Bill, On <a href="http://www.18004memory.com">www.18004memory.com</a>, a single 4GB module is just as expensive as 4GB from Dell, but you could get four 1-GB modules for half the price ($199 apiece). I've pasted the results of my search below... apologies if your email client doesn't like HTML. Jeff <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr><td colspan="6">System Memory </td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor="#e3e5e8">Description</td> <td bgcolor="#e3e5e8">OEM Part No.</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#e3e5e8">18004memory Part No.</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#e3e5e8">Price</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#e3e5e8">Web Price</td> <td bgcolor="#e3e5e8">Order</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="6" bgcolor="#19c89f"><img src="http://www.18004memory.com/images/arrow_to_bottom.gif"> PC2-3200 - 240-Pins</td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffffff">4GB ECC Module</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff">n/a </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">A24072R/4GB/Q42 </td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff"> $1,759.90 </td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff"> $1,599.00 </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="yellow"> <a href="http://www.18004memory.com/cart/addcart.asp?itemID=140402&itemTYPE=memory&modelID=49225">BUY</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffffff">2GB ECC Module</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff">n/a </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">A24072R/2GB/Q32 </td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff"> $879.90 </td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff"> $799.00 </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="yellow"> <a href="http://www.18004memory.com/cart/addcart.asp?itemID=140401&itemTYPE=memory&modelID=49225">BUY</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffffff">1GB ECC Module</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff">n/a </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">A24072R/1GB/Q32 </td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff"> $219.90 </td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff"> $199.00 </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="yellow"> <a href="http://www.18004memory.com/cart/addcart.asp?itemID=140400&itemTYPE=memory&modelID=49225">BUY</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffffff">512MB ECC Module</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff">n/a </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">A24072R/512/Q32 </td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff"> $109.90 </td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff"> $99.00 </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="yellow"> <a href="http://www.18004memory.com/cart/addcart.asp?itemID=140399&itemTYPE=memory&modelID=49225">BUY</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffffff">256MB ECC Module </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff">n/a </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">A24072U/256/Q32 </td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff"> $65.90 </td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff"> $59.00 </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="yellow"> <a href="http://www.18004memory.com/cart/addcart.asp?itemID=140398&itemTYPE=memory&modelID=49225">BUY</a> </td></tr></tbody> </table> <div>On 6/2/05, Bill Bardon <<a href="mailto:bill@computassist.com">bill@computassist.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> I am in the process of spec'ing a K12LTSP server. Currently looking at the Dell PowerEdge SC1420. Getting enough RAM in this thing is expensive! If I get it from Dell, 4GB of ECC memory will cost me almost $1500, more than the server itself! I've tried other penguin-friendly vendors and they are at least as much, or more. I assume I can't substitute non-ECC memory and order it from somewhere else. I've seen 1GB non-ECC DIMMs at <a href="http://memory4less.com">memory4less.com</a> for $140, giving me a total of just $560 for RAM. I don't think using non-ECC will work, though. Maybe I should articulate my goal: a dual-processor tower server that can run K12LTSP handily for 30 clients. (This will be the first install of K12LTSP in this district, so it needs to perform well.) Will be using IceWm, but also expect heavy OpenOffice and Firefox usage. The servers I find on eBay are usually rack-mount units, or sub-1GHz machines, so don't fill the bill. So it boils down to this - can I use cheap memory in a Dell or similar server? If not, where do you get a server as above for less than $2200? Any input is welcome! -- Bill Bardon COMPUTASSIST Omaha, Nebraska <a href="http://www.computassist.com">http://www.computassist.com</a> _______________________________________________ K12OSN mailing list <a href="mailto:K12OSN@redhat.com">K12OSN@redhat.com </a> <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn</a> For more info see <<a href="http://www.k12os.org">http://www.k12os.org</a>> </blockquote></div>