PAX Prime 2014 BYOC Tickets are live!

Spud387

Tickets for BYOC went LIVE today.

"For those who have already purchased PAX passes, if you’d also like to bring your own computer for use in our BYOC LAN area, our BYOC registration is live!

Again, this won’t get you into the doors at PAX…you’ll still need a normal PAX pass for that. This is exclusively for the PAX BYOC and must be paired with a normal PAX pass to be valid.

To purchase a BYOC pass, registration can be found here."

http://www.showclix.com/event/3852445

japerry

Purchased!

JackDavion

They did it again... "if you'd like to bring in your own computer, BYOC reg is live." They need to emphasize that this is the LAN within PAX, not just permission to bring a laptop with you

zByrd

Is a group registration page up anywhere? Me and 10 friends already managed to get BYOC badges and we'd like to sit together if possible.

adambarg

Looks like they're gone now.

JobiwanKenobi

You may want to keep trying as ShowClix appears to be freeing up passes from incomplete orders... at least for the next few minutes that is.

BigRed

Guess there are no rules/restrictions this year.

japerry

And they're gone... again

ElmoFuntz

Keep trying I just got one a second ago.

screaminglemon

I got 2 about 30min ago but kept trying. Just got 2 more a min ago. hope that wont red flag me as a scalper or something. thats only 4 total. But persistence certainly helped.

havok978

Oops, I forgot that was this week. Looks like its sold out Oh well

zerzhul

zByrd wrote: »

Is a group registration page up anywhere? Me and 10 friends already managed to get BYOC badges and we'd like to sit together if possible.

Group seating will be up later as we get closer to pax.

PikaPuff

Missed out this year. Maybe it's for the best.

Tauntulas

how many plugs does a single BYOC pass give you? I can live with a single monitor but I'd totally bring 2 if possible.

whypick1

From last year's BYOC thread:

Gamma wrote: »

Q: Can I bring a laptop with my desktop?
A: Yes, as long as you stay within your 30" of table space. Although remember you only get one network port and two power ports per seat and you can't use your own power strips

Q: How many monitors can I bring with one BYOC Seat?
A: As stated above, you are provided two power outlets per BYOC Seat purchased and you can not bring power strips. In addition, you may only bring One External Monitor per seat. If you purchased multiple seats, you may bring an additional monitor for each seat. Remember, Only monitors UNDER 30 inches are allowed.

Q: Does my Laptop Count as "One Monitor"?
A: A laptop is typically powered using one power connection, and therefore counts as a workstation. If you desire to bring a larger external monitor for gaming, this is allowed. (e.g. you have a 15 inch laptop, but a 24 inch monitor) Keep in mind of the monitor size limitation as well.

Q: Can I bring a switch or my own power strip to increase that?
A: NO! No outside networking devices are allowed. Any spotted will be removed.
A: Daisy chaining power strips is a HUGE NO-NO as well. Fire Marshall hates that so we need to enforce this pretty seriously. Sorry.

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zerzhul

That Y power cable would likely not be permitted.

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zerzhul

The limitation is two outlets, 3.5A per outlet I believe. Using a Y cable is still artificially extending the number of outlets you have, even if it's UL rated to be just fine. The issue isn't /just/ daisy chaining, it's also limiting the number of "things" plugged in to a given circuit.

BigRed

In my LAN Bag I always have a few of those Y Cables. They work great and I haven't had any issues at events before. But who knows how anal people are going to be since there are no rules/regulations posted yet.

Moreso since my LAN machine is tiny and I usually bring an external drive with me.

As long as you arent a douche and trying to plug in multiple computers to your two socket limit (Like brinigng a server or something)

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zerzhul

Well, yeah, the strips aren't limiting per outlet, I'm sure. It's just a good rough estimate of how much you get. Buy 2 seats, get twice as much, etc.

David Coffman

The two outlet limit is not a perfect solution, and I can certainly understand why an electrical engineer in particular would point out the flaws. Until we can isolate each individual so they can't harm the experience of others via using too much power, however, we'd rather play it safe and make rules that we can easily enforce.

Detailed rules will be coming, but as far as power usage goes, the rule of thumb is that a byoc seat officially grants enough power for a single system. Specifically that means a single CPU, a single monitor, and that's it. Unofficially, you aren't likely to be tackled'n'shackled if you have a Y adapter for the sake of, say, a phone charger or something else that could just as easily be USB.

K!LL@R

I wonder how the guy with the 5 monitors in portrait setup pulled it off last year? He was right by the registration desk.

belligerent

more than one seat registered?

zerzhul

Yeah, you can get more than one seat. It's common practice for people to buy two seats so they can bring their multi-monitor rigs.

K!LL@R

zerzhul wrote: »

Yeah, you can get more than one seat. It's common practice for people to buy two seats so they can bring their multi-monitor rigs.

I do it so I can plug in my George Forman Grill and mini-fridge full of beer.

zerzhul

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JackDavion

K!LL@R wrote: »

zerzhul wrote: »

Yeah, you can get more than one seat. It's common practice for people to buy two seats so they can bring their multi-monitor rigs.

I do it so I can plug in my George Forman Grill and mini-fridge full of beer.

I can see a weird vein pulsing in zerzhul's forehead...

japerry

Power at Prime has usually been pretty good, I think primarily because of the 2 outlet rule since its not trivial to know exactly how many amps you're using without a 'Kill-a-Watt' Meter or something similar. Many people bring Y cables for USB devices or external hard drives, and these haven't caused issues in the past (that I know of). Until last year I've used my power supply's output slot to power my external hard drive. Last year my monitor powers my computer, leaving an extra power port for the hard drive.

However, I wouldn't suggest changing the current wording, and is refreshing to hear David's comments. Saying you have two outlets and no power strips leaves ambiguity for Y-cables to be 'ok' without advertising everyone to bring them and use them, which could potentially cause issues.