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Dell Computer Corp. on Monday introduced two new low-cost servers, the single-processor PowerEdge 600SC designed to handle simple tasks such as file-and-print sharing tasks, and a more robust two-way PowerEdge 2600, powered by dual Intel Xeon chips, that's capable of running small-scale database applications.

Prices for the PowerEdge 600SC start at $599 for a system equipped with a single 1.7GHz Intel Celeron chip, and $799 for configurations featuring 1.8GHz processors. The entry-level server can be configured with up to 4GB of double-date-rate (DDR) SDRAM, integrated Gigabit Ethernet, a RAID controller, and as many as four 120GB hard drives.

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