I’m faced with a decision before me in my computing world. In the event I do end up having to replace my family’s desktop PC, should I replace it with a Media Center system that I’ll probably sit in the living room, or a Windows Home Server that sits in a closet somewhere?
I’ve got a friend that seems to be really happy with his Windows Home Server. I like the idea of having a central location for our laptops to connect and back-up to as needed. The ability to connect to various drives and access different files as needed. One of those file types is to connect to a central location for all of our CD collections which is mostly available as MP3’s already on some internal hard drives.
Given the tendency to think about sharing music media, I’m wondering if the features of a Media Center PC would be more useful in this scenario?
Another reason I’m leaning towards the Media Center PC is because I think I’d like to plan on getting wireless keyboards so my son can access the Internet and play on the computer out in the living room. I’m not sure that’s possible with the Windows Home Server option.
I"m also needing to reconnect the family multi-use printer, scanner, copier. I’m thinking, that usage leans more towards the Windows Home Server.
I’m curious as to what other people’s experiences are with each. I’m also open to hearing from everyone on completely different solutions I haven’t even though about as being available.