Supermicro SuperServer E300-8D - Mini-1U - Xeon D-1518 2.GHz - 0 MB - 0 G

i just recently found out that 3 out of four ram slots do not work, i bought this few months ago which means i cannot return it and theres no manufacturers warranty and to pay $700+ for an item that doesnt run properly or fully functional is a waste of $$$ i'd give 0 stars if i could.

IMO perfect little unit for home lab. Make sure you buy supported RAM and probably best to buy a set(2x). 40mm fans are a little loud. Love the port count on it.

This server is the perfect home lab server if you can tolerate some noise, and I'm not talking a dull roar, it is more of a high pitched whine. The server its self is such a great form factor so I understand why the cooling needs to be the way it is. I was able to run VMWare with several VM's on it without breaking a sweat. The VM's were moderately sized (2 CPU, 4GB memory each) -- total of 5 VM's with about 20% load. Unfortunately under this circumstance, the FANs were pretty loud, which made it unbearable to be in the same room with for a long period of time. If you have a closet, or someplace you can put this server then it would be great.

It was really hard to let it go. A small beast with amazing performance. My return reason, sitting right beside my desk and its noise was bothering me. Will buy again If vendor ever comes with a quite unit. A good buying/return experience from this seller.

Excellent little box: - Plenty of storage options (mSATA, SATA DOM, 2.5" SATA, m.2 SATA, m.2 PCIe) - Plenty of network ports - Powerful CPU that supports large amounts of ECC RAM - Good IPMI - Rack mount options - PCIe expansion options Was well stocked, arrived next day.