[geeks] Got a nice desktop case today...

[Lionel Peterson]

>From: Joshua Boyd <jdboyd at jdboyd.net>
>Date: 2007/02/28 Wed AM 09:19:38 CST
>To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: Re: [geeks] Got a nice desktop case today...

>On Tue, Feb 27, 2007 at 08:10:52PM -0600, Lionel Peterson wrote:
>
>> Without feet it is 3U tall, on purpose.
>
>Are you aware of optional rack ears, or is it too back heavy for that to
>be practical?  Is it small enough to fit nicely in a 3U shelf without
>haveing to have extra space above it?


No ears, but if you read the article it talks about other vendors that have 4U and nearly 5U high media PC cases that look "odd" when placed around other components...

>> This case was designed to fit in an audio rack/under a TV and "fit in"
>> - it was designed to be quiet and accomodate "most" media PC
>> applications. For example, a microATX MB has three PCI slots and an
>> AGP slot, there are vents on top of the AGP vent to increase airflow
>> for the video card. Three PCi slots give you dual tuners and an add-in
>> audio card (if needed), along with a discrete AGP video card. 
>
>I wish I could find more cases for reasonable money that were really
>meant for an audio rack.  But, it seems to me that such cases should
>actually be rackable then.  And they should be shallow enough to not
>require rails.  Most server cases require rails to be supported
>properly, but a lot of audio racks can't accomodate rails.

Shallow server cases are available, SuperMicro makes 14" deep cases, but that really limits the hardware you can install (like one or two HDs, optical drives are usually notebook/slimline drives, etc. There are some that even have VFD displays, like the Cobalt rack mount systems with a small cluster of switches for input/feedback.
 
>> Flip through the whole article and look at the pictures - they really
>> show the inside of the case well (the fellow that wrote the review
>> consulted with Antec ont he case design)... 
>
>The pictures don't make it look like ears are an option.  Phooey.

No, but it will stack nicely...

Lionel