Dell PowerEdge 500SC server celeron 1.2GHz, 160GB hard drive 128MB CDROM $316 shipped!

[bit]

Dell Small Business has upto $250 instant rebate + 15% off all servers + $100 rebate + free CPU upgrade and/or free 2nd hard drive. Exp 9/25.

Cheap way to get a budget computer. PowerEdge 500SC server with celeron 1.2GHz, 128MB, 80GB + Free 2nd 80GB, 1yr warranty, CD-ROM, NIC for $589 - $100 instant off - 15% off - $100 rebate = $316 shipped free! At the main page, click on "Astonishing low prices on servers" >> Customize It under 500SC >> choose 80GB, free 2nd 80GB. Or get 2x40GB for about $40 less.

Save $630! PowerEdge 1400SC server with P3-1.13GHz, 128MB, 36GB 10K RPM Ultra 160 SCSI + free 2nd 36GB, 1yr warranty, CD-ROM, NIC, KB/mouse for $1099 - $250 instant off - 15% off - $100 rebate = $622 shipped free! At the main page, click on "Astonishing low prices on servers" >> Customize It under 1400SC >> choose 36GB, free 2nd 36GB. Or choose 2X73GB for about $550 more.

PowerEdge 350 server with Free upg to P3-1.0GHz, 128MB, 80GB + Free 2nd 80GB, 1yr warranty, Dual On-Board NICS for $989 - $50 instant off - 15% off - $100 rebate = $698 shipped free! At the main page, click on "Astonishing low prices on servers" >> Customize It under 350 >> choose 80GB, free 2nd 80GB.

 

[ChunkyBarf]

Awesome, great find. I am gonna check it out and find out how upgradeable it is.

Thanks,
ChunkyBarf

 

[dragonlord2112]

If I recall, these servers do not have an AGP slot, right?

 

[dew042]

without the hdd upgrade this thing is running $261 TOTAL (after the memory rebate) for celeron 1.2 128mb ram 20gb hdd and all the other basic options... not bad.


dew.

 

[IgoByte]

This is a great deal, IMO.

 

[ai42]

there are unique stackable 10% off coupons that can make this hotter. Nonetheless I would rather pay for the 40gb and get the free second as their prices are just too inflated.

 

[Tal]

Very nice deal! Don't have the money, but I *NEED* (read: want badly) to have one!!! Tell you what, you pick up one of these and if you are in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro area, I'll trade ya straight up for a Compaq 4500 Rack Mount with extra drive array............ C'mon, someone wants it. *Cough* oh, sorry, thought I was in For/Sale/Trade forum for a sec.

-TAL

 

[HyTekJosh]

Anyone have any of those stackable 10% off's?

 

[yohann]

Anyone know the specs on this? USB? Ports? etc?

 

[bmacd]

Originally posted by: yohann
Anyone know the specs on this? USB? Ports? etc?

it makes no mention of it on the website

-=bmacd=-

 

[Atrac]

2 USB Ports, 1 Serial Port, NO AGP Slot (only 5 PCI Slots).

It's a server, not a game machine.

 

[ai42]

2 USB Ports, 1 Serial Port, NO AGP Slot (only 5 PCI Slots).

2x 64 bit PCI
3x regular PCI

Also Network is onboard on mobo, 1x parallel port, onboad IDE (no SCSI, unless you pay for it).

 

[patrickj]

I've been looking at these for a while...anyone have a spare coupon they aren't planning on using? PM me....

 

[Scarpozzi]

NIIIIIIIIICE!

 

[yohann]

assume USB is 1.1 What about Video & sound? Intergrated on MOBO?

 

[IgoByte]

Originally posted by: yohann
assume USB is 1.1 What about Video & sound? Intergrated on MOBO?

It's not a gaming computer.

 

[Scarpozzi]

I'm searching, but does anyone know what the maximum RAM this system can hold is? I assume it's high, but I'm not sure how high. It takes Registered PC133 (and I have a Gig of it just sitting around )

 

[KennyH]

This is a very nice deal here, the website states that the motherboard holds up to 2GB of ECC SDRAM. :Q

 

[patrickj]

It takes Registered PC133

I believe that the Celeron based server comes with ECC PC100. This information is on the tech specs. tab for this server. You can probably use either memory speed as long as they are the same speed sticks.

 

[Capster]

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
I'm searching, but does anyone know what the maximum RAM this system can hold is? I assume it's high, but I'm not sure how high. It takes Registered PC133 (and I have a Gig of it just sitting around )

Where are you reading that this takes "Registered PC133"? I've only seen ECC PC133 on Dell's site.

 

[roncarter]

coool.. prettty hot deal

 

[Scarpozzi]

TextWhere are you reading that this takes "Registered PC133"? I've only seen ECC PC133 on Dell's site.

Not reading it. I just know Dell well enough to know that they always want registered RAM in their server lines. I'm not sure if the server would flake out if you dropped some unregistered RAM in it, but you're right. You would need ECC in there as well. I don't know much about the lower-end servers cause all we run at work are 1U and 2U Xeon PowerEdges (1550s, 2550s,1650s, and 2650s). If you ever get to see the 1650s and 2650s, they're cool cause they have an active bezel. They light up real pretty and blue!

Ohh yeah... More about the RAM. Dell Memory is usually the exact same chips you can get from Crucial. I placed an order for around $4000 of RAM a month ago from Crucial and the Dell prices were well over $8000. That's sad that Dell is over twice as expensive and it's the same EXACT modules.

 

[bit]

the 160GB hard drives alone worth $160.

 

[npohnl]

I'm trying to talk my father into an upgrade for work and I would get his. Swap out the harddrives for a 40gig from my system (40gig raid0 to 80 gig raid 0 + spare 40). He gets a nice system and I get 200gigs of storage.

80g x2 in raid0 + 40g + 80g = enough space for a while.

 

[IgoByte]

About the memory:

The 500SC will only take up to 2GB of Registered ECC PC133 SDRAM. That's 4 x 512MB dimms.

I was hoping for 4 x 1GB, cause I have a couple laying around. Dammit!!!