[mythtv-users] NAS mobo

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Steve Heistand wrote:
> On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:45:37 -0700 (PDT), Yan Seiner wrote
>   
>> On Thu, August 28, 2008 7:10 am, John Drescher wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Now I wish I had racks at work. In the past I have stayed away from
>>> rack mounted equipment because the cost was too much compared to the
>>> cost of the rest of the server (less than $1500 US) minus the hard
>>> drives. Thanks for the idea. I may still use this being that I have a
>>> couple of dozen drives sitting on the shelf waiting to be put into
>>> production...
>>>       
>> Yeah, I really think that the whole rack thing is a huge scam.  4 7'
>> aluminum channels, a couple of alum angles, and some bolts and you have a
>> rack.  WIth a simple computer controlled machine, you can cut and drill
>> the rack in < 1 minute if you're bulk-feeding the channel.  We're talking
>> maybe $50 in materials in relatively small quantity.  Call it an open 19"
>> rack, and you can sell it for $700.
>>
>> Gah.  I suspect it has to do with racks being 'capital equipment' and thus
>> you can depreciate them using the 5 year schedule for US taxes.
>>
>>     
>
> I have 2 "racks" at home that are just:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Homevisions-Whitmor-Supreme-4-Tier-Shelving/dp/B0007MHD1K/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1219939085&sr=8-1
>
> easy to set up and move, have to put down something under the feet if you add a lot
> of weight though.
>
>   
What about the racks that Fry's sells:

http://shop3.frys.com/product/2222728;jsessionid=NAGOdgvBv2YgEO2Wtr7HIA**.node3?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

Seems not too expensive.

John