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Whats the cost of a low end server ? If someone asks you this question, if you dont know anything about servers and their prices your guess would be atleast more than 25000 INR. I was shocked when i saw a Dell server for 19000 INR on the Dell website. Upon clicking the link it showed a Dell SC430 Server with Dual Core Processor, 256 MB ECC RAM, 80 GB SATA HDD for 19000 INR + Taxes. I called up the customer care and confirmed weather it was a false number which was publised, but he confirmed i can get the server at that prices, coooooool…a Dell branded server for 19000 INR, went to the local market and was shocked to hear the price of the Dual Core Processor itself was 14000INR ( this was about 2 years back when Dual Core was just released), and the local market guys said that Dell might be just doing some marketing, by fake advertising, but i tought i would give it a try and went ahead and bought 4 Dell Servers, just be be of the safe side i have taken 3 Years complete cover which added almost of the cost of the server 18000 INR. So my server with Dual Core, 512MB ECC RAM, 160 GB HDD and 3 years complete cover costed me 54 Thousand + 10% Taxes, and my servers got deliveired to me in the mentioned 20 days time frame. I just burst opened the first packing to check if the server had a Mother board and Processor or not…i am not jocking i mean it…..when i opened the package i was amazed to see the quality of the Cabinet and CPU Cooling Fan offered by Dell. Those 2 alone would cost me 15000 INR in the local market, i went ahead and ordered 2 more servers for 25000 INR, this time i didnt take the 3 years complete cover since i felt the server wont broke in 3 years….and all the 6 servers are doing fantastic duty…..keep up the good work dell…
