Just to clarify, the SE/30 takes sets of four SIMMs, not two, so you'd need a minimum of 64 megs if you use 16 meg SIMMs or 16 megs if you use 4 meg SIMMs.Have you thought about getting the 16MB stick(s) instead of the 1MB capacity? If you do the math, 1MB x 8 sticks = 8MB RAM total, verses, 16MB x (let's say, for example) 2 sticks = 32MB RAM total. The SE/30 will max out at 128MB RAM, just so that you know. But be aware that putting the max amount of RAM in that computer will cause a long wait time, during cold boot, as the memory test completes. That's the only side effect known; nothing real serious to worry about, though.
I can understand not wanting to buy 16 meg SIMMs, but 4 meg SIMMs are certainly not hard to find. Sometimes it's better to have a little more than you think you might ever use.