Wish there was Frys in the east
I'm more impressed with MicroCenter than Frys (at least the Frys south if
SF).
If you need RF I used to order from Davis RF all the time.
Never been to MicroCenter
I'm more impressed with MicroCenter than Frys (at least the Frys south if SF).
If you need RF I used to order from Davis RF all the time.
Wish there was Frys in the east
Microcenter does have some rad install gear. They have quite a few tools if I remember too..
I thought maybe there was a secret place to get cool data center layer 1 stuff.. Monoprice delivers same day here if I recall (socal).
Wish there was Frys in the east=20
Micro Center is kind of like a less-insane Frys.
Always seem to be somewhat inconveniently located though.
... JG
I thought maybe there was a secret place to get cool data center layer 1 st=
uff..
Yeah, it's called "inventory" ... 
Seriously, there's a reason why
it is common to maintain shelving in the data center, and/or storage
lockers nearby. The stuff you use and find usable isn't the same stuff
that I use and find usable, and while I don't know about you, I'm too
cheap to pay top dollar for JIT style acquisition of the stuff I need,
even assuming that there was someplace local that sold it. Easier to
have it on-site.
As for acquiring the stuff in the first place? Yeah, no good single
source. We have a drawerful of current catalogs for various vendors,
such as:
ADI - low voltage distributors, often good pricing on bulk cable and
UPS batteries
C&H Distributors - General industrial equipment, workbenches,
shelving, storage bins, etc.
CablesToGo - KVM cables, PC and network cabling, power cords, etc
DigiKey - Mostly electronics parts and connectors
PI Manufacturing - All sorts of various inexpensive bits and pieces
for networks and PC's, cables, adapters, etc.
StayOnline - More obscure stuff for the data center, such as C13-to-C14
power Y's
to mention some of the less-obvious ones, But these days there's a huge
amount of purchasing that goes on entirely through online catalogs etc.
... JG
From: Warren Bailey [mailto:wbailey@satelliteintelligencegroup.com]
Do any of you have a "go to" resource for materials used in installations? Tie
wraps, cable management, blahblahblah?I have found several places, but I'm curious to know what the nanog ninja's
have to say.
I use Graybar for the most part. If it's something small or easy, MicroCenter probably has it, but when I need a couple thousand feet of cat[5|5e|6|whatever], a bag of 500 cable ties, a box RJ-48s, etc., it's straight to Graybar. If it's not already on the shelf they can get it quick and their pricing is pretty good.
Too bad the Micro Center in Santa Clara along hwy 101 closed shop a year or so ago. According to them the owner of the building raised the lease price too much. The closest one for the bay Area now is LA... But I too liked them better than frys. It looks like in frys most time I spend dodging pushy sales people. You can't look at a thing for more than 10 seconds before some creepster walks over asking if you need help.
A good alternative for the Bay Area is Central Computers. They even have a healthy selection of server hardware, including cases and motherboards: http://www.centralcomputers.com/commerce/catalog/spcategory.jsp?category_id=1573
Greetings,
Jeroen
Central Computers is ok on no-name server components, but not at all for
rack / cabling / power / management / etc. Micro Center was right next to
places I go to eat over there, but all gone.
I can almost see Frys off Lawrence/Scott from here, and there's a Graybar 3
miles the other direction. They no longer welcome me at that Graybar with
my first name, I spent too much time ordering online for delivery and / or
doing datacenters up in SF / the Peninsula, but there were a few years in
the 90s...
BTW, if you're sweating the cost on your cable wrap velcro, you're missing
something. Your time is more valuable than all the above.