Server Inside a Suitcase

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."

Comments

Yep.

[PoopJuggler]

This will go over well with airport security.

...for shame....

[Psychotext]

Slashdot. Adverts for Nerds. Products that matter.

Re:...for shame....

[rsrsharma]

Not only that, but it isn't even original! You can get a PREMADE acrylic case that is in the form of a briefcase from ClearPC. Not only that, but it fits ATX motherboards. Here's the product page and a couple reviews:

• Product Page
• AnandTech
• ModTheBox.com
• TweakNews.net

What a shame.

Re:...for shame....

[(H)elix1]

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.

Re:...for shame....

[roseblood]

a cheap 640x480 LED

I've got a buch of LEDs around, and they're all 1x1. Where do I get these high resolution LEDs you've got?

A Laptop Anyone?

[ErebusNT]

Wouldn't a laptop be a heck of lot easier to carry onto the plane?

I can see it now..

[Xeo 024]

"My suitcase got slashdotted."

Who cares?

[CypherXero]

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?

Server in a suitcase

[lxt]

1. Take MacMini. 2. Place in Suitcase. 3. Turn on.

Clearly Bush's Fault!

[Rollie Hawk]

If it weren't for Bush outsourcing all the IT jobs, nobody would NEED a server in their travel bag!

Interesting, but not a new idea.

[RoadWarriorX]

About four years ago, I met a gentlemen and his son while attending an InstallFest at Cleveland Linux Users Group meeting. He was carrying an old aluminum case similar to the pictures. It did not have the fancy neon, but it was similar in concept. It strictly has a Linux on it (I think it was Slackware, IIRC)

Anyway, this person and his son built it because the child frequently visited his grandmother who did not have a computer. So this child would bring the case along with him and have access to a computer.

I thought it was unusual, but very practical and self-contained. The parts were commodity parts that you can find in any catalog and were inexpensive. Last I heard, the man was planning to have a LCD panel integrated in it. Unfortunately, I lost contact when I decided to move. I wish I could show him this.

Re:Interesting, but not a new idea.

[rootofevil]

i hear they make those now, its a new fangled device called a laptop.

GAH

[Quattro Vezina]

Am I the only one sick of all these whiners who complain about the articles on Slashdot?

If you don't like the articles, don't read Slashdot, dammit.

You people think you're being cool by complaining about /. on /., but you just come off as crybabies.