Hacker News Board Hacker News, browsed like a classic message board
Live data from Hacker News

LackRack: IKEA's cheapest table is perfectly sized to rackmount computers (2020)

wiki.eth0.nl

Post reply on HN
Print view View original

21–30 of 250 posts

Re: LackRack: IKEA's cheapest table is perfectly sized to rackmount computers (2020)

#21

Post by lastofthemojito »

jiggywiggy wrote: post #14

The ads on this site are bonkers, is this the original article? edit: appeareantly it's a legit site: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boing_Boing . Buzzword seems legit compared to this.

Boing Boing used to be one of the coolest sites on the internet! I think a lot of people still have it bookmarked/RSSed/whatever, so they still keep publishing, but it doesn't feel like a work of love anymore (IMHO). It feels more like someone said "hey, we've got this site that gets a bunch of traffic, it'd be a shame not to monetize it".

Re: LackRack: IKEA's cheapest table is perfectly sized to rackmount computers (2020)

#23

Post by silicon2401 »

can somebody with more server/home server experience explain to me the benefit of going with a rackmount setup vs let's say, just building a second PC to use as a home server? I recently bought a house and am excited to get into home networking/home server work, but don't know anything about rack mount. Is rackmount equipment cheaper than regular consumer PC hardware?

Re: LackRack: IKEA's cheapest table is perfectly sized to rackmount computers (2020)

#24

Post by whalesalad »

I have been really happy with the HEJNE shelf as a rack.

Here are some 2U's here at home: https://s3.whalesalad.com/lab/rack.jpg

The shelf: https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/hejne-shelf-unit-softwood-s7903...

I keep seeing full height Dell racks for sale on FB marketplace in the $200 range but haven't encountered the right manic episode to actually go for it.

Re: LackRack: IKEA's cheapest table is perfectly sized to rackmount computers (2020)

#25

Post by silicon2401 »

michaelhoffman wrote: post #18

Given how many Lack tables I've seen fall apart without any sort of load, I would be very reluctant to try this, no matter how many people report it works for them. It's IKEA's cheapest table for a reason.

In my experience, even cheap IKEA stuff is pretty solid and well worth the cost as long as you treat it with care. Some stuff is garbage even if you're careful but I've never personally seen something from IKEA that isn't great if handled gently.

Re: LackRack: IKEA's cheapest table is perfectly sized to rackmount computers (2020)

#26

Post by derekerdmann »

silicon2401 wrote: post #23

can somebody with more server/home server experience explain to me the benefit of going with a rackmount setup vs let's say, just building a second PC to use as a home server? I recently bought a house and am excited to get into home networking/home server work, but don't know anything about rack mount. Is rackmount equipment cheaper than regular consumer PC hardware?

> Is rackmount equipment cheaper than regular consumer PC hardware?

Never

Re: LackRack: IKEA's cheapest table is perfectly sized to rackmount computers (2020)

#28

Post by jakeinspace »

derekerdmann wrote: post #26
silicon2401 wrote: post #23

can somebody with more server/home server experience explain to me the benefit of going with a rackmount setup vs let's say, just building a second PC to use as a home server? I recently bought a house and am excited to get into home networking/home server work, but don't know anything about rack mount. Is rackmount equipment cheaper than regular consumer PC hardware?

> Is rackmount equipment cheaper than regular consumer PC hardware? Never

You can find incredibly cheap (nearly free) used servers for pickup if you’re patient. If you have cheap electricity (or better yet, provided with your lease), a 2013-era dual Xeon server is pretty compelling at $50.

Re: LackRack: IKEA's cheapest table is perfectly sized to rackmount computers (2020)

#29

Post by rr808 »

silicon2401 wrote: post #23

can somebody with more server/home server experience explain to me the benefit of going with a rackmount setup vs let's say, just building a second PC to use as a home server? I recently bought a house and am excited to get into home networking/home server work, but don't know anything about rack mount. Is rackmount equipment cheaper than regular consumer PC hardware?

The main advantage of rackmount is for big data centers where you have a huge number of boxes and they all fit in standardized racks. For home use of a few boxes there is no advantage other than if you want to buy cheap servers off ebay.

Re: LackRack: IKEA's cheapest table is perfectly sized to rackmount computers (2020)

#30

Post by digitallyfree »

silicon2401 wrote: post #23

can somebody with more server/home server experience explain to me the benefit of going with a rackmount setup vs let's say, just building a second PC to use as a home server? I recently bought a house and am excited to get into home networking/home server work, but don't know anything about rack mount. Is rackmount equipment cheaper than regular consumer PC hardware?

Used rackmount equipment can be had for cheap when businesses decommission them. The depreciation curve is much sharper than typical consumer gear when it goes out of support. New rackmount gear is very expensive.

Many people who have home servers (me included) buy used enterprise gear for this reason.

Post reply on HN