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64GB Solid State Drive [Add $999]

That's pretty clost the current going price for a 64 GB SSD.

The cheapest 64 GB SSD I've seen so far is $949 from Dell

In Early 2007, a 32GB SSD could set you back over $2,000 so the price per GB has already dropped by a factor of four in the past year.

However, like all technology, SSD's are getting cheaper and cheaper as component prices are falling and the mass production is picking up.

I fly nearly every week, often cross country, and on the major airlines.

It's all in the planning.

Finding power outlets is HIGHLY dependent on what airline you fly on, as well as the type of equipment.

Living near Philly, I fly US Air just about everywhere. As long as I'm on an Airbus 320 or 321, I'm virtually guaranteed to have power. The outlets also show up quite a lot on 319s and 737s. I've never seen them on American, though I did see them on a United flight to Chicago (again, out of Philly). I used to fly US Air twice a week Philly to Boston, and had power 8 out of 10 times. Every US Air flight to the west coast I've ever been on had it as well.

So, think when you plan your travel and you'll probably have power.

And I've never seen a cigarette lighter type power plug on a plane. The only kind I've ever seen on planes are like this. Many of those type have things that slide over the end to let them be used in a cig lighter, but I've never seen a cig lighter plug on a plane.

Yes, I've used an HP/Compaq DLT auto-changer that will do the job.. Don't remember the price offhand, but I remember it was in the over-$100k range.

Why not use something cheaper, like this for example? $5000 for 4.5Tb (probably only 2Tb uncompressed, but still!)

Instead of making stupid comments regarding VMWare or laptops, here is something that will actually help you out. I just completed my rack a few months ago. Building a home rack is not that expensive but you will need to look around because most of the rackmount products are business oriented and they seem to be more expensive. Here are the links to the stuff I used. Some of the prices may be slightly off (previous slashdot post) but you should be able to track down most of the stuff. I do agree with the posts regarding the 1U servers it will be much easier for you to stick with 2U and up servers, the extra space makes it much easier and cheaper to work with. Some of the links are not quite working (l-com and bestbuy) but I think it is from problems on the vendors website, hopefully they will work tomorrow or I will post new links.

Relay rack 38U steel, with base (should fit under a doorway with casters)
129.00 - Rack
60.00 - Base(Freestanding Application)
40.00 - Casters

Rackmount Computer Case
130.00 - Computer Case
30.00 - Power Supply (300 Watt)

LCD / KVM Switch / Mounting (need to make custom rack mount for LCD Swivel)
1200.00 - LCD Monitor (21")
41.49 - LCD Swivel [cyberguys.com]
119.95 - Rack Mount KVM (8 Port)
18.99 - KVM Cables [techdepot.com]

Rack Mount UPS
249.99 - UPS 1500VA CyberPower 1500AVR(free shipping from BestBuy, easy to return if problems, not cheapest price)

Hope that helps,
Jad

Instead of making stupid comments regarding VMWare or laptops, here is something that will actually help you out. I just completed my rack a few months ago. Building a home rack is not that expensive but you will need to look around because most of the rackmount products are business oriented and they seem to be more expensive. Here are the links to the stuff I used. Some of the prices may be slightly off (previous slashdot post) but you should be able to track down most of the stuff. I do agree with the posts regarding the 1U servers it will be much easier for you to stick with 2U and up servers, the extra space makes it much easier and cheaper to work with. Some of the links are not quite working (l-com and bestbuy) but I think it is from problems on the vendors website, hopefully they will work tomorrow or I will post new links.

Relay rack 38U steel, with base (should fit under a doorway with casters)
129.00 - Rack
60.00 - Base(Freestanding Application)
40.00 - Casters

Rackmount Computer Case
130.00 - Computer Case
30.00 - Power Supply (300 Watt)

LCD / KVM Switch / Mounting (need to make custom rack mount for LCD Swivel)
1200.00 - LCD Monitor (21")
41.49 - LCD Swivel [cyberguys.com]
119.95 - Rack Mount KVM (8 Port)
18.99 - KVM Cables [techdepot.com]

Rack Mount UPS
249.99 - UPS 1500VA CyberPower 1500AVR(free shipping from BestBuy, easy to return if problems, not cheapest price)

Hope that helps,
Jad

Also, Tech Depot, associated with Office Depot, carrries a huge selection of IBM Think Pads in stock. Call in your order and verify stock rather than just ordering online just to be sure of availability.

And it it were me, I'd go for a Think Pad before a Dell. My wife left hers on the floor one time too many, despite my warnings to be more careful. Needless to say, she soon broke that habit when I found our 4 year old standing on top of the Think Pad. And because of that titanium case, the computer was unharmed :)

Well I happen to be doing the exact same thing. I decided to use an open relay rack with casters for space/ease of use purposes. Unfortunately this has not been assembled yet (physical presence issue, out of country, should have it assembled/pics by the 1st of Jan).

Relay rack 38U steel, with base (should fit under a doorway with casters)
129.00 - Rack
111.00 - Base x2 (Freestanding Application)
40.00 - Casters

Rackmount Computer Case
130.00 - Computer Case
30.00 - Power Supply (300 Watt)
15.00 - Center Mount Brackets

LCD / KVM Switch / Mounting (need to make custom rack mount for LCD Swivel)
999.00 - LCD Monitor (20")
41.49 - LCD Swivel
109.95 - Rack Mount KVM (8 Port)
18.99 - KVM Cables

Rack Mount UPS
249.99 - UPS 1500VA (free shipping from BestBuy, easy to return if problems, not cheapest price)

Hope that helps,
Jad

Well I happen to be doing the exact same thing. I decided to use an open relay rack with casters for space/ease of use purposes. Unfortunately this has not been assembled yet (physical presence issue, out of country, should have it assembled/pics by the 1st of Jan).

Relay rack 38U steel, with base (should fit under a doorway with casters)
129.00 - Rack
111.00 - Base x2 (Freestanding Application)
40.00 - Casters

Rackmount Computer Case
130.00 - Computer Case
30.00 - Power Supply (300 Watt)
15.00 - Center Mount Brackets

LCD / KVM Switch / Mounting (need to make custom rack mount for LCD Swivel)
999.00 - LCD Monitor (20")
41.49 - LCD Swivel
109.95 - Rack Mount KVM (8 Port)
18.99 - KVM Cables

Rack Mount UPS
249.99 - UPS 1500VA (free shipping from BestBuy, easy to return if problems, not cheapest price)

Hope that helps,
Jad