Infortrend storage slide rails

Advantages: Very versatile mid range server
Disadvantages: support web site can be awkward to navigate

...I started building these when they were X232's,they were good then and are still good now. They work equally well as an SMB domain controller, larger corporate BDC/SQL server or mid use terminal server. I currently support a pair of them using round robin DNS supporting some 100 TS users using office docs, outlook and an accounts package. As you can see from the picture they are a tower unit but you can buy, for about £250 a rack conversion kit. The kit includes a new facia, metal case and rails. Once converted the rails will fit into most SERVER cabinets. This server will not go into a standard 600 wide data cabinet because you tend to find that the doors on the data cabinets hinge in such a way as to stop the server sliding out on its rails unless you remove the door. Secondly the cabinet should be at least 900mm deep. This is because... Read review

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Advantages: Solid construction, lots of space, very stable
Disadvantages: Heavy

...) Fittings for four 80mm fans, two at the back near processor level and one in each hard drive block. Standard ATX Power supply fittings Locks on both the side and front doors. Side door is easy release with either a catch or thumb screws (except when locked). Four movable feet. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now onto the review. As I have said this case is big and well built, i've even used it to stand on to put up posters. The fabrication of its parts is excellent in every respect and the easy release rails for the 5.25inch bays is excellent. (An easy release rail is a set of clips that screw to your device while outside the case and slot into rails inside the case, allowing you to slide devices in and out easily). It can accomodate any sort of motherboard via the usual array... Read review

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Advantages: Good value for money, excellent all rounder, advanced features
Disadvantages: No power indicator or on/off switch, poor adpator design and build

...Late last year I decided it was time to digitise my entire photo collection so far, so as to free up some valuable storage space. I also wanted to scan some slides from long ago and after a quick search on the web this scanner popped up as a good deal. It was £60, which is pretty reasonable for a scanner with so many features. I'm on a budget, so this was ideal. Installation was very easy and as you might expect, it comes with a photo editor package, ArcSoft PhotoStudio. There is also a nice OCR program for converting images into text files, as well as the Canoscan utilities. I stuck with the minimum installation and used the scanner with Paint Shop Pro as I already had this on my pc. By the way, if you are using Vista, you can get the updated drivers off the Canon site, so no need to worry! I've now scanned negative film, slides... Read review

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