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Wed, Sep 26, 2007

Server Packages Are On Their Way

Posted at 10:56 pm MDT to Technology

When I ordered the server components, Newegg split it into two orders. The processors and video card in one order, and everything else in the other, even though one of the processors is part of a discount deal with the motherboard which is in the other order.

I now have the UPS tracker numbers for everything. The 'everything else' is divided into 3 packages.

The case is in a package by itself. This makes sense: it is large and heavy. This is a Detroit iron kind of a case: it gets some of its quiet from being solid enough not to vibrate: triple layer metal side-walls. More than 30 pounds empty, more than 35 pounds in its retail box and shipping materials, probably close to 40 as shipped through UPS.

The power supply, hard drives, mother board, cooler gunk and coolers are all together in one package.

And just the memory sticks and DVD burner are in the third package. They are being shipped from California, while the other two packages are coming from Memphis.

I wonder where the processors and video card are shipping from? Their package is listed as 'shipped from vendor', whatever that means.

Today is Wednesday and the shipping was supposed to be 3rd day UPS. I might have some of my new toys by the weekend, but Monday is probably more likely.

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