Ok, the perennial SC440 deal is back and alive once again.

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PowerEdge SC440 Qty 1
Dual Core Intel® Pentium®E2180, 2.0GHz, 1MB Cache, 800MHz FSB, No Operating System Unit Price $648.00
Save $399 on select PowerEdge SC440 servers through Dell Small Business
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- $399.00
PowerEdge SC440
Dual Core Intel® Pentium®E2180, 2.0GHz, 1MB Cache, 800MHz FSB
No Operating System
512MB DDR2, 667MHz, 1X512MB Single Ranked DIMMs
Primary Hard Drive: 80GB 7.2K RPM Serial ATA 3Gbps 3.5-in Cabled Hard Drive, Primary
Hard Drive Controller: Onboard SATA Controller - No RAID
On-Board Single Gigabit Network Adapter
48X CD-ROM Drive
No Keyboard Option
No Mouse
No Floppy Drive
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Total Price
Sub-total $249.00
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For me in PA, shipping came up at $19.99 and tax at $16.14, for a total shipped price of $285.13

edit: crud, I forgot to link it. (thanks for the indirect reminder NccOps) Alright, here's the link:
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Thanks OP, Linked

I never really understood what is the deal with these barebones server deals... What makes it a deal? Is it the Motherboard, is it the Power Supply, is it the Network Adapter? The parameters look weak otherwise...

xmlwave said:I never really understood what is the deal with these barebones server deals... What makes it a deal? Is it the Motherboard, is it the Power Supply, is it the Network Adapter? The parameters look weak otherwise...

Actually more people get these to use as a very reliable desktop. They are quiet and as the other post mentions very reliable. I am still using the 3 400SC units that I got several years ago.

Figures the inevitable "why is this called a server" and "it sucks since I can't put a *insert hardware item* in it" would come back up. This was not intended as a desktop people, so quit B&M'ing over that! (If you are using it as such and aren't complaining, cool) This is an entry level server for small business use, this isn't for a datacenter or a freakin' Fortune 500 company. It fits the segment of the market that wants an inexpensive, decent, reliable server for light server use and doesn't want to spend $2000+ in order to do it. I honestly don't see why it's that hard to understand. Certain things like the warranty and other semi-intangibles are hard to put a $$$ sign on. Some companies don't want to or don't have someone who can build a custom box. I'd almost wish some MOD's would start clamping down on the useless prattle I mentioned in the first sentence.

Predator said:xmlwave said:I never really understood what is the deal with these barebones server deals... What makes it a deal? Is it the Motherboard, is it the Power Supply, is it the Network Adapter? The parameters look weak otherwise...


Actually more people get these to use as a very reliable desktop. They are quiet and as the other post mentions very reliable. I am still using the 3 400SC units that I got several years ago.

Same here. I got my 400sc over 5 years ago and I use it every day. I recommend these servers every chance I get.

MaxRC said:Lack of RAID decreases the usefulness of this server somewhat. I guess you can do software RAID, but that just think a server these days should at least come with RAID1 capabilities that are compatible with all major operating systems, including the major *nix distros.

just like all Dell server, you can surely get a raid setup. You add the raid card when building the unit. Cards that cost high costs, do you think they are going to be throwing these cards into a $300 box for free? Ha - thats the cost of the card.

They had this exact computer about a year ago for $50 cheaper. Strange that the same computer for a higher price.

MaxRC said:hxp said:Predator said:
Actually more people get these to use as a very reliable desktop. They are quiet and as the other post mentions very reliable. I am still using the 3 400SC units that I got several years ago.

Same here. I got my 400sc over 5 years ago and I use it every day. I recommend these servers every chance I get.Just because you can, doesn't make it a good idea. Your desktop needs likely would have been better served with a desktop computer during these same 5 years.

I have a few 400SC's. The 400SC was different than the current server lineups. The 400SC was essentually a server grade desktop computer - that they sold as a lowend server. With the 400SC, you could use regular RAM, regular video cards, etc... infact, it had the same motherboard as the highend dimensions at the time. This is not the case with the current PowerEdge deals. That's why they cannot be compared. These can be used as a desktop if you can deal with the limitations... and the warranty is killer.

RMAC said:Anyone purchasing this and planning to add a RAID card after the fact? If so, any suggestions for type of card?

Thanks

add both of these to your server:

Add-in SAS5iR (SATA/SAS Controller) supports 2 Hard Drives - RAID 1
SAS 5IR internal RAID adapter, PCI-Express