[SGVLUG] 1-2U Rack Mount System for ~$500 Dollars?

[BB Odenthal]

Try American Proimage.  They build custom rackmount servers. I've always been impressed with their ability to meet specs and cost.  www.aproimage.com

-BB
-----Original Message-----
From: Max Clark <max at clarksys.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 09:40:41 
To:LULA Mailing list <lula at lula.org>,       "SGVLUG Discussion List." <sgvlug at sgvlug.net>
Subject: [SGVLUG] 1-2U Rack Mount System for ~$500 Dollars?

Hi all,

Companies like ev1servers.net have leveraged the incredibly low cost 
towers (like this Dell - http://xrl.us/i724 Link to 
configure.us.dell.com) to offer aggressive pricing on dedicated servers 
with a rapid ROI in the revenue stream. This of course requires ample 
low cost floor space which isn't readily available in Los Angeles.

This being said I am looking for a more dense form factor to better 
maximize the fixed floor space cost. It seems that no matter how I cut 
it an entry level 1U always seems to price at the $1,000 dollar mark, 
which is more than I want to pay for this purpose.

Does anyone know a source where I can purchase a 1-2U form factor case 
w/ a Celeron processor, 512MB Ram, and a single Hard Drive in the $500 
territory?

Thanks in advance,
Max

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   Max Clark
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