OT: how many rankmount units is a tower-case

[Aryeh M. Friedman]

Jon Radel wrote:
> Erik Trulsson wrote:
>
>   
>> I suspect that many co-location services either only accepts rack-mountable
>> servers, or charge extra for non-rackmounted cases, so it might be worth
>> checking that.
>>     
>
> A non-rackmountable case would require a shelf of some sort, which costs
> money and generally uses up a bit more space in the rack.  I suggest you
> discuss this all with your vendor; they're the only people who know what
> they're willing to do and how much they'll charge for it.
>
> --Jon Radel
> jon at radel.com
>   
The vender I have in mind has a tower price and thats how we are going
so the question is pretty much mute except for future reference