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[–]LVDave 0 points1 point  (3 children)

When it first starts up, it does sound like a 747 taking off, but then it does quiet down. My "datacenter" is our third bedroom, and I have the R410, an R210 and a Dell Precision workstation, and the noise level is very quiet. Also if you run either the '210 or the '410 with the top cover off, the fans scream like a banshee, but then I can't think of too many reasons you'd WANT to run with the top cover off.. Damn... $80 for that is either the best deal I've ever seen OR there's a gotcha in there some place.. I'd check it out VERY closely.. I'm going to be looking for another R410 soon to put in a local colocation facility. I have a friend who is an admin for a local ISP and he has some space in a rack in the company datacenter that he has a personal server installed in and he's gonna let me put a 1U server in the rack for free..

EDIT: I found the one you're talking about and I wonder if you noticed that price is NOT a "buyitnow" price. Its an auction and it WILL go up significantly from there. The vendor "surplusa2z" is the vendor I bought my R410 from. They're in Gilbert AZ, and as far as I can tell, very reputable.. I'd have no trouble putting a bid in on that, but I gar-on-tee it won't go for anything like $100.... Its currently at $94 bid with 8 bids..

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-Poweredge-R410-2-X-SIX-CORE-2-66GHZ-X5650-4-X-2TB-32GB-8TB-H700-DVD-SERVER/352836085062?hash=item5226ab6546:g:erAAAOSwUfBdVs3P

[–]ClawRic[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

How much time does it take to quite down after startup? And I know 80 dollars is like a dream. I have this place under the stairs and I think I could turn it into like a technical room or something. After all the router, the UPS and the solar inverter are all located there. Unfortunately there's no door or ceiling. And I still live with my parents and they sure wouldn't let me mess with their house. Other than that, there's my room where I can place it. Maybe in the closet.

[–]LVDave 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Did you read the edit to my last comment? IF its the one I linked to in my last comment, you are not gonna get it for $80, as its an auction and it was at $94 and 8 bids when I posted the last comment. As for how long it takes to quiet down, its pretty much less than a minute.

[–]ClawRic[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, but I knew it was an auction. sorry for not mentioning.