Hot Deals

This page is dedicated to any good deals that I find or hear about.  It is not limited to just the UK so if you see any deals on IT kit that you think others may also benefit from then please leave a comment and I’ll add it to the list.  :)

Also, if you are a hardware/software distributor and can offer TechHead readers a discount or similar on your products then please drop me a line and I’ll forward it on.  Check back as this list will potentially change regularly.

ps. Let me know if you find any of these discount codes of deal have expired – I will try to monitor them as best I can.  Thanks.

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UPDATE: 17th August 2010

Well folks, you may have noticed things have been a little quiet around the good ole ‘Hot Deals’ section for a while.  Starting my new job has taken the majority of my time so unfortunately I haven’t been able to look around and find some new Hot Deals. 

This is just a temporary blip whilst I get my feet under the table in my new position so keep checking back for a new refreshed Hot Deals section real soon.

Thanks, Si

 

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Microsoft Technet Discount 
Microsoft TechNet Description Discount Code Here are some Microsoft TechNet discount codes for both the US and UK on NEW TechNet subscriptions.  If you live outside any of these countries you  may still want to try them as they may also work.

Let me know if you know of any other region specific codes and I will add those to the list.

—— Codes last checked 18/08/2010 ——

UK 25% Discount Code:

  • TNWNF – New TechNet Plus Direct subscriptions from £234.21 down to £175.66

US 25% Discount Code:

  • TNWNF or TNITQ413 – New TechNet Plus Direct subscriptions from US$349.00 down to US£261.75

Click here for the link to the Microsoft TechNet Plus UK Subscription web page & the link to the US TechNet page can be found here.

 

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19 Responses to “Hot Deals”

  1. [...] ServersPlus.com (UK) for free delivery on either the HP ML110 or ML115 server.  Get over to his hot deals page for further [...]

  2. Animal1050 says:

    Good Memory Deal:

    http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143844

    Crucial 4GB (2X2GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 Ballistix Memory CL4 2.0V

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  3. alexdgreen says:

    ML115 G5 with 1352 + 1G as per Serversplus.com for the same price (inc. VAT) with free delivery.

    http://www.dabs.com/products/hp-ml115-g5-opteron-1352-quad-core-1gb-160gb-dvd-5J0T.html?q=ML%20115%20G5

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    Kiwi Si Reply:

    Hi Alex,

    Thanks for letting me know. I’ll add that up onto the ML115 G5 section above. :)

    Cheers,

    Simon

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  4. alexdgreen says:

    Intel 1000CT NIC’s *Netqueues/VMDq* enabled adapters.

    http://www.lambda-tek.com/componentshop/index.pl?prodID=1595930

    £19.24 inc. VAT + Delivery

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  5. trowni says:

    The ML115 is available from e-buyer as follows:

    HP Proliant ML115 G5 – Opteron Quad-Core 1354 2.2GHz, 1GB DDR2 Memory, 160GB SATA HDD, 1 Year Warranty

    http://www.ebuyer.com/product/168131

    For £183 + vat, free delivery on supersaver (up to 5 working days, but mine came next day)

    Excellent site – thanks for the brilliant hints and tips

    Regards,
    Ian

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    Kiwi Si Reply:

    Hi Ian,

    Thanks for letting me know and the feedback – appreciated. :) I’ve updated the ML115 G5 deal with the details you gave.

    All the best,

    Simon

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  6. Tayseer says:

    Pentium(R) dual Core CPU- E5200 2.50GHZ /800Mhz-Integrated Network RealTEk PCIGBE Family controllers. HP Model a6827C XD enabled.

    Getting error on VMware install- cannot load lvm driver. Any advice on what to do to get pass this error?

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    Lawrence Reply:

    If this is ESXi 4.0 you need Intel or some broadcom gigabit ethernet cards. No support for Realtek.

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  7. [...] yourself over there an have a browse. There are some great resources there, including some ‘Hot Deals‘ on IT kit which are always [...]

  8. NYC says:

    How are you all finding deals on the ML110 G5 in the USA? I have not been able to find anything cheaper than US$500 for the model with the Xeon 3110…is this a good price?

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  9. [...] Seagrave(@kiwi_si) who was meant to co host this session but couldn’t because of work commitments has a really great page on his site about the equipment they used and deals on equipment you could use for your own white box lab [...]

  10. Nookala says:

    The Lab Bundle seems pretty good for VMware. Has anybody tried XenServer, Hyper-V as well on these Machines?

    I would think they should readily work..but jsut in case if anybody has tried at all?

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    Kiwi Si Reply:

    Hi Nookala,

    I’ve installed MS Hyper-V on both the ML110 and ML115 G5 and it worked just fine. I haven’t tried XenServer as yet though it is on the list of things to try.

    Hope this helps,

    Simon

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    Nookala Reply:

    Hey Simon,

    Thanks for the reply. I now have bought the bundle and VMWare works fine..
    Could not get FT to work..Neither could I understand why not..Did you have to tweak to make it work…?

    Will be trying out Hyper-v v2 today.

    Thanks for your reply again.

    cheers
    Nookala

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    Kiwi Si Reply:

    Hi Nookala,

    Glad to hear VMware is working fine. You shouldn’t have to apply any tweaks to make it work – though I will start with the obvious: did you turn on AMD-V in the BIOS. It’s an easy one that has caught many people out. :)

    Check out this link or this one as these run through a few of the common problems found with enabling FT along with Roger Lunds set-up video.

    Let us know how you get on with Hyper-V R2. :)

    Cheers,

    Simon

  11. Nookala says:

    Hi Simon,

    It took me a while to get back to the labs.Was busy with the last days of work!(A Freebird now…looking up contracts or consulting soon)

    Hyper V R 2 works fine too!(I have tested with the full installation, the core installation also seemed to work but I did get a stop error nvstor.sys so carried on with the full installation)

    Another thing, If I tried to use the HP CD for the installation of the full version R2, there is not a choice for 2008 R2 (Obvious as R2 shipped only in the recent few months),and also wouldnt mount the R2 DVD..

    So I quit the HP CD as soon as the drivers have been loaded, and then rebooted to continue with the R2 DVD itself!

    Cheers
    Nookala

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    Kiwi Si Reply:

    Hi Nookala,

    Thanks for the update – good to hear there is a workaround with the Hyper-V R2 release – I will give it a go (hopefully sometime soon :) )

    Good luck with the contracting and consulting – it should be a busy year for IT.

    Cheers,

    Simon

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