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Jay H.

Jay H.

Joined on 01/11/10

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Great home rack

StarTech.com RK12OD 12U 19in Desktop Open Frame 2 Post Rack
StarTech.com RK12OD 12U 19in Desktop Open Frame 2 Post Rack

Pros: Well-built, inexpensive, easy to assemble, just the right size, fast delivery.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: As previous reviewers have described, this is an excellent little rack, perfect for a home setup. I have two Netra X1s (small 13" deep telecom server), a power strip, and a shelf for two small switches and a modem. I plan to add one or two more small servers in the future to complete the home web / mail / nameserver setup for several hobby websites. As for ease of assembly, the only thing that got me was the five minutes it took to figure out that I needed to take the plastic pin out of the middle of the rubber feet before inserting them into the hole, then put it back in to secure it. D'oh! (Yeah, OK, maybe I shouldn't rate myself 5 stars for tech knowledge.)

Cyber Power - just like the name says

CyberPower CPS1215RM Single Phase 100 - 120 VAC 15A Basic PDU - 10 Outlets, 15 ft, NEMA 5-15P, Horizontal, 1U
CyberPower CPS1215RM Single Phase 100 - 120 VAC 15A Basic PDU - 10 Outlets, 15 ft, NEMA 5-15P, Horizontal, 1U

Pros: Solid rackmountable power strip with plenty of outlets for a fairly small setup. Very well built for the price.

Cons: None. (Sure, there's no surge protection, but I didn't want to spend the extra 20 bucks for that. I just plugged it into a surge protector....)

Overall Review: Unlike other reviewers, this unit had no bent tabs, arrived in mint condition, quick shipment even using standard rate.

Cheap memory

CORSAIR 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model VS1GBKIT400
CORSAIR 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model VS1GBKIT400

Pros: Works. Big improvement over 128Kb that came with old machine.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: Added to Dell Optiplex 170L I'm using as a gateway router running OpenBSD, somewhat noticeable improvement in overall performance.

Good drive for the money

Western Digital Blue WD800BB 80GB 7200 RPM 2MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 / ATA-6 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital Blue WD800BB 80GB 7200 RPM 2MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 / ATA-6 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: IDE interface works on older mobos.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: After reading other comments about DOA refurbs, I decided to add the protection plan. Ordinarily I won't pay for it, but I am building a small network using some old machines and needed some IDE drives, so I figure if I get one that dies, it will pay for itself in shipping costs along if one of them dies. And let's face it, old hard drives die. Even new ones do sometimes.

Nice card for an old box

Intel PWLA8391GT Desktop Adapter PRO/1000 GT 10/100/1000Mbps PCI 1 x RJ45
Intel PWLA8391GT Desktop Adapter PRO/1000 GT 10/100/1000Mbps PCI 1 x RJ45

Pros: 1000Mbps at a low price on PCI card for old mobos

Cons: None

Overall Review: Added two of these to an old Dell Optiplex 170L that I'm using as a gateway PF firewall running OpenBSD. They work great.