PowerEdge 400SC 2GHz 40GB AGP $274

[Area51_FLG]

GREAT buy. Dam, how do they make money on this shit

http://img.dell.com/images/global/configurator/chassis/400sc.jpg

<font face="verdana" color="black" size="2">PowerEdge 400SC Server and select
the $100 rebate option, gray keyboard, gray mouse. </font>
<p><font face="verdana" color="black" size="2">Total is $374 -
<a target="_new" href="http://www.dell.com/downloads/us/bsd/bsd_rebate_form.pdf">
$100 rebate</a> = <b>$274</b> with free shipping. Features include:<br>
&nbsp;</p>
<li>Celeron 2.0GHz, 128MB DDR, 48x CDROM, 1-yr Warranty, No OS<br>
&nbsp;</li>
<li>40GB IDE Drive, Onboard NIC, Gray Keyboard/Mouse, E-Documentation<br>
&nbsp;</li>
<li>Upgrade to P4 2.4GHz/800MHz for just an additional $99<br>
&nbsp;</li>
<li>Motherboard support for: 8x AGP slot, Gigabit Ethernet, Serial ATA </font>
</li>

[Anasazi]

Originally posted by Area51_FLG
GREAT buy. Dam, how do they make money on this shit




Extended Warranty.

[Defiant One]

"Loss-leader"

and "Upgrades".

These things in the stock config, make great - almost completely silent - file servers! *cough*Glen*cough* If you want to make a gamer out of it though, upgrade to a P4 rather than the stock Celery, so that you'll get an AGP slot ( unsupported "officially" ) Sell the ECC memory, and HD back to them for a ridiculously high price, and make this a waaaaaaay cheap deal!

[Area51_FLG]

Great points. Dsam, I almost want to buy one out of Spite. AHHAHHA

[Moddy]

Dsam?

[OnParole]

Originally posted by Area51_FLG
GREAT buy. Dam, how do they make money on this shit

Features include:<br>
&nbsp;</p>
<li>Celeron 2.0GHz, 128MB DDR, 48x CDROM, 1-yr Warranty, No OS<br>
&nbsp;</li>
<li>40GB IDE Drive, Onboard NIC, Gray Keyboard/Mouse, E-Documentation<br>
&nbsp;</li>
<li>Upgrade to P4 2.4GHz/800MHz for just an additional $99<br>
&nbsp;</li>
<li>Motherboard support for: 8x AGP slot, Gigabit Ethernet, Serial ATA </font>
</li>
Lemme see... Celeron = garbage, 48X CD-Rom=Garbage... NO OS... 40Gig HD worthless And Onboard peripherials... hmmm They make money on this because it is all excess inventory that is allready worthless, and people are stupid enuff to actually buy the shit!

[Area51_FLG]

it's still a cheap box for a server or whatever. And since when do you buy computers with OS's on them anyway parole???? Hmmmmmm?

[OnParole]

You do have a good point there! I never purchase computers with the OS on them... I purchase the OEM version and put the damn OS on myself... but if this was your "typical"computer user they would have to go out and buy an os whichwould be the retail version not the OEM thus adding another $150 to the price...

[Area51_FLG]

true dat

[Defiant One]

Originally posted by OnParole
Lemme see... Celeron = garbage, 48X CD-Rom=Garbage... NO OS... 40Gig HD worthless And Onboard peripherials... hmmm They make money on this because it is all excess inventory that is allready worthless, and people are stupid enuff to actually buy the shit!

I'd beg to differ.....from experience w/this machine.

I'll happily crack mine open for you at the next LAN if you want to see what can REALLY be done w/one.:ROFL:

[fishmonger]

No joke. It's a Canterwood (highest-performing Intel platform) in a Dell case. A pretty nice Dell case. If I was building a box right now, I'd seriously consider this as a starting place, especially since you can sell back the RAM and HDD for money to bring the price down even more.

[Area51_FLG]

Originally posted by Defiant One
I'd beg to differ.....from experience w/this machine.

I'll happily crack mine open for you at the next LAN if you want to see what can REALLY be done w/one.:ROFL:

I've seen this box, Gary has it all doped up. very nice!!!

[enervate]

Yeah, every time I see it I just say "Dude, Gary, dude."