- 15 x Internal HDD Bays
- 8 x Cooling Fan Included
- E-ATX / ATX supports
Worthy Successor to the L4000
06/11/2013
This review is from: Rosewill RSV-L4500 - Server Case or Chassis, 4U Rackmount - 15 x Internal Bays, 8 x Cooling Fans Included
Pros:
This is an updated version of the L4000 case, upgrading drive capacity from twelve to 15 drives. The drive cages now use two plastic slides that snap onto the drive and slide into the cage - no more stretching and tugging required. The power/reset/front-USB module note sits on the side, so the three cages line up side by side and can be removed in any order. The front handles fit within the 4U height.
Cons:
No longer any provision for 5¼ inch optical drives to fit horizontally. I'm installing system software from USB keys instead of CDs these days, so I don't miss this feature.
As a wishlist item, I wish there was a clip to hold a 2½ inch hard drive or SSD near the motherboard. I've been lashing a boot drive to the central stiffening bar, but something that doesn't involve using a cable tie to hold it in place sure would be nice.
Overall Review:
Rosewill, for your next design, I'd like to see a 4U box like the Norco 4224 in capacity, with front loading drives but just SATA drive connections (no SAS mezzanine cards). That and a simple pci-express 4x card with 8 SATA software-RAID ports would be killer - just make sure it's stable with stock Linux.... With an 8 port motherboard and two 8-port controller cards, 24-drive boxes could be wickedly cost-efficient!!
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