XServe proper housing cabinet

Planning on a new XServe purchase (when available 10/06). Need advice on a good server cabinet. We looked at the XRack Pro (by GizMac) which works as far as size (small and compact) but no fan. Should we look for cabinets with fans? any idea where to find such an animal without going to a 6-ft tall cabinet. All we need is an enclosure for a headless XServe which is 1.75 inches high....

Ghassan Abukurah-
The XServe will not need additional fans in the
enclosure unless the front and rear will be blocked.
It is designed to draw air in from the front and
exhaust out the rear. Can you please post a link to
your target product?
Another factor will be where you want to use it and
whether or not the noise it makes will be bothersome.
Theoretically the new XServes will be significantly
quieter than the current rendition.
Luck-
-DaddyPaycheck
The cabinet we're looking at is (see link): http://www.xrackpro.com/XRackPro2-4U-Noise-Reduction-Enclosure-Cabinet-BLK-p/xr- nre2-4u-us-blk.htm

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