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Release date January 10, 2005  July 11, 2005  July 11, 2005  June 1, 2003  November 5, 2007 






Editors' rating
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6.8 out of 10 6.8
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Review summary The versatile IBM xSeries 206m comes configured as a low-cost all-in-one server with plenty of room for expansion, or as a moderately priced powerhouse for resource-intensive services. This server's solid components, economical price, and lack of manageability software make it most appropriate for budget-minded small businesses with just a few employees. As long as you don't need dual processors, the PowerEdge 830 will aptly serve your small to medium-size business. The IBM eServer xSeries 225 is an extremely capable server at a surprisingly reasonable price. Microsoft's Windows Home Server is the best, easiest-to-use answer to backing up and corralling all of the disparate media files in a networked home. And delivered in this petite, relatively affordable MediaSmart Server ex745 from HP, you get plenty of storage in a well-designed hardware package. We recommend this system all the way to anyone looking to take full control of their data.






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User comments          
7.2 Very good (from 25 users)
Basic Specs
Product name Compare IBM xSeries 206m
IBM xSeries 206m
Compare Dell PowerEdge SC430
Dell PowerEdge SC430
Compare Dell PowerEdge 830 server
Dell PowerEdge 830 server
Compare IBM eServer xSeries 225
IBM eServer xSeries 225  
Compare HP MediaSmart Server ex475
HP MediaSmart Server ex475






Processor Intel Pentium 4 531 (3 GHz)
Intel Pentium D 830 (3 GHz)
Intel Pentium D (3 GHz)
Intel Xeon (2.8 GHz)
AMD Sempron (1.8 GHz)






RAM installed 256 MB DDR2 SDRAM
1 GB DDR2 SDRAM
1 GB DDR2 SDRAM
512 MB DDR SDRAM
512 MB DDR2 SDRAM






Hard drive None.
80 GB Standard
160 GB Standard
None.
500 GB Hot-swap






Video RAM installed 16 MB
8 MB
16 MB
8 MB
Info unavailable






Graphics processor ATI ES1000
Info unavailable
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ATI RAGE XL
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Cabinet form factor Tower
Tower
Tower
Tower
Micro tower






Dimensions (W x D x H) 6.5 in x 19 in x 17.2 in
6.6 in x 18 in x 17.5 in
7.8 in x 19.7 in x 17.1 in
6.5 in x 26 in x 18.4 in
5.5 in x 9.8 in x 9.1 in






Weight 45.9 lbs
37.9 lbs
42.1 lbs
56.9 lbs
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Built-in devices Info unavailable
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LED panel
LED panel






OS provided Info unavailable
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard Ed
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
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Microsoft Windows Home Server






Product name IBM xSeries 206m Dell PowerEdge SC430 Dell PowerEdge 830 server IBM eServer xSeries 225   HP MediaSmart Server ex475






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$875
from 1 store
 
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$689-$858
from 18 stores
 






 
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