On Fri, Sep 24, 2021 at 1:34 PM Jay Hennigan <[email protected]> wrote: > On 9/24/21 09:37, Andrey Khomyakov wrote: > > > *So ultimately my question to you all is how much do you care about the > > speed of racking and unracking equipment and do you tell your suppliers > > that you care? How much does the time it takes to install or replace a > > switch impact you?* > > Very little. I don't even consider it when comparing hardware. It's a > nice-to-have but not a factor in purchasing. > > You mention a 25-minute difference between racking a no-tools rail kit > and one that requires a screwdriver. At any reasonable hourly rate for > someone to rack and stack that is a very small percentage of the cost of > the hardware. If a device that takes half an hour to rack is $50 cheaper > than one that has the same specs and takes five minutes, you're past > break-even to go with the cheaper one. >
This. Once they're racked, they're not going anywhere. I would summarize as they're certainly nice, but more of a nice to have. The only racking systems I try to avoid are the WECO (Western Electric COmpany) standard. The square "holes". Warm regards, -M<
