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Capital cost comparison of desktop vs blade PCs
Item	Desktop PC solution	Blade PC solution
VAV system, including air cooled chiller @ 900 kW, air handling units @ 30 m3/s total, ductwork distribution and all ancillaries	拢774,000	听
FCU system, including air cooled chiller @ 900 kW, air handling units @ 5 m3/s total, fan coil units, ductwork distribution and all ancillaries	听	拢684,000
Electrical distribution @100 W/m2	拢120,000	听
Electrical distribution @ 50 W/m2, including additional power to blade cabinets	听	拢98,000
Desktop PCs (two per desk)	拢400,000	听
Data cabling	听	听
Blade PCs, chassis, racks, cabinets, desk ports, installation and testing	听	拢674,000
Keyboards	听	听
CRAC units serving on-floor equipment room	听	拢30,000
Split air conditioning units serving on-floor equipment room	拢15,000	听
Total	拢1,309,000	拢1,486,000
Notes
1. Based on the use of single processor PC blades.
2. The costs of the blade solution include the management facility to switch remotely between blades.
3. The blade solution allows for two connection ports at each desk, for the connection of the additional monitors.
4. It assumed that the costs of the data cabling are approximately the same for the two solutions.

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