The models we buy
PowerEdge is the range we see most, and the generation is the first thing we look at. The model number tells you which one you have: the middle digit is the generation, so an R740 is 14th generation and an R730 is 13th.
| Generation | Rack models | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 16th | R660, R760, R860, R960 | Current. Strongest prices, especially with recent Xeon Scalable CPUs. |
| 15th | R650, R750, R750xa, R7525 | Still widely deployed. Good demand, AMD EPYC variants included. |
| 14th | R640, R740, R740xd, R840, R940 | The volume seller. We buy these in any quantity. |
| 13th | R630, R730, R730xd, R930 | Worth real money still, particularly well-specified xd chassis. |
| 12th | R620, R720, R720xd, R820 | Lower value per chassis, but the memory and drives inside often carry it. |
We also buy the T-series towers (T340, T440, T640 and up), C-series density nodes, and PowerEdge MX modular chassis with their sleds. If you have older generations than the table, send them anyway — we will tell you honestly whether they are worth collecting.
What moves the price on a PowerEdge
Two identical-looking R740s can be worth very different money. In roughly the order that matters:
- CPUs fitted. Core count and clock. A pair of high-core Xeon Gold or Platinum parts can be worth more than the chassis around them.
- Memory. Leave the DIMMs in. Registered DDR4 in quantity is frequently the single most valuable thing in the box.
- Drives and caddies. Even empty caddies have value — they are hard to source separately. Tell us whether drives are staying or going.
- PSUs. Two fitted supplies are worth more than one, and far more than none.
- Rails and bezels. Small parts, real money, and routinely thrown away.
- Batch consistency. Twenty matched R740s from one refresh price better per unit than twenty mixed machines.
Not sure of the exact specification? A photo of the service tag or the asset labels is enough for us to work from — we can look most of it up.
Send your listWhat we do not buy
We buy hardware that was working when it came out of service, because we sell it on to be used again. We do not buy machines that are faulty, dead or untested. If something on your list turns out not to power on, we will tell you and either re-price that line or send it back at our cost — we will not quietly drop the figure.
How the sale runs
- Send the list. Model numbers and quantities. A rough list is fine.
- We price it per unit, in writing, usually within one working day. You see the figure for every line before you decide anything.
- We collect. Free and insured, from your site, at a time that suits you. Racked or palletised.
- You get paid in euro by SEPA transfer once the delivery is checked in against the agreed list.
Selling HPE as well? See HPE ProLiant servers. For everything else — processors, memory, drives, networking — start from the homepage.