£99 - Dell Poweredge 1600SC IDE

**Electronic Punk** · December 9th, 2004

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/pr...dt1&l=en&s=bsd

Not too bad really I guess if you want a simple server

Shame I can't justify a server for home otherwise I would be in like a shot

**Mainframeguy** · December 9th, 2004

Awww EP you are tempting me to give myself a Christmas present

the thing is family already bought me a second head up 19" TFT, so how could I hide this away and still run the CAT5 to it?

Any ideas anyone? Park it in the loft with a wi-fi card? Or would the dust kill it?

**Xie** · December 9th, 2004

Looks like a nice deal even when you convert it from your crazy UK money to USD .. ~$190.

**ZeroHour** · December 9th, 2004

You bet me too it EP
Was going to post that too.
I am thinking of buying 2 and salvaging all the extras from the second one like cpu and ram etc

Does nvidia make or going to make a geforce for pci-x 64bit?

**ShepsCrook** · December 9th, 2004

VERY nice deal. Better jump on it soon before Dell realizes they made a mistake on the pricing.

**Mainframeguy** · December 9th, 2004

eh oh - tried link to buy - and got this (see attachment) maye they already took it down? Anyone got one OK?

**ZeroHour** · December 9th, 2004

Doubt it.
Dell can cancel your order if they have made a mistake.
Hope it is still on offer though

**Electronic Punk** · December 9th, 2004

I don't think the price is an error, just very good.

It only has one processor, 256 ram, one ide hard drive, no keyboard, no mouse, no monitor etc.

All will be revealed when the technical glitch is resolved tho!

lad_in_brum · December 9th, 2004

Doesnt seem to be there any more!

[EDIT] ahhh http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/pr...n&s=bsd#tabtop

Link still seems to be down thought!

**Electronic Punk** · December 9th, 2004

Marci from over-clock.co.uk just had an ace idea.
Buy two and merge them into a half decent server!!
Quality

Link should come back up I guess, looks like they are actively working on it. Either way, I could most likely get one thru work (all our kit is dell) but I really can't justify buying a server for home use.

**Mainframeguy** · December 9th, 2004

not even for folding?

**Electronic Punk** · December 9th, 2004

haha, does dual processors help folding?
Was just talking at work and perhaps 2+ redundant Dell PSUs might make enough noise to keep me awake at night!

10 SCSI 320 hdds would tho

lad_in_brum · December 9th, 2004

Latest......"

The page you requested may no longer exist on Dell.com

There may be a misspelling in the URL you have entered
The page or file you are looking for has been moved, retired or is no longer available"

**ZeroHour** · December 9th, 2004

*SOLD OUT*
They all gone now. For more info check out www.theinquirer.net

**Mainframeguy** · December 9th, 2004

Originally Posted by Electronic Punk

haha, does dual processors help folding?
Was just talking at work and perhaps 2+ redundant Dell PSUs might make enough noise to keep me awake at night!

10 SCSI 320 hdds would tho

LOL yes indeedy

but they could fold when you were out

anddual processors does indeed help - you can run two folding clients - one on each thereby getting double output (think you have to use Linux client maybe for that - not sure might be in latest XP too)

**NetRyder** · December 9th, 2004

Ooh, that was a good deal.

**SPeedY_B** · December 9th, 2004

ARSE! Just got back from work, would of snapped two of these up no questions asked had I been at home. Quite understandable that they've sold out though, heh.

**Unleashed** · December 10th, 2004

Originally Posted by SPeedY_B

ARSE! Just got back from work, would of snapped two of these up no questions asked had I been at home. Quite understandable that they've sold out though, heh.

We're in the same bag ol' boy

Really wanted a couple of 'em, but only found out too late.

**Mainframeguy** · December 10th, 2004

Originally Posted by SPeedY_B

ARSE! Just got back from work, would of snapped two of these up no questions asked had I been at home. Quite understandable that they've sold out though, heh.

see my earlier post - I highly doubt you would have got one (I tried and there were none) - I am guessing they publish a link like this and the first visitor is going to be a Dell staffer - maybe the one that made the page even? - and then after they have sold the ONE at that price down comes the page....

Just me and my cynical mind - but there is no such thing as a free lunch and if something looks too good to be true then it probably is.....

Having said that I can see a time when this offer will come to pass - after all you can pick up PIII systems ready to go (and they are workeable as servers) for this price or less now... and look what they cost once

**NetRyder** · December 10th, 2004

Actually, it was a real deal, Mainframeguy. Look at the top-most update on this news story:
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=20137

Dell does tend to come out with these crazy deals now and then (they're like the Microsoft of the hardware world...they can afford to). Remember the $750 off coupon on Inspiron notebooks? That was another big one. People ordered in huge numbers, which is why they had to close the deal a day early. I'm quite sure it was the same case with this one.

December 9th, 2004	Top \| #1
Electronic Punk The Last High Joined: December 2001 Location: London Posts: 18,510 Blog Entries: 51 Reputation: 3652 Power: 349	£99 - Dell Poweredge 1600SC IDE http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/pr...dt1&l=en&s=bsd Not too bad really I guess if you want a simple server Shame I can't justify a server for home otherwise I would be in like a shot

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Mainframeguy Debiant by way of Ubuntu Joined: August 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 3,763 Blog Entries: 5 Reputation: 1390 Power: 169	Awww EP you are tempting me to give myself a Christmas present the thing is family already bought me a second head up 19" TFT, so how could I hide this away and still run the CAT5 to it? Any ideas anyone? Park it in the loft with a wi-fi card? Or would the dust kill it? hosted by Lord

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Xie - geek - Joined: September 2003 Location: NY, USA Posts: 5,224 Reputation: 1730 Power: 175	Looks like a nice deal even when you convert it from your crazy UK money to USD .. ~$190. tehgeek \| tehgeek \| geeking out to tech \| IRC \| Parted Magic \| A+ Certified Professional

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ZeroHour ho3 ho3 ho3 Joined: March 2004 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,112 Reputation: 1032 Power: 121	You bet me too it EP Was going to post that too. I am thinking of buying 2 and salvaging all the extras from the second one like cpu and ram etc Does nvidia make or going to make a geforce for pci-x 64bit? <Z> EduGeek.net -The I.T. professionals' life line

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December 9th, 2004	Top \| #6
Mainframeguy Debiant by way of Ubuntu Joined: August 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 3,763 Blog Entries: 5 Reputation: 1390 Power: 169	eh oh - tried link to buy - and got this (see attachment) maye they already took it down? Anyone got one OK? Attached Thumbnails hosted by Lord

December 9th, 2004	Top \| #7
ZeroHour ho3 ho3 ho3 Joined: March 2004 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,112 Reputation: 1032 Power: 121	Doubt it. Dell can cancel your order if they have made a mistake. Hope it is still on offer though <Z> EduGeek.net -The I.T. professionals' life line

December 9th, 2004	Top \| #8
Electronic Punk The Last High Joined: December 2001 Location: London Posts: 18,510 Blog Entries: 51 Reputation: 3652 Power: 349	I don't think the price is an error, just very good. It only has one processor, 256 ram, one ide hard drive, no keyboard, no mouse, no monitor etc. All will be revealed when the technical glitch is resolved tho!

December 9th, 2004	Top \| #9
lad_in_brum OSNN Addict Joined: January 2004 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 138 Reputation: 50 Power: 104	Doesnt seem to be there any more! [EDIT] ahhh http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/pr...n&s=bsd#tabtop Link still seems to be down thought!

December 9th, 2004	Top \| #10
Electronic Punk The Last High Joined: December 2001 Location: London Posts: 18,510 Blog Entries: 51 Reputation: 3652 Power: 349	Marci from over-clock.co.uk just had an ace idea. Buy two and merge them into a half decent server!! Quality Link should come back up I guess, looks like they are actively working on it. Either way, I could most likely get one thru work (all our kit is dell) but I really can't justify buying a server for home use.

December 9th, 2004	Top \| #11
Mainframeguy Debiant by way of Ubuntu Joined: August 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 3,763 Blog Entries: 5 Reputation: 1390 Power: 169	not even for folding? hosted by Lord

December 9th, 2004	Top \| #12
Electronic Punk The Last High Joined: December 2001 Location: London Posts: 18,510 Blog Entries: 51 Reputation: 3652 Power: 349	haha, does dual processors help folding? Was just talking at work and perhaps 2+ redundant Dell PSUs might make enough noise to keep me awake at night! 10 SCSI 320 hdds would tho

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lad_in_brum OSNN Addict Joined: January 2004 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 138 Reputation: 50 Power: 104	Latest......" The page you requested may no longer exist on Dell.com There may be a misspelling in the URL you have entered The page or file you are looking for has been moved, retired or is no longer available"

December 9th, 2004	Top \| #14
ZeroHour ho3 ho3 ho3 Joined: March 2004 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,112 Reputation: 1032 Power: 121	*SOLD OUT* They all gone now. For more info check out www.theinquirer.net <Z> EduGeek.net -The I.T. professionals' life line

December 9th, 2004	Top \| #15
Mainframeguy Debiant by way of Ubuntu Joined: August 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 3,763 Blog Entries: 5 Reputation: 1390 Power: 169	Originally Posted by Electronic Punk haha, does dual processors help folding? Was just talking at work and perhaps 2+ redundant Dell PSUs might make enough noise to keep me awake at night! 10 SCSI 320 hdds would tho LOL yes indeedy but they could fold when you were out anddual processors does indeed help - you can run two folding clients - one on each thereby getting double output (think you have to use Linux client maybe for that - not sure might be in latest XP too) hosted by Lord

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NetRyder Tech Junkie Joined: April 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,256 Reputation: 4260 Power: 298	Ooh, that was a good deal. http://kunal.kundaje.net

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Unleashed We Speak Geek Joined: July 2003 Location: Fredericton, Canada ex Norwich, England ex Hougang, Singapore ex Durban, South Africa Posts: 1,249 Reputation: 460 Power: 124	Originally Posted by SPeedY_B ARSE! Just got back from work, would of snapped two of these up no questions asked had I been at home. Quite understandable that they've sold out though, heh. We're in the same bag ol' boy Really wanted a couple of 'em, but only found out too late. CPU: Intel Core2 Q6600 \| Mobo: BFG nVidia 680i SLI \| RAM: 2GB 2x Corsair XMS6400 \| PSU: Hiper 580 Watt \| HDD: WD160GB SATAII \| GFX: BFG GeForce 8800GTS OC 640MB \| DVD: SAMSUNG 20x DVD+/-R/RW/RAM SATA

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Mainframeguy Debiant by way of Ubuntu Joined: August 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 3,763 Blog Entries: 5 Reputation: 1390 Power: 169	Originally Posted by SPeedY_B ARSE! Just got back from work, would of snapped two of these up no questions asked had I been at home. Quite understandable that they've sold out though, heh. see my earlier post - I highly doubt you would have got one (I tried and there were none) - I am guessing they publish a link like this and the first visitor is going to be a Dell staffer - maybe the one that made the page even? - and then after they have sold the ONE at that price down comes the page.... Just me and my cynical mind - but there is no such thing as a free lunch and if something looks too good to be true then it probably is..... Having said that I can see a time when this offer will come to pass - after all you can pick up PIII systems ready to go (and they are workeable as servers) for this price or less now... and look what they cost once hosted by Lord

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NetRyder Tech Junkie Joined: April 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,256 Reputation: 4260 Power: 298	Actually, it was a real deal, Mainframeguy. Look at the top-most update on this news story: http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=20137 Dell does tend to come out with these crazy deals now and then (they're like the Microsoft of the hardware world...they can afford to). Remember the $750 off coupon on Inspiron notebooks? That was another big one. People ordered in huge numbers, which is why they had to close the deal a day early. I'm quite sure it was the same case with this one. http://kunal.kundaje.net