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Jonas A.

Jonas A.

Joined on 05/30/05

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Most Favorable Review

Excellent server chassis for the money

Habey ESC-4242C 4U Storage Server Chassis with 24 hot-swap SAS/SATA Bay
Habey ESC-4242C 4U Storage Server Chassis with 24 hot-swap SAS/SATA Bay

Pros: Overall very good quality. The case itself has sturdy steel construction and is heavy even when empty. Drive trays are well made, sturdy and they slide into the bays smoothy. Drive trays have screw holes for 3.5 and 2.5 inch drives which is great. The midplane for the drive bays will take SATA or SAS drives. Backplane is very neat and has sturdy connectors for SFF-8087 mini-SAS and molex power. The fan tray behind the backplane has 3 x 120mm fans, which is really nice for drawing a lot of air through the front drive bays. Rear has 2 locations for 80mm fans but does not include the fans.

Cons: Rails not included. I had to search on their website for rails. I found some but it doesn't say whether they are compatible or not. They have a very similar part number to the Norco Rails: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811997301. I have the Norco rails so I will see if they mount on this case.

Overall Review: My understanding is Norco and Habey share a similar manufacturer, however from experience the Habey 4242C is much better constructed than the Norco RPC-4020. The rack ships with only a small bag of screws for hard drives, no documentation, paperwork... nothing else. I love this case so much that I seriously want to buy another just to replace my current Norco case. This chassis pairs perfectly with the Areca ARC-1882IX-24, which I I'm waiting to arrive along with a Dual Opteron Super Micro for some serious action once I get it in the Colo.

Most Critical Review

Do Not Buy This!

KINAMAX NT-USB20 USB 2.0 to RJ45 Fast Ethernet 10/100 Base-T Network Adapter
KINAMAX NT-USB20 USB 2.0 to RJ45 Fast Ethernet 10/100 Base-T Network Adapter

Pros: It worked out of the box after installing drivers, that's about the only thing.

Cons: Very cheap plastic casing, reminds me of one of those plastic eggs you pop open with a prize inside. Item was received with scuff marks and dust on it, as if someone had previous used it or the manufacturer refurbished it (and did a horrible job). NOT USB 2.0 COMPLIANT, I tried this on three different machines, with two different operating systems and it only performs at USB 1.1. Would not even recognize ethernet connection from the hub i use for my home network, I had to plug it directly into the main ethernet line from the modem for it to even recognize a connection.

Overall Review: No support for linux, but that was never advertised, however it would have been nice. NEWEGG ROCKS, they refunded my money back. Newegg's support is always the best. Thank Newegg, I will always be a loyal customer.

Quiet and reliable

CORSAIR Hydro Series H60 (CW-9060007-WW) High Performance Water / Liquid CPU Cooler. 120mm
CORSAIR Hydro Series H60 (CW-9060007-WW) High Performance Water / Liquid CPU Cooler. 120mm

Pros: - Maintains an acceptable temp on my AMD 6-Core and is fairly quiet. - Reliable - not a hitch since i put it in.

Cons: None

Almost 1 year and no issues

CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX850 (CMPSU-850AX) 850 W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply
CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX850 (CMPSU-850AX) 850 W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: - Has all the power and connectors I need for my server motherboard and backplane with 24x 3.5" drives. - Running for almost a year constantly in a datacenter with no issues.

Cons: None

Almost 2 years and no issues

Kingston 32GB (4 x 8GB) ECC Unbuffered DDR3 1600 Server Memory w/TS Model KVR16E11K4/32
Kingston 32GB (4 x 8GB) ECC Unbuffered DDR3 1600 Server Memory w/TS Model KVR16E11K4/32

Pros: Works how they are supposed to, haven't let me down

Cons: None

Overall Review: Running in a Dual CPU AMD server that is constantly running.

Awesome card, no issues for months now

Rosewill RNX-N300X IEEE 802.11b/g, IEEE 802.11n Draft 2.0 (PCI Interface) Wireless Adapter (2T3R) Up to 300Mbps Wireless Download Data Rates 64/128-Bit WEP, WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK (TKIP and AES)
Rosewill RNX-N300X IEEE 802.11b/g, IEEE 802.11n Draft 2.0 (PCI Interface) Wireless Adapter (2T3R) Up to 300Mbps Wireless Download Data Rates 64/128-Bit WEP, WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK (TKIP and AES)

Pros: Great range, easy to install and configure, no issues

Cons: None

Overall Review: I loved this little guy so much I bought one for my brother's computer in his apartment. If i need another wireless card, I will be buying this one again.