In addition, the EX series has extra SATA bays (and one external eSATA port) that allow you to add more storage. In fact, HP MediaSmart Servers currently support up to 17TB of storage!
HP MediaSmart Server Model EX470 and EX475
HP MediaSmart Server EX470 – First Sold in 2007*
- 1 SATA 7200 RPM, 500GB
- AMD 1.8 GHZ 64-bit Sempron processor
- 512MB DDR2 DRAM
- 4 USB 2.0 ports (1 front, 3 back)
- 1 eSATA port (back)
- Four hard drive bays for easy expandability, 3 available
- EX470 – GG795AA #ABA
HP MediaSmart Server EX475 – First Sold in 2007*
- 2 SATA 7200 RPM, 1 TB (2 x 500GB)
- AMD 1.8 GHZ 64-bit Sempron processor
- 512MB DDR2 DRAM
- 4 USB 2.0 ports (1 front, 3 back)
- 1 eSATA port (back)
- Four hard drive bays for easy expandability, 2 available
- EX475 – GG796AA #ABA
* These first models had a small amount of memory, which at the time was sufficient. As the software updates and Add-Ins have grown in complexity and system resource usage, a memory upgrade is suggested.
EX470/EX475 Spec Sheet from HP
You can look at the Spec sheets from HP here.
HP MediaSmart Server Model EX485 and EX487
HP MediaSmart Server EX485 – First Sold in 2008
- 1 SATA 7200 RPM, 750GB
- Intel® Celeron™ 2.0 GHZ 64-bit Processor
- 2GB DDR2 DRAM
- 4 USB 2.0 ports (1 front, 3 back)
- 1 eSATA port (on back of unit and only supports one drive)
- Four hard drive bays for easy expandability, 3 available
- EX485 – FL700AA #ABA
HP MediaSmart Server EX487 – First Sold in 2008
- 2 SATA 7200 RPM, 1.5 TB (2 x 750GB)
- Intel® Celeron™ 2.0 GHZ 64-bit Processor
- 2GB DDR2 DRAM
- 4 USB 2.0 ports (1 front, 3 back)
- 1 eSATA port (on back of unit and only supports one drive)
- Four hard drive bays for easy expandability, 2 available
- EX487 – FL701AA #ABA
EX485/EX487 Spec Sheet from HP
You can look at the Spec sheets from HP here.
HP MediaSmart Server Model LX195
HP MediaSmart Server LX195 – First Sold in 2009
- 640GB 7200 RPM SATA hard drive
- Intel 1.6 GHZ Atom Processor 230
- 1GB DDR2 DRAM
- 4 USB 2.0 ports (back)
- LX195 – FL702AA#ABA
