[SGVLUG] 1-2U Rack Mount System for ~$500 Dollars?

[Max Clark]

Yes - ebay can be a good source. The only problem is the conformity of 
the systems. It is too problematic when ever piece of hardware is different.

-Max

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   Max Clark
   max [at] clarksys.com
   http://www.clarksys.com

Zack, James wrote:
> Ebay is a nice resource for cheap servers I have found.  I bought two
> Proliant 6400R quad processor XEON 500 systems with RAID controllers, hard
> drives and remote mgmt boards for about $200 average cost.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sgvlug-bounces at sgvlug.net [mailto:sgvlug-bounces at sgvlug.net] On Behalf
> Of Max Clark
> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 9:41 AM
> To: LULA Mailing list; SGVLUG Discussion List.
> Subject: [SGVLUG] 1-2U Rack Mount System for ~$500 Dollars?
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Companies like ev1servers.net have leveraged the incredibly low cost towers
> (like this Dell - http://xrl.us/i724 Link to
> configure.us.dell.com) to offer aggressive pricing on dedicated servers with
> a rapid ROI in the revenue stream. This of course requires ample low cost
> floor space which isn't readily available in Los Angeles.
> 
> This being said I am looking for a more dense form factor to better maximize
> the fixed floor space cost. It seems that no matter how I cut it an entry
> level 1U always seems to price at the $1,000 dollar mark, which is more than
> I want to pay for this purpose.
> 
> Does anyone know a source where I can purchase a 1-2U form factor case w/ a
> Celeron processor, 512MB Ram, and a single Hard Drive in the $500 territory?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Max
>