Dell C2100 FS12-Ty

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unclerunkle

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Not to distract from the deal, but anyone ever attend DefCon here? I've been going for the last two years...it would be fun to meet up.
 

pricklypunter

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Nice deal, but a word of caution, if it's an early model, it may be drive locked, i.e only able to use Dell drives. There was a controller firmware update that later lifted that restriction. Either way, I have seen reports on Dell's forums that they are, shall I say, particular about drive choice :)
 

Quasduco

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Seems like a good deal:
DEFCON Dell Poweredge C2100 FS12-TY 2x Intel Xeon E5620 Quad Core 24GB RAM

Dell PE C2100 FS12-TY 2x Intel Xeon E5620 Quad Core 24GB RAM 12 Caddies included too...
Hey folks,

New here, been lurking... I ended up getting the supermicro equivalent to that recently, slightly better deal, more ram, too. Supermicro 2U Server X8DTN+ 2x Xeon E5620 2.4ghz Quad Core 32gb HW RAID

The seller seems to run a 5-10% off discount every couple of weeks, too...

Have had it a month or so now, no snags whatsoever, well packaged and shipped.

No Dell pickiness, either...
 

ultradense

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About the fs12-ty: mine seems to only support 3gbps for sata and no ahci. So, we can't use sata ssd's.
 

pricklypunter

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I'm sure I read somewhere, can't remember exactly where now, possibly the dell spec sheet, that only the 4 internal ports supported ssd drives. I can't confirm the 3Gbps or not.
 

Dajinn

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This about the usual price for this server, is it not? Nothing special.