Intel to sell Home Server, sans Windows

If you've been following Windows Home Server hardware closely, you've likely noticed by now that the Home Server models from Velocity Micro and Fujitsu Siemens look suspiciously similar. That's because they're both based on a Home Server reference design that Intel developed and made available to other OEMs. As it turns out, Intel has decided to get in on the Home Server action as well and will offer this same hardware to consumers, under the name Intel Entry Storage System. There will be two models: the SS2400-E is an EMC-powered fully functioning NAS with included software while the SS2400-EHW is a hardware-only product. Both machines should be able to serve as more than adequate Windows Home Servers, should you decide to supply your own copy of the OS. According to Intel, these black boxes will ship in December, starting at $500.

For more on the Intel Entry Storage System:
- see this press release