I always had/have a server at home serving our basic IT needs like Email, Web and file sharing. I do have a very powerful one, an IBM Netfinity M20 5500 with 4 CPUs, RAID 5 SCSI disks, etc, but I found it a bit overkill for our needs at home, and the electricity bill did nothing but backed my statement up. Therefore I was out (out = googling) on a hunt for a small and silent, energy efficient server. I found several types and kinds, but the one I settled for I believe serves our needs perfectly with a barely noticable 11W/h energy hunger.
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