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[–] ArbiterXero 3 points 2 weeks ago

I hear you. Don’t buy new and be patient.

Used rack mount equipment is hard to find until you have enough contacts. Nobody sells it used because none of the businesses buy it used.

So you can get a ton of it basically for free once you know the recyclers.