[Gllug] OT: 1U rackmount suppliers

[David Irvine]

On Wed, 2002-12-04 at 17:09, John Edwards wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 04, 2002 at 01:36:50PM +0000, Xander D Harkness wrote:
> > 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. 
> 
> Even if it did work they don't put the prices up there, but are willing 
> to talk to people on the phone. Prices are quite good for the Supermicro 
> kit but they quote 5-10 days to deliver. 
> 
> > In addition any recommendations for sourcing 1/2u cases.
> > 
> > I have a load of PCs that I would like to rack sensibly
> 
> Acme in Park Royal do a wide range of rack mount cases:
>     http://www.acme-technology.co.uk/

I've used 3U acme cases with some athlon kit a while ago, the cases are
quite good, fairly well laid out, but certainly with dual athlon chips
you need to make sure you put in an extra high capacity fan at the back
else airflow is a bit pants. Plenty of air vents though.

Regards


David

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