Hi there! Cc:ing Annette, who kindly provided the GNOME Events Boxes links. Annette, I am sorry if I forgot to credit you since the beginning and also for not having included you in the loop before. The discussion started at: <http://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/%3c20110719221047.GA9655%40upsilon.cc%3e> On Wed, 20 Jul 2011 01:38:45 +0200, Luca Capello wrote: > On Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:10:47 +0200, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: >> We probably have already available 2 spare Pelicase PL-1500 >> 432*290*155mm [1] from the video team. But we should check they are big >> enough (which somehow I doubt..., it would be great if someone could >> check that). > > Thank you for the information, I updated the wiki page and I will > coordinate with the video team to at least see them. FWIW, the PL-1500 are too small, we need at least the PL-1650. >> As the next step --- with my DPL hat --- I'd need a quote of how much >> it'll cost to buy the missing material, i.e. a summary of what we >> already have, what we miss, and a quote for buying what we miss. > > This actually depends on what we want in the box, I replaced the GNOME > Events Box listing with what IMHO is absolutely needed. Given the "ridiculous" [1] price (see below), I would go for shiny new hardware. [1] I know that in a volunteer project like Debian any price is not ridiculous at all: what I wanted to stress is that these boxes are really needed, as anyone actually organizing a booth could testify. >> if someone could give me that, we can decide to go ahead and buy the >> needed hardware pretty quickly, so that we can have it ready for >> events starting from September on. > > Tomorrow I will check the prices after having talked with different > people to gather advices ;-) If my estimations are correct, one *single* box should costs around 770 USD, Pelicase *included*: <http://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Events/DebianEventsBox?action=diff&rev1=18&rev2=19> [300 USD] 1x case [200 USD] 1x demo PC [080 USD] 1x 17" LCD [070 USD] 1x keyboard/mouse [070 USD] 1x Wi-Fi AP with a 4-port hub [020 USD] 2+ power strips with worldwide adapter [020 USD] various network/VGA/USB cables [000 USD] lockable cash box [010 USD] debian-flyers - Print Advertising [000 USD] merchandise Thx, bye, Gismo / Luca
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