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Bootprint

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Originally posted by: WarmAndSCSI
Originally posted by: Bootprint
Originally posted by: brunswickite

your flowery comforter is peeeerty :D

Dude, I'd take that back if I were you. Take a look at his website, and find his pics under about... :)

I don't think that matters... I've never seen anybody get their ass kicked over the Internet :p

Yet, but brunswickite might get a free flight to FL mysteriously :)
 

BaDaBooM

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Originally posted by: WarmAndSCSI
Good, I seriously doubt anybody here has a "real" rack-mount setup - it costs a ridiculous amount of money for like... 2 or 3 servers maybe?

I have a "real" full size rackmount setup... it didn't cost me much either. I paid $100 for a used one that was a little under the weather. Then I took it completely apart and cleaned, fixed, and re-painted it spending maybe another $100. Total of $200 and some work. Right now I'm not using it because this place I'm at now has too low of ceilings in the room I want it, but I had my servers in it and running for a good year. I'll set it up again when I move. Sorry, no picts as I'm out of batteries for my camera at the moment.
 

Trygve

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Originally posted by: WarmAndSCSI
Originally posted by: Trygve
Originally posted by: WarmAndSCSI

Good, I seriously doubt anybody here has a "real" rack-mount setup - it costs a ridiculous amount of money for like... 2 or 3 servers maybe?

How so? Now, I have been replacing rack cabinets with relay racks for space reasons, but that's still rack-mounting. Or do only full-sized rack cabinets count as real?

It's impractical for any home user who doesn't really have space issues.... truly overkill

But who doesn't have space issues (whether diskspace or floorspace)? Not only does a whole lot of stuff come in rackmount form anyway, you can get rackmount shelves, keyboard drawers, even fans, so it's hard to beat when it comes to packing equipment into a reasonable amount of space with access to the front and back.

For that matter, a lot of audio and video gear is either rack-mountable or fits easily on a rack shelf. Most consumer "A/V racks" don't hold more than a few components anyway, so having something that's reasonably close to floor-to-ceiling in size and has a lot of flexibility as far as where you put the shelves is very convenient.