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How do you find data centers that trash gear? I want a setup like this eventually. There's a lot of cool things (in my opinion) I'd want to do if I had serious
by gravypod 9y ago
How do you find data centers that trash gear? I want a setup like this eventually. There's a lot of cool things (in my opinion) I'd want to do if I had serious compute power.
- zhengyi13 9y agoComing from an IT/Ops background, often the answer is, know the Ops/sysad folk in a small shop, and be around when they're upgrading. Apart from that, places like www.weirdstuff.com might exist in your area, and have stuff like this laying around for pennies on the dollar.
- Spooky23 9y agoLook for government auctions. I bought a pallet of LCD screens for my son’s school for like $75. A few years ago, they sold 4 pallets of Extreme 10/100 switches for $20! The catch is they sell lots and you have to pick them up at one time.
- loeg 9y agoAnd even a few years ago, 100 mbit switches were obsolete.