Re: Cheap-ish 9U data cabinet (bargain?)...

[Chris Hunter <cjhunter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

'wondering what the advantage of a data-cabinet is ... is it just a
way of keeping things reasonably tidy, or are there other plusses ?
Won't things run hotter, being all so close together ... what would
the power consumption / heat-output be, typically, I wonder ... is
the house-boiler on noticeably less-often ... are special
arrangements for a good supply of air necessary, especially if it's
put in the loft or basement ... how does the air go if the 'cabinet
is stood against a wall ... ???

Sorry, I'm trying to work-out how best to do our HA ... with a Node 0
or with things distributed around the house ... !!   One factor to
consider, of course, is how noisy things will be ... especially if
there are fans !!   And I've heard that 1Us can be noisy ... which
might imply not going rack-mounted ...

Chris



On 8 May 2007, at 07:25, Ben McCormack wrote:

> Just to say that I also bought one of these on the back on Jims
> recommendation. They still had some for sale last month.
>
> Mine has also gone up in the garage and I have been very impressed
> with the unit.
>
> Regards
> Ben
>
> On 3 Dec 2006, at 17:14, Jim Noble wrote:
>
>> search.ebay.co.uk/250054727796
>>
>> I bought two of these when they were auctioning a whole bunch of
>> them. Only 3 sold - all at the minimum price, and now the seller
has
>> put the rest on a BiN auction at the same price.
>>
>> I just finished putting one of them on the wall in the garage, and
>> I'm very impressed with the quality for the price (they normally
sell
>> for over 200 quid). They're the perfect size for a small wiring
node,
>> and deep enough (400mm) to take a typical 1u/24 port network
switch
>> comfortably.
>>
>> Jim