Looking for a scrap unit
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 oh that could be fun. a junk bin so to speak?! 
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 Like the Walmart dollar bin for Dell servers. 
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 @scottalanmiller said: Like the Walmart dollar bin for Dell servers. More like a scratch and dent section at a appliance store. Although cosmetics on a server are probably eaiser to fix then on an appliance and it matters less to customers what they look like. 
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 I've had good luck finding stuff on amazon and ebay. You usually get some kind of warranty (30 days or so). 
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 You have to be a bit more careful with what you buy, but you could try Craigslist. I picked up a 1U Dell PE (??) last year for about $100... wasn't much but it was enough for the task I needed. 
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 Yeah I did a search on craiglist in my area and there was a single post, after I replied the post was gone in a few hours. So I'm assuming the server was already sold. For a lab, I don't need pretty, just functional working equipment. Searching on ebay people wanted close to $1000 for servers that were 6+ years old. No way is it worth that much. Especially from a No-Name seller. 
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 Stallard Technologies (www.stikc.com) has PowerEdge 1950G2 in stock. They aren't something I'd want to keep turned on all the time, but they do include the basic DRAC. 32GB RAM and 2 E5345 CPU runs ~$200. I'd imagine one of those would be enough to start. 
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 I got a DL380 G6 on Amazon for $200 with 2 drives and a 30 day warranty. 
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 @DustinB3403 said: Yeah I did a search on craiglist in my area and there was a single post, after I replied the post was gone in a few hours. So I'm assuming the server was already sold. For a lab, I don't need pretty, just functional working equipment. Searching on ebay people wanted close to $1000 for servers that were 6+ years old. No way is it worth that much. Especially from a No-Name seller. Wow, where are you looking? Granted shipping costs as much as the servers, but I've seen plenty in the $2-600 range. 
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 If you have a business account anything over I think $50, you don't pay for shipping even if it isn't prime. 
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 X8SIU-F for $150 with 8GB memory and a 2 hour round trip drive.... 






