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bombcaryesterday at 3:10 PM1 replyview on HN

LackRack is cute in that it works and fits, but the real home datacenter is wire shelving - one of THOSE bad boys can support hundreds of pounds AND have good airflow (and sneaky cable routing!).


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saalweachteryesterday at 5:40 PM

If you trawl auction sites for business liquidations, you can also usually pick up an actual rack for pennies on the dollar.

It doesn't even have to be a tech business; most random offices have a small rack in a closet somewhere with some networking equipment on it, and the whole thing usually sells as one lot to anyone with $50 and a screwdriver to remove the equipment from the site.

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