Re: Advice on cheap data cabinets and rackmount switches....

[Andy Davies <dajdavies@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm still living in a rented house at the moment but my current plan for
when I buy is to put the patch panels and switches in a wall cabinet and
the servers etc in a floor cabinet, so I can move them about have easy
access etc.

Andy

Jim Noble wrote:

>noel_pilot wrote:
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>>Hey all,
>>Well...looks like i'm nearly ready for my first data cabinet and
>>rackmount switch purchase!!
>>Advice greatly appreciated on places to look and the cheapest
possbile
>>prices for a data cabinet, (something to sit on the desk so maximum
80
>>cm tall I guess)
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>The important question is how deep do you want it?
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>My rack is 600x600mm, and I'm now looking to move up to a 800x800mm
rack
>because there isn't much room for the wiring behind the rackmount PC,
>and the UPS is every so slightly too long (haven't had the rear door on
>since putting it in there). The PC chassis is shorter than most as
well.
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>OTOH, if it's just for a switch and some patch panels, you can make do
>with a lot shallower (300-450mm). In which case you probably want to
>look at wallmount style cabinets (even if you end up putting on a
>desktop) - they're a bit cheaper.
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