I have a few pieces of gear that are rack mountable, including a couple of Dell R510s. Servicing the servers to swap out or reseat components is getting to be a pain with where they are situated in my basement. I also have a rackmountable Unifi switch and a power conditioner that would look nice in a rack as well. Time to grow up, I guess.
I am handy enough with wood that I could go the DIY route with a few posts from Amazon or ebay, but I have read dissenting opinions of them - either the holes do not line up, or their threads are bungled from the factory and need to be either re-tapped or drilled out completely. While I don't mind a little work getting things right, I don't want to battle this on a regular basis. I like that I'd be able to put casters on it so I could move it around if necessary. I'm guessing a DIY 16-20U rack would set me back around $120 or so.
I live in Northern VA, so Craigslist usually has a few racks for sale ranging from $50-$450 depending on size/features/condition. This one is dramatically higher than my budget, but it has three nice shelves that I like: HP 10642 42U Server Rack - computers - by owner - electronics sale
That would save me having to purchase R510 rails and cable management arms which would set me back ~$200 or so, and I would need another shelf anyway for my non-rackmountable UPS and power conditioner. I'm not sure if it's on casters or not.
This one is a lot less: 52u SWDP Server Rack Enclosure - electronics - by owner - sale and even bigger, but I'd need to invest in rails and shelves, so maybe it's not such a savings.
Other options?
I am handy enough with wood that I could go the DIY route with a few posts from Amazon or ebay, but I have read dissenting opinions of them - either the holes do not line up, or their threads are bungled from the factory and need to be either re-tapped or drilled out completely. While I don't mind a little work getting things right, I don't want to battle this on a regular basis. I like that I'd be able to put casters on it so I could move it around if necessary. I'm guessing a DIY 16-20U rack would set me back around $120 or so.
I live in Northern VA, so Craigslist usually has a few racks for sale ranging from $50-$450 depending on size/features/condition. This one is dramatically higher than my budget, but it has three nice shelves that I like: HP 10642 42U Server Rack - computers - by owner - electronics sale
That would save me having to purchase R510 rails and cable management arms which would set me back ~$200 or so, and I would need another shelf anyway for my non-rackmountable UPS and power conditioner. I'm not sure if it's on casters or not.
This one is a lot less: 52u SWDP Server Rack Enclosure - electronics - by owner - sale and even bigger, but I'd need to invest in rails and shelves, so maybe it's not such a savings.
Other options?