard drive in the system. The drive is a 1TB WD GP Green Power Drive. Power consumption measured using Kill-A-Watt averages 27w (25w idle, 29w during backups). I’m very happy with the system. Very quiet and low power. I replaced a Buffalo Linkstation NAS with this server. It uses a bit more power than the NAS but has much more functionality.

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:26:08 +0000

Nice set up with a big difference on power requirements. Just a note worth sharing that Intel has released a new 330 dual-core Atom in a Mini-ITX form factor, called the D945GCLF2. It can be purchased online and includes a 10/100/1000 Mbps network interface, along with other upgrades. MSI has not upgraded their product line with it, but would suspect it will happen in the next month or two.

By: Keith

Keith — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:01:13 +0000

I switched from an old pieced together box to this same MSI Wind PC about 3 months ago and I love it. Low power, great performance and very inexpensive.

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By: SKFox

SKFox — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:12:27 +0000

Glad you finally got your hands on one. Let us know how it works out long term.