Refurbished Dell PowerEdge M520 blade Blade Server
blade · Dell PowerEdge M520. Professionally refurbished, QC-graded. Sourced across China, QC-audited in our Shenzhen warehouse. Available new or refurbished — request a quote.
Configuration
| CPU Sockets | 2 sockets (Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2, up to 12 cores/socket) |
| CPU Family | Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2 (Ivy Bridge-EP) |
| Max RAM | up to 384GB (12 DIMM DDR3, up to 1866 MT/s) |
| DIMM Slots | 12 DDR3 slots |
| Drive Bays | Up to 2x 2.5" SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) |
| Storage Controller | PERC H310, H710P |
| Network | 2x Broadcom 5720 1GbE dual-port LOM (4x 1GbE) |
| PSU | Via chassis M1000e |
| Form Factor | Half-height (blade for M1000e) |
| Management | iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller |
| Dimensions | 197.2 x 47.9 x 525.8 mm, ~3.9 kg |
Overview
The M520 was the budget half-height blade of Dell's classic enclosure era — the unit estates bought in bulk to fill slots cheaply, and the unit they now replace cheapest when one dies. The platform is end-of-sale; the enclosures it serves have not read the memo. Half-height economics were always about the fleet, and the fleet logic still holds at replacement time. The refurbished blades are enclosure-tested at Shenzhen, verified against configuration, inspected and photographed, serials entered into the record. It ships with 1-yr hardwaresys RTB. For keeping an old blade estate whole while its replacement is argued about, nothing is more cost-rational. Count the empty slots and request a quote. Batch pricing starts low here.
Need accessories?
RAM, drives, cables, rails — we source everything that goes into the rack.
Every unit is QC-inspected
Standard included on every order. Engineering and Expert available on request.
See QC levels →End of sale — and still the right part
The vendor has stopped selling this model, which is not the same as it being unavailable. Supplier stock still holds it, and the generation that replaced it carries the current price — so for extending an estate rather than rebuilding it, this code is usually both the fit and the cheaper line. It is quoted as refurbished or OEM stock with its condition stated, never as new, and it carries the same Standard QC and the same 12-month hardwaresys warranty as anything else we ship.
How we work
Consult & scope
We read your spec, advise on models, budget and timeline.
Spec & price
Our engineer fixes the build; the buyer prices it from vendors.
Contract
Quote, terms and documents — the rate is held, not floating.
Build & QC
Vendor build, then your chosen QC tier with a documented report.
Logistics & customs
Packing, then air from Shenzhen / Hong Kong · delivery quoted per shipment.
Delivery
Final inspection and door-to-door handover.
Common problems when buying blade servers
"In stock" that isn't
We quote real availability — In Shenzhen — ready, or build-to-order with a date — never a stock status we can't hold.
Grey-market boxes with no history
Every unit is QC-tested with a documented report; you see the checks before it ships.
Refurb that's really e-waste
Grade A refurbished only, same one-year warranty as new — or we tell you to buy new instead.
Live price — DELL-POWEREDGE-M520-REFURB
Optics and enterprise-hardware pricing moves with the market daily, so we don't publish a static number that would be wrong by tomorrow. Send the part number and quantity and you'll have today's real rate — usually within 48 hours, Gulf business time (UTC+4).