18U Wall Mount Server Rack Cabinet – 19" Network Rack Enclosure, 24" Deep Data Rack Cabinet with Fan, PDU & Shelf for IT Equipment, Switches and Patch Panel

Great Rack for the money. It is built to a price point and you are not getting a Chatsworth rack, but you are not paying for it either. The power strip included is cheap but it will work. Included hardware is on the cheaper side, but it suits the purpose. It makes an ideal home network rack. Metal is thinner, but it reduces the overall weight. Easy to assemble with the included tools, but much easier and faster with your own tools. Side panels are removable and it looks good. Bootom line: it's a good rack for it's intended purpose. Note it has threaded fixed feet included, but standard-sized roller wheels will fit and work great to add some flexibility. flexibility. Space on bottom for an additional fan. Cable entry and exit brush holes for cable entry and exit. It would be nice if the rear panel snapped in and out for cable routing, but I suppose it would impact stability and weight handling if not screwed down. And if wall mounted, it would not make sense.

Assembling this high-quality SysRacks rack was a pleasant surprise compared to other racks I’ve purchased on Amazon. First was the quality of the included components and packaging. It was unbelievably well packed, with padding on the outside, double cardboard case, and copious amounts of foam inside. Nothing was going to break in the shipment. That’s first class service that few Amazon sellers provide. Then once I opened up everything I found a comprehensive detailed assembly manual in English, not the single sheet sign language version I’ve seen in the past. This manual contained detailed close-ups of assemblies, and specific instructions on installing every component. Then there was the hardware packaging, the best I’ve ever seen (see pic). Instead of dumping everything in a plastic bag, SysRacks segregates each hardware type in its own little bin in a sturdy plastic box. The instructions then call out that specific bin number when you need to get the bits for assembly. No parts get lost, and this box doubles as a sorting tray to avoid losing pieces during the assembly. There was also plenty of extra hardware, something you never see these days. Other vendors seemingly hate to spend extra money on even a single screw. I verified all the promised accessories were shipped with this rack: a quality, 8-port surge-suppressed 15A PDU, a 120V fan, full sized shelf, and leveling feet. And then I found a bonus: an amazingly well crafted cage nut compression tool for easing painful cage nut installation (see pic). This is far more sophisticated than the average little piece of spring metal typically supplied. Again, SysRacks is first class all the way. The instructions are crystal clear, but they also supply a YouTube video if you can’t follow those. I didn’t need the video. It took about an hour to put together, and nothing was difficult in the least. The panels are heavy gauge steel, with a durable powder coated black finish. All the holes and frame parts aligned perfectly, with great precision. This is in contrast to other racks of assembled were you actually have to use screws to pry things in the position. It helps to have a rubber mallet to tap things into place before screwing down. Also, in contrast to other racks I’ve received from Amazon, thanks to the excellent packaging there were no bent parts. One final comment: the lock on this locking cabinet is truly a first rate industrial design. It’s the equal of anything I’ve seen on a commercial rack from APC or Dell. It’s also tamper proof, and beefy enough to not fall apart after just a few uses. The side panels also came with their own locks, but these are the cheaper kind that you get with other cabinets. However, you won’t use these as often so the quality isn’t as critical. You get what you pay for, and SysRacks delivers high-quality for the price.

I purchased a 19", 9U rack for an installation and was impressed with the construction and finish of the enclosure. The cable managment was well thought out with brushed access ports at the top and bottom. It was quickly assembled and mounting was straight forward. It wasn't until after mounting that we noticed our rack was missing the door lock, PDU and shelf. Since my return window had expired, I contacted the company directly and I had the replacement items in hand in three days Very impressed with their customer service.

Overall, it's good enough. Having 20 years experience in a data center environment, it could be WAY better. Pros: It looks decent and assembly instructions were okay. Shipment packaging seemed to be good... It hasn't collapsed. Cons: Out of the box the side panels were dented, the ends of two rails were bent, and the powdercoat was coming off. No signs of shipping damage on the box. Everything outside of the top and bottom panels flex way too easily. The metal used for those pieces is AT LEAST 2 gauges too thin for proper use. Even after assembly, it's very easy to flex side to side. Lastly, a fixed back panel is not optimal. If a fixed panel is necessary, there needs to be holes in it for airflow. The exhaust fan cannot compete with multiple servers, UPS, switch, etc. A thicker gauge mesh panel would allow better airflow. Suggestions: The included exhaust fan has a 12v plug - no PWM controls. For a home office, it's a bit loud so I would suggest swapping it out for a 120mm with fan header to USB adapter. Then, plug it into your hottest computer and control speeds from there. The shelves need to have front/rear mounting points along with side mounting.

If you don't have time to deal with support, and wait for the correct items then don't order from sysracks (While this still may carry some weight, know that sysracks went above and beyond to rectify the situation, while my rack isn't perfect the company response was) The only redeeming quality of this purchase was shipping. Package came way earlier then stated (seriously they could have taken an extra day to inspect things, and i still would have been thrilled with the shipping) The package was well packed, with extra corner protection, foam and tape, no chance this was getting damaged in shipping. But there was damage nonetheless. First, there was a bent corner on the top screw hole Second was that when they attached the wire brushing on the top piece, it deformed the metal top Third was a dent on the top on the front. Right above the diagonal holes along the top Forth was a missing tap hole on the back left frame post, so the frame screw will not screw in, it just sits there The instructions are poor, because they are generic, the video was better, but they definitely think its easier then it is as all the screw holes don't line up exactly perfect, they were close enough where with some work they could be got, but far from perfect. The plastic bushings didn't fit, i had to hammer them in, even that was tough, i did read where someone else with the same rack had the same issue, and it turned out they got the wrong bushings. So that is probably what happened here, but i am not wasting my time with getting the correct ones when they should have been correct to begin with. And in the end, the door doesn't sit correctly, it sags at an angle from the bushing side to latch side. There was no reason the locks could not have come installed, if by chance when you take it apart to install the latch on the door be sure to note what the position the little plates are in behind the top screw, when taking it apart to install, the whole thing will come apart and you will have to figure out how they go together and there is no pictures of it that show this. All in all, I gave an extra star for good shipping and handling, so you got the extra credit right, but missed almost every other question on the test. Congrats I cant speak to their customer service, i did not try to get any support as it would be pointless, either i am returning it or not, there is nothing they can do (sans send plastic pieces), it would be me, using my time, to take everything back apart after fixing issues and finding solutions to make it work, getting it repackaged and shipped back, only to have to wait and possibly have the same issues. Not worth it. I got it to work despite the issues because i have knowledge and experience fixing things like this, but if you don't, or don't have the tools, i would not by this in the first place. I don't recommend sysracks, in the future when i need to expand with another or a bigger rack, i will go with someone else even if it costs a little more. UPDATE: Sysracks reached out to me to offer a full refund, i am currently waiting for that to be processed, i assume it will be. I am adding a extra star to the review because this happened without any initiation from me. The whole experience was far from perfect, but sysracks took it upon themselves to make it right, that is appreciated. Update 2 electric boogaloo: refund was processed and received, thank you sysrack for going above and beyond Update 3 after receiving the refund sysrack went even further. They offered to replace in full any damaged parts, while i declined as i made everything work, they are sending me new bushings for my door to see if that evens it out a bit. You cannot do any better then that.

Bought the rack enclosure to properly organize my home network. I have always wanted to have a proper rack for the home network and this hits the spot between quality and a solid price for a home network setup although to my surprise this is also a very effective rack for a SOHO or Small/Medium Business. I mean it doesn't have all the bells and whistles of an APC rack but, again, for a SOHO or SMB this would easily work if your budget is of concern. I give it 5 stars because it is excellent quality, easy to build and mount equipment, has casters for mobility but can also be easily mounted as well, measurements are spot on and a very attractive enclosure that looks great. It is not thick or deep like some larger rack enclosures so will easily fit within its measurements.

FANTASTIC SERVER RACK! This has worked really well for a network rack and 2 smallish desktop computers racked. The case looks awesome sitting in my studio next to my desk. It was relatively easy to assemble, 2 people would have made it easier but I did pretty much the entire build solo. This is for my home studio, and home lab. The main reason I went with an enclosed rack was to “baby proof” my home studio and office. Instead of buying a million small things to keep my son safe while in my office. I ended up choosing a sysracks rack, because I had heard nothing but excellent feedback from friends and colleagues about their experience with sysracks support team. They have not disappointed! Super knowledgeable, very willing to help with whatever they can, and you can tell they take pride in their product(which is really amazing to see). I would give this Experience 10+ stars. I’m going to have to be upgrading this rack to a 32u with a longer depth, and I’m definitely looking at buying this same enclosure from sysracks in the larger size. Things that I’ve learned from this build. **** make sure and talk through your build with support before purchase. I learned the hard way and didn’t, but I recently called and they were very informative and I feel I could have saved a bunch of small headaches if I would have done that first. 1. With this depth rack. Enterprise servers just won’t fit… but it works EXCELLENT for Desktop computers that need to be racked. 2. The depth was kind of hard to work around, but that ended up helping in the long run because it makes you dig deep and plan your cable management. 3. The rack came with a good manual and links to install videos. But the home lab community had plenty of good videos on YouTube(check out techno Tim’s review) 4. I ordered the rack and it told me it was going to take a month for delivery, but sysracks is so good they had it to me in 3 days. 5. They do a very good job of packaging, so it wasn’t to crazy of a chore to get this up a flight of stairs with help. I recommend doing the build of the rack the same place you are going to store it. At the end of the day this was a GREAT experience! I just wish I would have gotten a deeper rack.

Cheaply made Subpar products. Shipping was horrible and delayed. I would never purchase from this company again. Seller was not responsive to helping solve the issue.

Easy to assemble and looks great. Very happy with this unit. It came with a few dings on the top panel but that was the shipping company not the seller.

everything you need in cabinet nice and deep for large poe switches

It looks great. Easy to install, high quality. I used it before and I know it last forever. I used only one shelve and I hide all surplus cable inside. There is a fan on top for heat rejection. I would like to have it in side or back panels. I always put a monitor in top and i have always to mention to my customers to not move monitor in top of the fan. I know a shelve can hold few computers. I used three and there is more space for others.

good quality

despite the mixed reviews for this product, I decided to give it a chance and I ordered one. -nicely and securely packaged -all parts came inside the package -the instruction for the door lock needs a little more description but was easy to find out Overall I'm pleased with this product, it's high quality, nicely packaged and I did not experience any of the issues others mentioned in the reviews. I highly recommend this product.