Home server CPU/OS recommendations.

[Red Dawn]

Those WHS issues are long gone but it was a pretty ugly way to start a new server OS. There are still lingering annoyances with WHS (e.g. restore issues/quirks) but overall it seems to be very well liked if you read various WHS-focused forums. My own prebuilt WHS v1 box is extremely good and i wouldn't hesitate to recommend it for storage and backup, especially when the new OS is selling for $60 or less. That's an incredible deal.

Super Biz has WHS 2011 on sale for $45 shipped