Verdict: A high price, but you get what you pay for – this is rock-solid, well-featured Home Server appliance.
Manchester-based Tranquil PC is serious about Windows Home Server: the company has impressed us before with its tiny, silent T7 appliance (web ID: 121499) and the more expandable T2 series (164685). Now it’s topped the range with the heavyweight SQA-5H.

It’s immediately visible that the SQA-5H is a departure from previous designs. While most home servers keep a low profile, the 5H is a chunky cuboid that looks like it fell out of the 1970s, especially in its optional white casing. The impression is strengthened by the blinking lights that show status and activity – and by the five drive slots, which look more like tape units than the 3.5in SATA bays they really are. The whole assembly exudes a solidity that will reassure those who remember the golden age of computing. Read the rest of this entry »