Quietest 1U Rack Server?

[Jim Nelson]

Peter Kjellstrom wrote:
> On Tuesday 05 February 2008, Richard Hurt wrote:
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I know noise is not normally a concern for rack mounted servers, but my
>> "data center" is in my small office and I would like to make it as
>> comfortable as possible.
> 
> Why not use workstation class machines instead of rackmount servers?
> 
> /Peter
> 

Indeed - we have a number of SC440s in our office (fileserver, router/VPN, 
backup nameserver, VoIP) and our PoE injector makes more noise than all 4 of the 
boxes combined.

They'll actually fit in a rack shelf laid on their side as well.