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19" Appliance case?

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evandena

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I am looking for a 1u or 2u 19" case to go in a server rack. I call it an "appliance case" because I really don't want a bunch of small, screaming, fans in the case, like you would find in your standard server rackmount case.

I plan on building firewall using a mini-itx board and compact flash drive. Low power is the name of the game here. I really don't want spinning fans and hardrives.
Low wattage PSU would be nice too.

Cheap is good too.... I don't mind plastic instead of aluminum.
 
logicsupply.com has some cases but they are not cheap when it comes to rack mount. Really rackmount doesn't get cheap untill you look at 3 or 4u cases which are bigger then what you need.

Nice thing though is that they have some short 1u cases which is something a lot of vendors don't have.
 
Thanks for the reply.

I had no idea they would be that expensive. I started out thinking this would be a fun, cheap, project. I was even surprised by the prices of the VIA/Mini-ITX components.
 
A while ago, I picked up a busted rackmount UPS for something around $20 off an auction site. It's 19", 2U, and would make for a rather nice server case, given a little modding. I bought it off publicsurplus.com, but I'm sure there are other sources as well. See if you can look up some surplus computer businesses in your area--they should be able to help you out. Since budget appears to be an issue, you'll want to stay local.

Of course, there's no reason why you wouldn't be able to unplug the screaming fans in a typical server case. Also, the size of the power supply in a case doesn't reflect the actual power usage. So a 500W PSU powering a VIA mini-itx motherboard is only going to draw the 30W or whatever that the board would normally draw. (the 500W refers to the PSU's capacity, not its constant power draw)
 
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