Simply Great Small Server for the Money

This server may not be the fastest you can get but I bet you cannot get as much for the money on anything else. Even with just the 4GB memory that was included this server performs very well. I did add a 250GB SSD for the operating system and installed programs to boost response times and i turned the 500GB server-class spinner HD into a data drive. This machine really is as quiet as all the reviewer say. I have to look at the front panel to see if it's on and my old server all i had to do was walk in the room. I only wish i had bought two so i could use one as a FreeNAS server for home. It doesn't have hot swapable drives but nothing at this price point will. It works well enough as a small server or limited VM server but I am using it mostly like a large workstation with Windows 10 Pro and not server OS. Even after adding the SSD and OS I have not seen anything in it's class for anywhere near its price point. I will tell you that you will need to contact Lenovo customer support to get your 1-year warrant dates corrected. Like most business systems, the warranty is set to the date it shipped from the factory and you must reset it with proof of purchase to get the right expiration date. I had no problems at all installing Windows 10 Pro and before that I installed openSuSe Tumbleweed and it went smoothly as well. Since this one is just a glorified workstation i would rather deal with Windows as the desktop. Highly recommended, especially when it's on sale!Read full review

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