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Two circuits per rack, with half of circuit per customer would be a lot better. The price would have to go up, but 3a in 10u isn't enough better than individua
by iigs 16y ago
Two circuits per rack, with half of circuit per customer would be a lot better. The price would have to go up, but 3a in 10u isn't enough better than individual machine colo to be worth the price.
I have friends that are putting something similar together and might be very interested in this as a starting point.
- lsc 16y agoI dono. I thought about that; 'round here, the cost per watt is about the same either way, and I thought It'd be nice to give people a little extra room, I mean, if it doesn't cost anything extra. Excluding bandwidth, at he.net I get a full rack with 15a for $400/month. At SVTIX, I can get a full rack with 2x 20a circuits for around a grand a month. So, for the same margin I'd need to charge, what, $375 or so per 1/4 rack? Considering that is within spitting distance of a full rack with more power at he.net where you won't have to share, I'd argue that the $150/month deal is probably going to appeal to more people than the $375 deal, even though the latter has a slightly better cost per watt, as the $400 full rack from he.net will have a better cost per watt. (On the other hand, I've got a customer who had 1/2 rack and a full 20a at svtix vacating shortly, so if you do want some higher density power, lemme know and I'll see what I can do.)