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Server Inside a Suitcase

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the because-you-can dept.

Spleener12 writes "Andrew Larson and Derek Radke have come up with an interesting case mod concept: a fully fledged server inside of a suitcase (originally designed to hold airsoft guns,) complete with a window, neon lights, and plenty of external ports. The case is a result of a summer's worth of research, design, and construction, and they are planning on constructing a few more to sell to any interested buyers."

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  1. ...for shame.... by Psychotext · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Slashdot. Adverts for Nerds. Products that matter.

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    1. Re:...for shame.... by (H)elix1 · · Score: 4, Insightful

      I have to agree here. Does this even serve a purpose?

      I think this is intended for a LAN party server. Built something like this, sans neon and the flashy stuff, in an army surplus canister. Tossed a 16-port Ethernet port on the side of the box, a cheap 640x480 LED so you could fire up the game server without dragging a monitor for it, and a padlock to make sure none of the innards happen to walk off. I'd be worried about the big sheet of plastic, as my server was built to make it survive the rough handling boxes get getting shuffled in and out of cars. Normal cases took enough damage from the banging around... That would not last long.

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  2. Who cares? by CypherXero · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I can probably think of about 500 different places to hide a mini-ATX board in about an hour, so who cares? I mean, if they did something that not many people can do, that's one thing. But throwing a motherboard and components into a suitcase is nothing to get excited about. Why did this make it to the front page of slashdot?