TrustedReviews Reviews HP MediaVault mv2020

[Suhit Gupta]

http://www.trustedreviews.com/networking/review/2007/02/22/HP-MediaVault-mv2020/p1

"The HP Media Vault comes in two varieties, the mv2010 and mv2020, with capacities of 300GB and 500GB and RRPs of £249 and £349 respectively. Both versions feature the same comprehensive list of features that includes space for an additional SATA hard drive, print server support, Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, SMB/FTP/http access, and RAID-1 and JBOD. Physically, the Media Vault is larger than most NAS appliances of similar capacities and bares more resemblance to a slim line desktop case than an external hard drive. This does seem to make sense as it squeezes in space for a second disc and an expansion card, an integrated power supply, and the motherboard and CPU that controls it all. However, opening her up revealed a less than optimal use of space and where the expansion card slot should be there was just the solder blobs on the PCB, so it’s actually just wasted space."



A nice feature full NAS, I like it. While I still love my put-together single drive in a case which has a USB 2 output, I would like for it to be network capable. However, my 400GB drive and cage setup cost me only about $200 while the 500GB NAS here costs almost $700. I don't know whether it is worth it. :? I might as well install a small cheap box with a couple of drives, windows and a network card, no?

[Suhit Gupta]

http://www.trustedreviews.com/networking/review/2007/02/22/HP-MediaVault-mv2020/p1

"The HP Media Vault comes in two varieties, the mv2010 and mv2020, with capacities of 300GB and 500GB and RRPs of £249 and £349 respectively. Both versions feature the same comprehensive list of features that includes space for an additional SATA hard drive, print server support, Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, SMB/FTP/http access, and RAID-1 and JBOD. Physically, the Media Vault is larger than most NAS appliances of similar capacities and bares more resemblance to a slim line desktop case than an external hard drive. This does seem to make sense as it squeezes in space for a second disc and an expansion card, an integrated power supply, and the motherboard and CPU that controls it all. However, opening her up revealed a less than optimal use of space and where the expansion card slot should be there was just the solder blobs on the PCB, so it’s actually just wasted space."



A nice feature full NAS, I like it. While I still love my put-together single drive in a case which has a USB 2 output, I would like for it to be network capable. However, my 400GB drive and cage setup cost me only about $200 while the 500GB NAS here costs almost $700. I don't know whether it is worth it. :? I might as well install a small cheap box with a couple of drives, windows and a network card, no?

[Jeremy Charette]

I wouldn't bother with any current NAS solutions, and would suggest that people wait for Windows Home Server devices to come to market later this year. It's a much simpler and more powerful storage/backup solution than anything that's currently on the consumer market.