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To: Tony Viola who wrote (17732)	11/5/2000 11:40:52 AM
From: Joe NYC	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Tony, (Look at the image of the setup in that link.. why the heck isn't the thing rack-mounted?) If you are trying to put together something on the cheap, you don't go with Compaq or Dell, because you end up with 100% to 200% mark-up over the cost of the parts. Even the rack cases add $100 to $200 to cost of each box. Joe

To: Tony Viola who wrote (17732)	11/5/2000 11:57:20 AM
From: fyodor_	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

<Tony and Joe, Re: rack mounting> Tony: Because it has not been productized by anybody. I fully understand that ;), however, that's no reason not to go with racks. And, Joe, I don't buy the cost-issue either. We have our 8 node ("home built") P2 cluster in a rack. Reasons why a rack is better and cheaper: - You don't need to buy cases - this offsets quite a bit of the cost of the racks themselves. - You can use one or two big power supplies instead of one per node. - It's easy to set up a nice cooling system for the whole rack (instead of case fans), not always a necessity, but a nice option. - It's MUCH easier to maintain, upgrade, reconfigure etc. For this reason alone, I would recommend going with a rack. -fyo