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HP Media Vault 500GB, network storage with remote access and HP photowebshare -Expandable network storage for the customer requiring robust data protection and remote access to their most important files and media. The easy to install and use HP Media Vault can be set for continuous file backup. In addition, it provides remote access to content and robust media and document sharing. The HP Media Vault is best suited for the home, home office or small business that requires a central location for files that devices on the network can share. Multiple computers in your home and home office or small business often means files, documents, photos, music and videos are scattered everywhere and difficult to locate. The HP Media Vault provides a cen
Product Details
| Hardware Platform | PC |
| Publisher | Hewlett Packard |
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| EAN | 0883585549856 |
| MPN | MV2120 |
| Brand | Hewlett-Packard |
| UPC | 883585549856 |
| Label | Hewlett Packard |
| Hard Disk Interface | USB 2.0 |
| Warranty | 1 year warranty |
| Removable Storage | None |
| Hard Disk Size | 500 GB |
| Title | HP Media Vault 500 GB Network Attached Storage mv2120 |
| Studio | Hewlett Packard |
| Model | MV2120 |
| Form Factor | Desktop |
| Release Date | 2008-04-01 |
| Manufacturer | Hewlett Packard |
Customer Reviews
Difficult to get workingReview by Johnny Mateo, 2010-04-07
This product is not all that it is made out to be. It is not a plug and play system and has been very difficult to get working. I do not recommend this product.
Easy as 1-2-3
Review by Fashion-ista, 2010-01-27
I received the HP Media Vault on time and it was extremely easy to set up right out of the box. I have not set up the web address for external users yet. But the Vault is backing up all of my computer files daily, I feel so much more confident about the preservation of my information. I am truely happy with this purchase and would reccommend the product to anyone in the market for this type of storage.
Access Permissions Don't Persist
Review by Zaya, 2010-01-02
I wanted to have my own user name with full access to all folders and a guest username password abc123 for when friends came over and wanted to watch my movies on their computers. totally didn't work. i got locked out of my files almost completely and now have copied them all over to my external where they will remain until i get a new (hopefully much better) server. I'm looking at the HP MediaSmart 490. Its running windows home server and has much more powerful specs. For now, my old mediavault is gonna be sold to the highest bidder (and hopefully they will have no desire for access permissions).
Transfer speeds are OK, about 2.5megs wirelessly on a G-only router and between 10 and 20 megs wired Ethernet transfers.
the powersupply being outside of the box creates a smaller form factor but of course creates a flimsy connection in the back and a power brick somewhere on the ground below it (i prefer internal power supplies like in the hp mediasmart and the playstation 3 for example).
1 expansion bay is alright, but if you're looking to mirror your data for redundancy, you're pretty much limited to the 500gb drive that's inside the device. if you're going for pure space, you could buy a 2TB drive for relatively cheap and end up with a 2.5TB server.
Finally, I can't stress this enough: if you want consistent user-restricted privileges on your files/folders, do not buy this server. This was a deal-breaker for me, and is the reason this server only gets one star: all of the features included in a product should actually work.
As of typing this message, I am using the most up-to-date firmware and the problem is still here. HP doesn't make this server anymore, so don't expect any amazing firmware fixes. I set my videos folder to Read-Only for my Guest user name and Full Access for my user name: even after rebooting the server and the computers I'm accessing the server from, I still have problems creating new folders in the videos folder, even though my user name should have full access. I've even tried clearing my user name credentials from windows 7 through the control panel but this did not help. The permissions got so randomly screwed up that even the computer I logged into with guest was able to rename and even delete files in the videos folder (even though it was only supposed to have read-only access to that folder).
If you need a simple media hub and don't have to worry about anyone who might be on your network deleting your files, I'd say this server is okay for you. You can stream music, movies and photos to your PS3 or Xbox 360 and watch them on your TV, which is an invaluable capability. One thing I haven't figured out yet is how to stream pictures and videos to my HP DreamScreen digital wireless picture frame. HP should definitely support its own ecosystem of products - it would be nice.
So good so far
Review by Henry Lee, 2009-09-17
After owning this Media Vault for 4 months, so far so good. Nothing bad happen yet. The drive is still working...cross my fingers. However, I still haven't figured out how to get my laptop to connect to the Vault. I installed the software and all my connections are good. But just can't get the network to work together. Oh yes, I can share files thru the web alright but again, it can't connect with my laptop.
HP's tech support on these devices is in Canada !
Review by B. Scordinsky, 2009-08-12
The 2120 box is pretty good. I have 2 500GB Seagate drives and a 500GB WD Green Caviar as USB backup. I used to have an older MSS plus that didn't have the redundancy I needed which is why I went with the HP. It has gig ethernet which allows the box to support sustained 17MB/sec transmission to the storage system. I had to crack it open to swap out drives and taking a look on the inside I think design is nicely done. I was really impressed by the tech support that is available for these devices. I've been able to get through to HP support without waiting. The best part about it is that I talked with very knowledgeable folks that helped me resolve all of my issues. I come from an IT background and I have to say the support guys running the show for this group are top notch. I would buy this product just because support is really that good !
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