Who here uses a 10 inch server rack?

[macrules34]

Who here uses a 10 inch server rack for their home lab?

What’s your favorite make and or model? What is your source for mounts and accessories?

Anyone got pics?

 

[Stephan]

Is that one of these keychain things?

 

[macrules34]

No, it’s a server rack that you can mount tiny pc’s, switches and other networking equipment.

 

[WANg]

Is that one of these keychain things?

No, more like a pooped out of a Japanese capsule toy machine kinda thing.

(That’s from Tarlin’s network equipment miniature, wave 4)

 

[T_Minus]

I think the miniPC server racks are really "cool" but there's 0 chance, at-least for me, you grow out of it at some point... for a lot of us that's already before starting since our switches are bigger... I'm eating 5-8U with UniFi gear in the house and office and 50% need full rack width.

What I did do is go back to my 22U full-size rack instead of the full-size\height rack!

I am using miniPC for home server and for dev, and while I like the look of the mini racks they just don't seem practical for me.

 

[macrules34]

@T_Minus After much research I see that, not enough U’s and most equipment is 19”.

 

[mackle]

If I could find a wall mount rack I would get it to handle a patch panel and networking for my PoE cameras.

 

[WANg]

I think the miniPC server racks are really "cool" but there's 0 chance, at-least for me, you grow out of it at some point... for a lot of us that's already before starting since our switches are bigger... I'm eating 5-8U with UniFi gear in the house and office and 50% need full rack width.

What I did do is go back to my 22U full-size rack instead of the full-size\height rack!

I am using miniPC for home server and for dev, and while I like the look of the mini racks they just don't seem practical for me.

Eh - well, it depends on your usage model. 10 inch racks are probably relevant if you use MiniPCs (TMM or repurposed smart display / thin clients), OPS or SDM devices and want the neat density of custom building racks/mounting ears for them. If you think of it as a hobby? Maybe...

 

[kapone]

If you think of it as a hobby? Maybe...

I'd much rather play golf or race cars...as a hobby.