
- heavy gauge steel, no flex at all, thanks in part to integrated front/back lips formed into the shelf platform - nice finish, seems like powder coating - very tough. - comes with hardware.

Good, strong rack. 25U is ample space for a home lab, and that is resizable (length-wise) is a definite plus.



Very sturdy No sharp edges Mounting hardware included Rugged Paint job


It’s a substantial piece of hardware; you’d expect to see at an industrial supply warehouse, more so than an electronic component outlet, unless you're looking specifically for rack hardware. Departing from its original intended use, rack mounted components, it’s difficult to comprehend alternative uses until you see/ hold it. Call/use it whatever way you like; shelf, platform, bracket, it’s a winner. It’s capable of performing many functions, install it, horizontal right-side up/down - or – vertically. It appears to be surprisingly tough (weight/finish). Attachment points are well engineered. Slots intended for ventilation to serve as readily available attachment points; especially useful when mounted vertically or overhead. Mounted horizontally right-side up, reversed, it provides a lip to hold small items from dropping; mounted vertically, its accompanying slots offer numerous anchor points for all kinds of stuff; i.e Bungee hooks. It’s substantial nature accommodates a myriad of one-off applications, i.e., vertical/overhead mount for 160 degree convex mirror. Use it as a platform for IP cameras with magnetic bases. Benefiting from a plug strip (tidy things up), amazing how well it’d suit it is for this application. Additionally, if you're not aware of the newest generation of magnets, Google N52, it’s mind boggling what a substantial base like this is capable of accomplishing when joined to powerful magnets.

Solidly constructed: I'm confident will hold my (expensive) equipment Came with maybe a dozen cage nuts


mine came with all the required hardware and installation instructions (which could've been better in quality).



-Durable powdercoat -Sturdy -Rack nuts are neither too loose nor too tight. Can be removed without a tool, but they don't fall out.




Solid, much thicker material than I expected. Easy to mount comes with cage nuts and hardware


This rack is very well built and highly modular. Tripp Lite put a fair amount of thought into the design of the rack. And just like the other manufacturers, if you use their PDUs and cable management stuff, it is a very snap-in setup. One great aspect of the modularity, though, is the fact that you can move the vertical rails while the servers are racked. This saved me today when trying to squeeze our new blade chassis in and the rails wouldn't fit. Unlike other racks where I've had to remove all of the equipment to make these adjustments (making for a long night in a cold colo facility), I was able to get this done in 15 minutes during the day. Yay!
