HP have recently updated their Proliant Microserver to sport a slightly nippier processor. As well as the 250Gb SATA drive it also now comes with 2Gb RAM as standard – although if you're thinking of using one for a home lab Virtual Infrastructure you'd need to replace that with 2 x 4Gb sticks anyway. HP's ongoing cashback deal for this little gem is still running too. Before cashback they're about £200 + VAT meaning that once you get your cheque back from HP, they work out at only £120 each. Not bad at all for a home lab and the AMD…
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I'm not normally in the habit of posting this sort of thing but I do own a number of these MicroServers and they're great for home lab use. They may only take up to 8Gb RAM and have single, dual-core chips in them but they don't eat much power and don't make much noise. They're also as “cheap as chips” to buy! Enough about why I have them. ServersPlus are running a competition of sorts to design a cosmetically pimped up MicroServer. If you submit what becomes the winning design you get the first one of the batch…