Dell Server on Sale - $299

[steve149]

A nice box to use as a desktop or music/video server or backup machine. I bought one near Thanksgiving.

NO operating system, so need to bring your own. I put Win 10 on it, but you can go free with Linux.

Use coupon code DB299T30 to cut $250 off the price ...

PowerEdge T30 Mini Tower Server | Dell United States

Uses an Intel Xeon chip .. has 8Gb RAM, 1Tb HD. Graphics is basic, so this isn't a gaming rig (you'd need to beef up the power supply for a high end card) .. but it holds up to 4 internal drives .. need another SATA card for the 4th one .. I had to buy one for mine as it is stocked with 1 2Tb and 3 4Tb drives.



Specs (full specs)

• Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor
• Intel HD Graphics P530 (onboard)
• 8GB 2400 MT/s DDR4 RAM (ECC)
• 1TB 7200RPM Hard Drive
• DVD+/-RW Internal Drive
• 290W Power Supply
• No Operating System
• Ports:
  • 6x USB 3.0 (2x Front, 4x Rear)
  • 6x USB 2.0 (2x Front, 4x Rear)
  • 1x Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)

 

[DJ Bobcat]

A nice box to use as a desktop or music/video server or backup machine. I bought one near Thanksgiving.

NO operating system, so need to bring your own. I put Win 10 on it, but you can go free with Linux.

Use coupon code DB299T30 to cut $250 off the price ...

PowerEdge T30 Mini Tower Server | Dell United States

Uses an Intel Xeon chip .. has 8Gb RAM, 1Tb HD. Graphics is basic, so this isn't a gaming rig (you'd need to beef up the power supply for a high end card) .. but it holds up to 4 internal drives .. need another SATA card for the 4th one .. I had to buy one for mine as it is stocked with 1 2Tb and 3 4Tb drives.



Specs (full specs)

• Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor
• Intel HD Graphics P530 (onboard)
• 8GB 2400 MT/s DDR4 RAM (ECC)
• 1TB 7200RPM Hard Drive
• DVD+/-RW Internal Drive
• 290W Power Supply
• No Operating System
• Ports:
  • 6x USB 3.0 (2x Front, 4x Rear)
  • 6x USB 2.0 (2x Front, 4x Rear)
  • 1x Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)

Is it noisy like a server, or quieter like a desktop?


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[steve149]

Is it noisy like a server, or quieter like a desktop?


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Very quiet, though you can hear 4 drives running.

 

[DJ Bobcat]

Very quiet, though you can hear 4 drives running.

Too late, unfortunately. They're sold out.

 

[steve149]

The put them on sale a couple times a year ...

 

[DJ Bobcat]

The put them on sale a couple times a year ...

Let me know if you see them on sale again. I definitely need to go with something more along those lines. My servers are just WAY too loud.

 

[DJ Bobcat]

The put them on sale a couple times a year ...

Found some on eBay... pretty much the same , only 4GB RAM instead of 8GB... That's OK... I can add more RAM. Got 'em for $268, brand new.

 

[steve149]

Found some on eBay... pretty much the same , only 4GB RAM instead of 8GB... That's OK... I can add more RAM. Got 'em for $268, brand new.

Celeron or Xeon processors?

 

[DJ Bobcat]

Celeron or Xeon processors?

Pentium G4400 3.3GHz... Dual core. Should be fine for a file server.

 

[steve149]

Assuming the same innards, it will take 2 additional drives .. there is space for 3, but not enough SATA headers. I bought a SYBA card with one internal SATA and one external eSATA.

 

[DJ Bobcat]

Assuming the same innards, it will take 2 additional drives .. there is space for 3, but not enough SATA headers. I bought a SYBA card with one internal SATA and one external eSATA.

Yep... same innards, same motherboard. I think I'll be OK with two drives (in addition to the system drive for now. I'll run NAS4Free with a ZFS mirror. It works well on my current servers. The servers are just loud.[emoji4]


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[steve149]

On sale again ... Discount Code is 299T30 .. Sale price (after coupon) is $299 .. Free Shipping PowerEdge T30 Mini Tower Server | Dell United States

The Xeon E3-1225 is somewhere between an i5 and i7 in performance. Graphics is weak (relative to a separate card) but overall it's a good base to use as a desktop PC or server (no operating system so you'd need to have/acquire Windows or Linux.

Specs (full specs)

• Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor
• Intel HD Graphics P530 (onboard)
• 8GB 2400 MT/s DDR4 RAM (ECC)
• 1TB 7200RPM Hard Drive
• DVD+/-RW Internal Drive
• 290W Power Supply
• No Operating System
• Ports:
  • 6x USB 3.0 (2x Front, 4x Rear)
  • 6x USB 2.0 (2x Front, 4x Rear)
  • 1x Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)

 

[DJ Bobcat]

These are GREAT servers... I highly recommend them. I have two. Tower boxes take up some space, but they are well engineered and VERY quiet. I put two 4TB drives in each server (with 120GB SSD System Drive)... RAID0, then back up one server to the other. Running NAS4Free, which is a Unix based OS. The OS is free and fast. Love 'em![emoji4]



^^^^ Here's mine (with a UPS in between).