If you are considering using free version of SharePoint 2010, which is SharePoint 2010 Foundation, go with Search Server Express 2010 ( Search Server is built on top of SharePoint Foundation).
When you install Search Server Express 2010, you will get all functionalities of SharePoint 2010 Foundation and SharePoint enterprise search features - all free, but some limitations including 10 million items for the index.
All machines in a farm MUST run the same product, so you cannot have a Search Server Express machine in a SharePoint foundation farm.
The way to configure this is to use just install Search Server Express on all the machines and put them in the same farm. This way you have the advanced search web parts and ability to search without additional configuration. The Search Server Express Search Service Application is limited to components only running on one machine, but you can have multiple machines in the farm. The machines you would have put Foundation on will still have all the features of Foundation (since Search server is built on foundation) and can perform all the normal Foundation roles. The machine you configure to run the Search Service application can just service the search components/services
Yes, enjoy the free SharePoint 2010 lunch with Search Server Express 2010!!! :-)
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