StarTech.com 2-Post 12U Desktop Server Rack, Small Open Frame 19in Computer Rack, Compact Network Rack for AV / Studio / Data / IT Equipment, Free Standing Two-Post Home/Office Rack (RK12OD)

Great quality rack for a good price.It's easy to assemble, takes only a minute or so as it has 4 rubber feet which just push into the bottom, and 8 screws holding the frame together. It comes with 20 screws and cage nuts for your devices, although that's not enough to fill up the rack completely. They're a standard size and can be bought for about £3 so that's no big deal. It is very sturdy, although I am not sure whether it would be ok to use 3U devices in it as I don't have any to try it with.The rubber feet on the bottom of it are quite handy because they stop it from scratching your desk. You could quite easily take them out and put some casters in their place if you want it to be able to roll about. Best to get some cable ties and the like to keep your cables tidy since it is open frame. You could probably mount a vertical PDU on the side to power your kit and help keep your cables tidy.I'm using it for a Cisco lab and cannot fault it. Very easy to work with and very strong considering the price, it won't have any problem being fitted out with network kit.Very good packaging to keep it safe from scratches and a good paint job on the entire thing. Thoroughly pleased with this and have recommended it to a couple of people already!:)

Like most of the other reviewers, I bought this rack to hold a whole bunch of Cisco & associated IT kit that I use for studying. It lives on my workbench in the garage.The rack arrived quickly (way quicker than the estimate) and was well packaged, and consisted of two "legs", the two rack uprights, a crossbrace piece and a bag of fixings. The rack itself is well made: Small and light enough to be convenient, but reassurringly heavy enough that you don't think that it's going to topple over. Each foot connects to each upright with four screws, and there are also rubber feet provided to prevent it scratching anything that you might place it on. The crossbrace piece screws across the bottom 1U and holds the uprights the right distance apart.The rack comes with 20 nuts and bolts to mount your first few bits of kit. They're new and don't require too much persuasion to get them into the rack, and certainly don't require the kind of forcing with a screwdriver that you sometimes get with rack nuts at work! I mounted a couple of Cisco switches in the top of the rack to begin with, and they're held securely with no danger of them toppling over. As other people have mentioned, due to the angle of the uprights, and the length of the legs, I wouldn't want to try mounting any full-depth servers in one. However, once I'd mounted my first two switches, I was able to remove the crossbrace, and my Dell rackmount server sits nice & tidy between the legs right down at the bottom with no issue at all.

I bought this desktop rack to tidy a lot of my audio equipment up. I have 3x synthesizers (that I needed to buy mounting hardware for to fit them to this) and a 19" audio interface. All together this totals 10U of the 12U space, so I have 2U more space to occupy...which I will.This rack frame is made of heavy gauge powder-coated steel and comes with enough fixings for 5x rack units. For me this means I'll be one set short and will need to buy an extra set of rack fixings...about £35 for a set of 50 (I need 4 :( ). It extremely easy to build...so easy you don't need any instructions, but some are provided.Excellent piece of equipment. I would highly recommend it.

This is far better made than I expected, it is made with thick steel not the flimsy bendable pressed steel. It appears powder coated and fits together with precision. Four quality rubber feet feet securely to the bottom and there are plenty of screws/ retaining clip bolts provided, these too are very well made with smooth thread and protective plastic washers to protect your equipment from damage. My equipment fitted perfectly and was easy to install. This has far exceeded my expectations and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend!!

This rack is primarily for lighter equipment (up to 50kg in the description) like audio but is a greater starter rack for CCNA - CCNP switches and routers. The rack design is sturdy enough to support this equipment and stands firm. The 20 silver cage nuts and bolts supplied are good quality and hold the equipment well but you would need some more for a full rack. When fully loaded it's obviously a bit of a pain to move but I doubt most people will ever have that issue.Construction is very straight forward and only takes a short while to put together, the 5 parts are held together by large black bolts with philips ends and are secured without much effort. The rubber feet provide good grip but I don't really see it moving far anyway.If your just starting out building yourself a CCNA training rack it might also be worth looking atA 1U rack-mountable power distribution unit with surge detectionhttp://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0080OISQQA cable management tidy barhttp://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0022QNJYOSome velcro roll for tyding cables withhttp://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00H8FXPE8hope this helps :)

Works great for my Cisco lab, very sturdy and high quality metal, a little on the expensive side but always liked the brands reputation of good quality products.Currently holding 2 switches, 2 routers and a power bank.Very happy!

De verdad que quede satisfecho, ya que este soporte está muy bien hecho, bien terminado y viene con tornillería y arandelas cromadas lo cual le da un realce estético a los equipos (en este caso equipo de audio en estudio), fue un plus que no esperaba, pero me gustó mucho. Al pedirlo lo considere algo caro pero lo valió, todo encaja perfecto y el extra estético lo valió.

Funzionale e stabile.

Ich benutze dieses Rack im Tonstudio für ein etwas schwereres analoges Mischpult mit 11HE. Der Zusammenbau war in 5min erledigt und das Trumm steht bombenstabil auf seinem Platz. Riesenvorteil gegenüber anderen, vergleichbaren Artikeln: Hat man genug Geräte, kann man die Querverbindung weglassen (stabilität kommt durch die Geräte) und gewinnt noch eine weitere HE, wenn das betreffende Gerät nicht allzu tief ist. Sehr lobenswert: Alle Verbindungen benutzen die gleichen stabilen Schrauben, die auch für die Gerätemontage verwendet werden, incl. Unterlegscheiben. Mein Mischpult hat die Unterkante quasi auf Tischhöhe und oben sind noch 2 HE frei für outboard.Im Gegensatz zu vergleichbaren Modellen hat das hier noch den Vorteil, dass die Verbindungschrauben ein wenig Spiel haben und man die Geometrie auf leichte Unebenheiten anpassen kann, bevor man die Schrauben dann festzieht. Das Rack steht stabiler auf meinem Tisch als jedes anderer in ähnlicher Bauart, ich habe 2 weitere getestet. Der Mehrpreis ist absolut im Rahmen für das, was hier geboten wird und PL Verhältnis is top. Ich werde noch eins bestellen. Die Verarbeitung ist wertig, Materialstärke, Oberflächenbearbeitung usw alles einen Schritt besser als man es von den ganz billigen Varianten her kennt.Kaufempfehlung!

clean and high quality

OverviewI have only three devices that I wanted to rack mount, and I couldn't justify buying a larger rack than the 8U, so I picked this one. It looked sturdier than the Pyle model that was around the same size.The Good Parts* Very solidly built* Moderately priced* Comes with 20 cage nuts and bolts* The cage nuts and bolts are nicer than the ones that came with my rack mount devices* Easy to put together* Fits on a desktopCould Be Better* It only came with enough cage bolts for 5 devices, even though it's an 8U rack* It's slightly angled, no option for 90 degree upright position