[Gllug] OT: 1U rackmount suppliers

[David Irvine]

On Wed, 2002-12-04 at 14:14, John Winters wrote:
> On Wed, 2002-12-04 at 13:19, David Irvine wrote:
> > Hi Guys
> > 
> > Anybody got any experience of buying 1U systems? I'm looking to buy a
> > 1u, Supermicro do a couple of cracking systems, but they only sell
> > through boston in the uk, which don't even have a working website. 
> > 
> > Can anybody recommend any other brands?
> 
> I would always recommend *against* going for 1U systems unless you
> absolutely have to.  They will never be as well cooled as 2U or larger.
> 
> If you're planning and building your own cabinet full of 1U boxes then
> you can make sure they all have sufficient cooling.  If you're just
> buying one to go in someone else's cabinet then you have less control.
> 
> Does your cabinet owner charge by the 1U?
> 
Yeah, im going to put it into redbus or somewhere similar. 

Cooling was one reason i was asking, the supermicro boxes are fab, lots
of airflow, and the xeons are much better at keeping below chip melting
point than the 1u athlons i've seen, but case design differs so much
between vendors.


> John
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