Hey Timothy

I went that route, I started with essentially the mini configuration
in a 6U frame, with one minor module substitution. It let me start
expanding without a large up-front expenditure for an additional frame
and power supply.

In retrospect, though, I ended up in the same place. It would have
beed cheaper and easier to just start with the mini packaged system.
There's plenty of opportunity for customization as you expand.

I ended up with a couple 3U frames anyway, so that I could arrange the
bus the way I wanted. I might as well have started that way. Mindless,
inexpensive, and effective.

Joe

--- In Doepfer_a100@y..., Stinchcombe Timothy <tstinchcombe@q...>
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> > I unfortunately can't use the Excel sheet as I am a
> > non-Microsoft user. BTW, I'd be happy to volunteer
>
> Hi Sebastian,
> Don't worry about this - get a piece of paper and pencil and price

up a few configurations! (Surely the planning is half the fun! )
Unless there is a significant saving over buying the modules
separately I personally would steer clear of the Minisystem - there is
so little difference between the price of the G3 and G6 cases, buying
a G6 case and half-filling it with modules is likely to work out
cheaper in the long run than a completely filled a G3. You could use
the module selection in the Minisystem as a rough guide, a sort of
'starting point for negotiations' (between you and your wallet!).
You'll kick yourself if a week or two after buying it you decide you
really need some more modules ("more modules, more modules, *must*
have more modules!!!": it happened to me... :-), and then discover
you'll also need to shell out what seems like a lot of dosh for the
case to hold just one or two more...

>
> There's also a *lot* of good stuff in the archives here that should

give you some ideas!

>
> Tim
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