Server racks

[Julian5]

So once again my school is giving me all their "crap" / unused stuff and I have inherited a server rack (maybe another one) They asked me if I wanted a server rack and I said yes. They have 2 server racks 

 

- a brand new in box 19 inch deep http://www.ebay.com/itm/9U-Wall-Mount-IT-Server-Network-Cabinet-Rack-Enclosure-Glass-Door-Lock-18-Deep-/311480265470 (smiliar to the ebay one)

 

- and a used server rack which is slightly larger and is 60cm deep I think.

 

Which one should I take? 

 

I will probably use it for a while and then sell it, Im planning on having a switch and a server (any reccomendations on used / cheap (under 100€) short depth servers)

 

I mgiht jsut a ditch a server and put in some of these Vesa mount computers.

 

 

[Lurick]

I would take the deeper of the two racks since it will give you more options for fitting server equipment in there

[Julian5]

Just now, Lurick said:

I would take the deeper of the two racks since it will give you more options for fitting server equipment in there

The thing is I cant fit any servers in any of the 2 since they are meant for networking, If Im gonna sell it I think the new one is better.

[Lurick]

2 minutes ago, Julian5 said:

The thing is I cant fit any servers in any of the 2 since they are meant for networking, If Im gonna sell it I think the new one is better.

 

Whoops, my mind converted the numbers wrong. Yah I would take the better of the two for now and sell it. If they weren't enclosed then you could put a server in them.

 

Edit: there are some small server chassis you can fit in there but they aren't tall so limited options there.

[Julian5]

Just now, Lurick said:

 

Whoops, my mind converted the numbers wrong. Yah I would take the better of the two for now and sell it. If they weren't enclosed then you could put a server in them.

Im thinking of putting a small computer inside instead of a server, what do you think?

[Lurick]

Just now, Julian5 said:

Im thinking of putting a small computer inside instead of a server, what do you think?

 

Yah, I just edited my post but you could do that definitely. Make a small PC with like a mini-ITX board or something fit in a not so deep server chassis.

[brwainer]

The 18" one converts to ~450mm and the 60cm one is obviously 600mm - both 450 and 600 are standard depths you see from many manufacturers for wallmount racks. I have a 600mm deep rack as my main rack and it's fine, you just have to shop for short depth chassis. Norco makes the RPC-2304 and RPC-4308 (I have a 2304) and supermicro makes a whole bunch of short depth chassis models, from 9" deep to 23" deep. I picked up an 813MTQ which should fit in my rack but I haven't actually tried it yet.

[tt2468]

Gosh if my school had ever given me free stuff I would probably be in silicon valley up there with the bigahots lol

[Julian5]

1 minute ago, tt2468 said:

Gosh if my school had ever given me free stuff I would probably be in silicon valley up there with the bigahots lol

Yeah im lucky they do, we have a school with about 1000 students and the school is based on technology. We have a warehouse full of computers, projectors, laptops, servers, cnc machines etc and luckily I get all the crap they dont want. I made about 500€ so far off crap they gave me and the rest I have kept.

[tt2468]

36 minutes ago, Julian5 said:

Yeah im lucky they do, we have a school with about 1000 students and the school is based on technology. We have a warehouse full of computers, projectors, laptops, servers, cnc machines etc and luckily I get all the crap they dont want. I made about 500€ so far off crap they gave me and the rest I have kept.

Ya, I'm in america, which means there are too many rules to allow that.

[Julian5]

1 minute ago, tt2468 said:

Ya, I'm in america, which means there are too many rules to allow that.

I go to a private school though so There are no rules on the equipment since its not goverment owned