[ale] Local source for 19" rack(s)?

Derek Atkins derek at ihtfp.com
Fri Sep 23 13:37:59 EDT 2011


Ah, so YOU"RE the one who got these....  I had emailed about them, too,
but there were already two people ahead of me on the list.

I'm not on freecycle, but perhaps I can/should subscribe.  It just seems
pretty high volume when I'm just looking for one thing.

-derek


On Fri, September 23, 2011 1:14 pm, Wolf Halton wrote:
> Have you tried freecycle?  I got 2 pairs of 4-post racks with doors front
> and back for the price of hauling them away.  The good ones do not break
> down too much (the doors were removable).
> These things were probably $1500 each when new.  I think it was Aaron who
> mentioned them on the list here.  If you haven't looked at eba, maybe that
> is an answer.  There are a couple used-equipment dealers in the area - you
> could ask the nice folks at GinStar.com if they know of a dealer who has
> datacenter equipment.
>
> On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 10:29 AM, Derek Atkins <warlord at mit.edu> wrote:
>
>> David Ritchie <deritchie at gmail.com> writes:
>>
>> > On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 11:10 AM, Derek Atkins <warlord at mit.edu>
>> wrote:
>> >> Hey,
>> >> I'm looking for a local source for one or two 19" racks, preferably
>> >> inexpensive.  Any suggestions?
>> >> -derek
>> >
>> > 2 post are available at Fry's, Grainger, etc. Not particularly
>> > cheaply, however.
>> > You looked at Craigslist yet? They do show up there periodically. I
>> > just peeked over there and
>> > I am seeing several for $85-300.
>>
>> I'm looking for 4-post racks, not 2-post.  But thank you for the
>> suggestion of craigslist.  I found some that may work, if they can be
>> taken apart for transport.
>>
>> -derek
>>
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