AMD 4124P is just a 4c CPU that’s slower than a MacBook Air, and retails for only $149 USD.
16GB DDR5 costs around $40 USD.
This thing doesn’t even come with any storage! And expansion is limited to start with!
Subtracting the above — 549 - 149 - 40 = $360 for mb+case+PSU.
This server has just a single RJ45 (even then it’s terribly outdated at 1Gbps), only a few USB3 Gen 1 (5Gbps) ports on the front, and the USB on the back are actually just USB2.
Sorry, but in what world is this MB+case+PSU worth $360?
$549 is less unreasonable than the prior $609.99, but nowhere near a good value.
the “spec sheet” link in tab 2 is to a box with the same model number but with a completely different processor installed
i won’t argue parts values, i’m not currently tracking stuff like that, but your description left out some description, it is an actual server motherboard with multi nvme raid with hot swapping, so it is a cut above the standard boxes we generally see here. Servers don’t tend to come with disks. The processor gets good reviews for what it is, and servers don’t tend to need or run “gaming” cpus. the DDR5 is still pretty unusual in woot-land so that’s a big plus, it would be nice if it had a 64G option, but as you point out the 16G is cheap so you won’t feel bad throwing it away to replace/upgrade to 64
I dunno what you mean by “gaming” CPU, but a server absolutely has to run a decent CPU; this CPU is literally less powerful than a MacBook Air, it’s basically at the bottom of all the reviews.
This literally doesn’t have any features most servers have. No remote management, not even serial. I don’t want to mention the exact keywords, because then this ThinkCrap will spam the search for things it doesn’t have.
It doesn’t do hot-swappable storage, either. You cannot hotswap M.2. In fact, M.2 is not even a server format to start with. Hardware RAID is less reliable than software RAID, because of proprietary formats, but this model doesn’t even have Hardware RAID, either. The motherboard is not server-grade by any measure.
I mean, in the other thread, people were buying docking stations for their non-gaming laptops with faster networking than what this “server” offers!
Your own comments indicate that this server won’t fit your needs because you already expect a minimal server to have features this one already doesn’t have!
Thank you for the call out. Link has been removed.
the processor is 1 year old and Toms Hardware thinks it’s fine. Yes, it is an “entry level” processor because this is an entry level server for a small office
Hardware RAID is better than software, but I’m glad you like software RAID because that’s what this box comes with so it’s perfect for you. AMD RAIDXpert2 with support in the BIOS and all the RAIDs 0 to 10
otherwise I was just reading off the specs as written so while there is ambiguity, this piece says it supports m.2 and hot swapping. Ask TT to change the listing if you know otherwise. It’s a server, not a desktop or a replacement for your MacBook Air