The same server was available last year around this time for $729.

2x Quad Core Intel® Xeon® E5310; 2X4MB Cache, 1.6GHz, 1066MHZ FSB
1GB 667Mhz (2x512MB), Single Ranked Fully Buffered DIMMs
80GB 7.2K RPM Serial ATA 3Gbps 3.5-in Cabled Hard Drive, Primary

2x Quad Core Intel® Xeon® E5310

Select "Quad Core Intel® Xeon® E5310; 2X4MB Cache, 1.6GHz, 1066MHZ FSB" and then
"DISCOUNTED UPGRADE! Quad Core Xeon E5310, 2x4MB Cache, 1.60GHz"

Alternatively you could go for the slightly higher end PowerEdge 1900:

PowerEdge 1900

(Same config + "FREE UPGRADE to PERC 5/i, Integrated Controller Card add $0" -- $1099)

Dell sure it taking their sweet time in bringing back the sc440 deal. Times must be hard over there. This is a great deal though if you're looking for a tower though!

Dell usually have great deals right at the end of the Dell fiscal quarter. Look for the best deals at the end of January, April, July, and October. They put on good deals to get more sales so it doesn't look like Dell is losing sales when they report to the Securities & Exchange Commission every three months. A drop in sales would drop the stock price.

No operating system included in the price.

Add 500+ for Windows 2003
Add 280+ for Linux

dnguyen68 said:No operating system included in the price.

Add 500+ for Windows 2003
Add 280+ for Linux

people on f/w actually pay for win 2003?...think microsoft action pack

goyacc said:I believe Dell server will never ever catch up the generation gap again.What do you mean by this??

enterkey said:dnguyen68 said:No operating system included in the price.

Add 500+ for Windows 2003
Add 280+ for Linux
Um...why would you pay Dell for Linux? Download fee?

It depends; most techs charge $120/hr or more for onsite work. I suspect a basic install could bill half a day before they started configuring the server components.

Also, $500 is a good price for a 5 CAL SBS, but I'm not sure I'd go 2003 now. I have heard (through a very reputable source) that 2008 is very good. I'm half tempted to drop my SBS since I'm not using it, though, and the unRaid I've been running at home is very stable. I thought I'd get the exchange server running for group calendaring and contacts, but it hasn't happened in a year and a half, and managing it just isn't very easy (I don't use it for email). I think I'd rather learn linux from scratch than learn exchange.

UAIron said:If you wanted to use this as a workstation for rendering, cad, FEA, photoshop etc then you would definitely benefit from a faster processor which starts adding a ton of money to the system.

You'd also want more memory, 8 gigs or so which is about another $300 upgrade. Throw in a firegl V5600 for $479.

But still an awesome deal.

You cannot get a decent video card to work with this system.

mugimba said:UAIron said:If you wanted to use this as a workstation for rendering, cad, FEA, photoshop etc then you would definitely benefit from a faster processor which starts adding a ton of money to the system.

You'd also want more memory, 8 gigs or so which is about another $300 upgrade. Throw in a firegl V5600 for $479.

But still an awesome deal.

You cannot get a decent video card to work with this system.

I didnt see any PCIx16 slots in the specs, I guess I just assumed it had them.

If it doesnt have any PCIx16 slots then its applications are more limited.

Mechwarrior - pray tell, how do you install a PCI-Express card in this thing?
Have you got any supporting links, because I was under the impression that it didn't work.

If it DOES work, though, I will be all over one of these, happy as a puppy on a pork-chop.