hp hpe 250f versus hp hpe 270f: Any idea if there is a major difference between the two - they are about the same price?
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There are 2 open PCI Express 1x slots in the HPE-250f, so yes, you can buy a card that will provide two eSATA ports (and even IDE support for a floppy or older DVD-ROM drive ...). Such a card would typically cost less than $25. Check out the link below http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816132014 Sixteen Gb RAM is huge. The HPE-250f appears to be a good value, but realize that there is only room to add one more hard-drive inside the case, and adding cooling to the case is not possible either.
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As noted by earlier responses, HP provides a very good manual. Before making hardware changes, download a copy of this manual and refer to the correct upgrade section. As a long term IT person I strongly recommend you keep H/W manuals in a binder for every piece of equipment (including i/o cards, drives, etc.) you have. This will save you a lot of time, effort and grief when you need to support something in the future.
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It is showing as the 3040nr model. If you go to HP.com and look up that model it is the 1920 1080 model. I ordered last night and will confirm when it is delivered. They should be more descriptive here on the site. I spent about two hours looking around the web to have more peace of mind when I found a review of the 3040NR that had the same specs from the HP.com site so I am fairly sure. The price on amazon is better and I always prefer going through amazon when available.
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Thanks for your reply. I bought the 270 a few weeks back. The interface is still the old 200-series interface, not the newer 205 interface, with faster screen refresh.
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Can not say exactly as we are still on the original starter cartridge which seems to be lasting a long time. Seems longer than the 12A on our old HP1020. I realize this is not an exact answer. However, we are super pleased with the overall quality and service of our MF3010. Nice scanner and copier also. Hope this belays some doubts. Thanks for listening.
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I agree. The people inclined to buy this product are people who rely on credible information. For what it's worth -- I bought the 470 and the power supply died. HP does not sell them and the outside market sells power supplies which require extensive rewiring before they conform to HP's unique motherboard configuration. I am a loyal customer (I have 5 HP machines including the laptop I'm writing on) but the bad software (for the first 8 months of HP homeserver's release), equipment failure and now lack of communication are making this a trial.
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I like the idea of having a eSATA port. Do you think you could add one to the 250? Also do you think 16 is enough RAM. I noticed the 270 holds up to 24. Any additional input on which system is better?Thanks
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Hey Benjamin There is a side-by-side comparison of the various lamps Philips makes at the end of the listing for the HF3470. It looks like it boils down to this: The HF3470 has a replaceable bulb (what that entails, I couldn't tell you. It looks like the HF3520 must be a "forever" bulb). The HF 3470 has a "sunrise simulation" which I dig, and helps me wake up more naturally, which is what I bought the product for in the first place, so that was important to me, but is it for you? Lastly, the HF3470 has 2 sound simulations whereas the HF3520 has 5. I wouldn't call that particular facet a deal breaker. It looks to boil down to the idea of the sunrise simulation and is that worth roughly $60 for you? Happy shopping.
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Both seem to be same. Here is the link from HP website. I searched for 7525 and I was redirected to 7520. http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/product?product=5286643&lc;=en&cc;=us&dlc;=en
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I purchased a Ml310e last year with the four port LFF hot swap cage. I don't know what controller is on that array, so I'll answer in the context I know. Unless HP has changed it's policy or you purchase media from HP, you will need to purchase drive trays so you can install drives in a slot. The unit does not come with them. At the time I purchased the server, I didn't know this and wound up spending about three times as much for media, HP drives are commercial grade and expensive, as I intended for a lab server. At that time, OEM trays could not be purchased and HP didn't offer them without a drive installed. Recently, I've found a tray that the vendor says fits the 310 LFF slot for about $40 per tray. I have not yet tried one but will in the next few months as I upgrade the server. Interestingly, when I purchased the server, OEM trays were available for the SFF slots but the server with those was not necessary and didn't fit my budget. Because of that issue, I would not have purchased another 310 because of the media cost, but will reconsider if the trays work. It is a well designed piece of hardware, but having to use HP media increase the cost of how I wanted to configure the storage from $300 to $1500 so I had to acquire less capacity for greater cost and didn't get to use a SSD for my system's hypervisor drive. Regards
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I am also interested in one HP W2207 22¨...That I think its new and better. However I will appreciatte if someone could compared these two monitors...Please!!
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From what I found on HP's site you should have no problem replacing your 40Gb with the WD1600AAJB 160Gb drive. And at $32 it's a good option. It IS an IDE drive. Be sure you match the jumper in the back to match your existing drive. Since you're replacing a 7200 rpm with another 7200 rpm I don't think you will see much of a speed difference since the specifications are pretty much the same. The seek time is the only difference I can find from 10 (old drive) to 8.9ms (new drive).
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They are essentially one and the same. HP bought 3com switches. But, as these are the older units since they have not been rebranded as HP, I would be weary about paying the same price as branded HP products.
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The item i recieved is HP Model ATSN 7001044-Y000 Rev:B Series HSTNS-PRO1 Build:0C SPN 403781-001. It appears to be identical in form, fit, and function. One of the two that i purchased has been in service since the middle of January.
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No differences. Just different SKUs. Vendors do that a lot to give illusion of exclusivity to some merchants. The differences in specs on HP site can all be attributed to different way of entering the same info. In other words, whoever entered specs on the Web Site has a PEBKAC syndrome (Problem Exists Between Keyboard and Chair).
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I own both, my wife uses the HP100 and I use the HP 470 with my Toshiba laptop and carry it on business travel. It, the HP470 has never failed me.My wife has no complaints. I use it wired, not wireless. My 470 is black her's is chrome, that seems to be the only difference....Good Luck
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There are 2 open PCI Express 1x slots in the HPE-250f, so yes, you can buy a card that will provide two eSATA ports (and even IDE support for a floppy or older DVD-ROM drive ...). Such a card would typically cost less than $25. Check out the link belowhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816132014Sixteen Gb RAM is huge. The HPE-250f appears to be a good value, but realize that there is only room to add one more hard-drive inside the case, and adding cooling to the case is not possible either.