13G · 2U rack · 2-socket · 2014
Dell PowerEdge R730 price in South Africa
Budget 2U for storage-heavy, CPU-light roles. 70 live listings today, from R 21 130 to R 107 310 — VAT-inclusive, with a local warranty claimed in Johannesburg.
- From
- R 21 130
- Median
- R 35 695
- Live listings
- 70
- Warranty
- 12 months
Live published prices · VAT-inclusive · refreshed every 30 minutes
Live R730 listings
Cheapest first. Read the configuration, not the model number.
Showing 20 of 77. The full range is on the Dell PowerEdge hub.
What the R730 is
13G, 2U rack, 2-socket.
- Generation
- 13G · launched 2014
- Form factor
- 2U rack
- Platform
- Xeon E5-2600 v3/v4 · DDR4 · PCIe 3
- Drive bays
- 8–16× 2.5" or 8× 3.5" (xd: 24× 2.5" / 12× 3.5")
- Typical draw
- 320 W configured
Budget refurbished: sound for storage-heavy, CPU-light roles — backup targets, file servers, labs.
The cost nobody budgets
R 654 a month in electricity.
A configured R730 draws about 320 W around the clock — 233 kWh a month, R 654 at R2.80/kWh, and R 23 534 over three years. Put it next to the purchase price, and size the UPS for it before it arrives.
Size the backup powerWarranted in Johannesburg
Certified Refurbished: 12-month Server Hub limited warranty, return-to-base. Additional to your Consumer Protection Act rights — never instead of them.
Other Dell PowerEdge models
R430
13G · 1U rack · 59 live
from R 19 250
R440
14G · 1U rack · 11 live
from R 23 360
R540
14G · 2U rack · 24 live
from R 26 530
R640
14G · 1U rack · 128 live
from R 23 340
R650
15G · 1U rack
R660
16G · 1U rack
R740
14G · 2U rack · 133 live
from R 23 960
R750
15G · 2U rack
R760
16G · 2U rack
R930
13G · 4U rack
from R 126 660
R940
14G · 3U rack · 20 live
from R 56 670
T440
14G · tower
R240
14G · 1U rack · 6 live
from R 27 100
R340
14G · 1U rack
R840
14G · 2U rack
R860
16G · 2U rack
R960
16G · 4U rack
MX750c
15G · Modular compute sled (MX7000, single-width)
MX760c
16G · Modular compute sled (MX7000, single-width)
XR4000
15G · 2U edge chassis (multi-node; XR4000r rack / XR4000z stackable)
XR5610
16G · 1U edge (short-depth ~463mm)
XR7620
16G · 2U edge (short-depth)
XR8000
16G · 2U edge chassis (multi-node; XR8000r with XR8610t/XR8620t sleds)
T140
14G · tower
T340
14G · tower (5U)
T150
15G · tower (4U)
from R 35 100
T350
15G · tower (4.5U)
T550
15G · tower (5U)
R6515
15G · 1U rack
R7515
15G · 2U rack
R6525
15G · 1U rack
R7525
15G · 2U rack
R6615
16G · 1U rack
R7615
16G · 2U rack
R6625
16G · 1U rack
R7625
16G · 2U rack
R740xd2
14G · 2U rack
Questions
About the R730.
How much does a Dell PowerEdge R730 cost in South Africa?
On the live catalogue today, 70 R730 listings run from R 21 130 to R 107 310, with a median of R 35 695 — VAT-inclusive, 70 certified refurbished. The spread is configuration: cores, memory and storage.
Is the Dell R730 still worth buying in 2026?
Budget refurbished: sound for storage-heavy, CPU-light roles — backup targets, file servers, labs. The R730 is a 2U rack, 2-socket 13G machine launched in 2014: Budget 2U for storage-heavy, CPU-light roles.
What warranty does a R730 from Server Hub carry?
Certified Refurbished: 12-month Server Hub limited warranty, return-to-base. Return-to-base means Johannesburg, and it is additional to your rights under the Consumer Protection Act.