Pros & Cons
Pros
You can adjust the depth of the rack to be just the minimum you really need to cut down on floorspace being used. The instructions are unclear but give you numbers to go off of to achieve a desired mounting depth and what combination of numbers on the... Read More
Quality of this rack is fantastic, and i love how strong it is. Seems to be good quality for a budgeted rack. Yes, they're expensive but especially for shelving/powering, i go for quality.
Built like a tank and the finishing on all the metal pieces is excellent. Completed unit is very sturdy, and was well worth the price for the 27u model.
Highlights
Quality
The quality of this rack is fantastic, and i love how strong it is.
There's no doubt this is a very robust product.
This one, while more expensive, screamed quality soon as i began to open the box.
Did look at other brands, but digging deeper led to many findings about inferior quality or lack of durability.
Packaging/appearance
It starts with the packaging - brackets are placed into bubble wrap sleeves so, even if the outer packaging is damaged (as is o... Read More
While the frame is really solid and the weight of it makes it feel beefy, the packaging was a little lackluster since it was fa... Read More
It functions as it should but wow something must have smashed into the box really hard to make that dent.
Competitiveness
I have my server with 2 cyberpower ups on this server rack, with a bunch of other shelves and other systems.
I also got some shelves/cable management/power distribution units from startech.
This rack (and all the other startech parts i got with it!
It took me a while to install everything (about 90mins).
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
quality, sturdy, great, good and fit. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 1,563 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jun 9 2023.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I probably could have waited and got something similar second hand for a lot cheaper and really that is probably the smart play but i didnt
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It’s open which fits my use but my server sucks in dust because of it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Not a huge problem but i have to dust it from time to time
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This thing is built like a tank
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
However im not using this in a data center or corporate environment
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The other two i tried to buy as cheaply as possible and both were disappointments
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This one while more expensive screamed quality soon as i began to open the box
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Even the included tools were of higher quality and added to my tool collection instead of tossed away