1 buyer in China just picked up a huge amount of server RAM and Mini PC's at a huge discount for a bargain price, compared to retail prices. It's a great opportunity for those with a homelab. Seeing such a great deal of Enterprise liquidation allows for huge amounts of capacity, while still being affordable. If you're interested in home server projects on a budget or test labs you can finally get an idea of what the secondary market for such large amounts of bulk hardware looks like.
A Chinese buyer secured 95 memory sticks and three HP Elite Mini PCs for $450
A big bundle of RAM – 95 Sticks totaling up to 710GB of RAM was purchased for just 150 USD. Furthermore he also managed to grab 3 HP Elite Mini Computers on top for a further 300 USD. These mini PCs have Intel 12th/13th/14th Gen T series CPUs, 16GB to 32GB of RAM, and 512GB NVMe SSD's. He got a free SATA SSD on top as well from the seller.
Specifications
- Memory Total Capacity: 710GB
- Memory Quantity: 95 sticks
- Mini PC Quantity: 3 units
- Mini PC Processors: Intel 12th, 13th, or 14th Gen T-series
- Mini PC RAM: 16GB to 32GB
With the crazy amount of RAM it's great for people wanting lots of RAM, for example if you're running virtualization or want to test databases on these. But according to discussions in the community not all of the 95 are the same. Some might be 8GB old-timers, ECC RAM or simply lower variants of RAM that won't be compatible with most gaming motherboards. Make sure to check what sort of sticks these are, what generation etc. if you want to build a high end machine.
Overall it cost him 450 USD for everything including the RAM, 3 mini PC's and additional SSD. You can really get a great deal here for a multi-node cluster or even if you're just setting up your home lab with a lot of capacity and resources. This is a great example of the kind of deals you can get for surplus/enterprise equipment with a steep discount. If you're comfortable with the complexity of having all kinds of different specs in your hardware.
It's a great real life example of the secondary hardware market. Bulk liquidations can really give you a great amount of resources for your technical projects for a very low entry price. Normally these bulk amounts of hardware come from a corporate refresh cycle and are a really unique opportunity, not something you can just go pick up at retail.
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