The mini + DS-1210 get a fixer upper

Sometimes decisions are made for you. I have been thinking about my options for putting a computer rack in the basement for a while, a 6' cabinet which I may never fill? a nice sound proof one that would live in my office ? wall mount? in-wall mount? decisions decisions, so many choices. My friend at Middle Atlantic keeps offering and I keep thinking about it. The DS-1210 is asking me for a cabinet and a new UPS, so I need to decide.

So there I was driving by the local community television station with the family and out in the parking lot is a pile of, well, racks! Old video equipment racks, old computers, Amiga stuff, etc. I go home, get the ever handy pickup truck and head back, as I am perusing the piles an employee comes out and verifies for me that they are trash and "have fun".

While the 6' racks are tempting they are completely excessive and a pain in the ass to move around. The stuff looks antique but standard 19" made of heavy gauge steel, indestructible stuff. This desk stands out as my best choice.



Which I can transform into



Wheels and all, just a little dirty and scratched up. It is a little painful to chuck the rest of the desk but it won't win me any points with the wife.

The retro gray looks good but I am still deciding whether to repaint before I start populating it. Either way it is a lot better than one of the worst rackmount solutions