How to rack a Mini.

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I recently tried to rack 4 Mac Minis that we’re using for performance QA testing. Nice boxes, not really meant to be rack mounted, but in a seismic area like this, I wanted to make sure they didn’t move around much.

Front:

Mac Mini Rack - Front
Rear:

Mac Mini Rack - Back

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6 responses

  1. dria wrote on :

    Clearly Apple needs to sell little teeny tiny racks.

  2. mconnor wrote on :

    The other option is a lot of shelves…. http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1955/1163/1600/MacMinisView1.jpg

  3. mrz wrote on :

    The bottom of these have friction pads which prevent slippage and probably something for vibration.

    I originally started to mount them vertical but they wouldn’t stay put and I didn’t have any rubber feet or anything like that nearby.

    These guys (http://www.macminicolo.net/facility.html) seem to have fashined their own system.

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