VEVOR 9U 4 Post Open Frame Server Rack Network Enclosure 23''-40'' Adjustable

Pros: - This is a gem in the rough for the price, it beats StarTech. - It's built sturdy enough for mid-weight servers, don't expect it to hold up massive NAS or SANs. It definitely feels like 200lbs really is its limit. - It's 20U, industry standard square-holes (for M6x16mm and square cage nuts), and comes with 2 incredibly well-built shelves. Cons: - If assembling yourself, prepare a few hours or so to assemble it, including loading it with gear. Much of the issues are screw alignments and the awkwardness. - The instructions require some engineering intuitiveness. I spent a good 5 minutes trying to decode some of its reasonings and then much of it clicked and it was off to the races. - All the screws, and I do mean all of them including the standoffs and grounding cord, comes in one single bag. - The alignments are not the greatest, be glad you have an electric drill. - The small corner pieces will be your bane, I gave up on the inner screws. - Didn't come with a flat-wrench to put on the wheels, had to make due with a crescent wrench at first until I got an actual normal wrench that fit its size. - Given it's weight limit and mid-grade sturdiness, I do recommend having some extra shelf units and rail mounts just to add extra stability. Niche nitpick: As another review stated, they could have made the opportunistic decision to make a fully all-side 19\" compatibility. That would have been insanely awesome and there's plenty of homelabbers that would have loved it. You can still mount half-racks in the midsections to make due, but damn, that is so close to perfection for some people's use-cases. Like me, I have it floor standing with the front side facing the edge of a desk (top units are net gear), the back side is facing an open area corner for access, and its side is facing out into the open room, and its other side is against the wall. That open midsection could have LCD panels, fan mounts, or w/e in standard 19\" rack form, but sadly no.

So far I've mounted a heavy UPS on the bottom and some switches on the top and it's doing pretty well, setup wasn't too hard, I think it was a good value for what you get.

Bought this for the adjustable deph for a server. Works great.

Rack went together easy and functions great as a home lab network setup in my case. Lots of screws for assembly but it was fun to put together.

Nice construction, but make sure you have a power screwdriver. It is mentioned in the instructions as well. Screws are used and require a good amount of force to drive into the metal components. Only complaint is that very few rack mount bolts and corresponding nuts included. I would at least make sure you have enough to rack 2 or 3 additional devices. Comes with enough to mound trays and 4 additional for 1 device. They are cheap, but would a have added to original purchase if i knew

Great choice for a small homelab, very well built. But the rack hardware nuts could have been better.

The frame is solidly built. Corner stiffeners work quite well to stabilize it. Adjusted mine to 32” depth, so top cover (not adjustable:-) doesn’t cover all, but a piece of plywood on top would fix that that. Only problem is the wheel attach. It looks like it’s a spot-welded nut. I’ve only loaded to 80lbs and one has already broken loose. When done, load will be close to 180lbs (it’s rating) so I will have to reinforce somehow. Update: Three wheel attach nuts have failed. Not even fully loaded. It looks like they punched out a hex hole for the nut to sit in then spot welded it! If it were a full weld, it might have worked, but just a round clearance hole with the nut spot welded on surface would have been stronger (would have frame support stress rather than spot welds). Now I have to use two large pattern washers to compensate for the hex hole.

Great piece of equipment, it did not disappoint, the metal uses good quality. The only complaint is it is a little hard to put together and also a little hard to figure out how long to make it. But once your past that its great, I have two servers and a dream machine pro on it with no issues. This could also be used for sound equipment which would be nice since it comes with wheels to move it around easier. Overall great product!

Its not a bad little rack for the price point - my only observation is that metal is a tad thinner than I prefer for hanging a rackmount case in it - fells like its going to kink something (if you know what i mean?). I went with some aftermarket shelf-rails for my little project - its ok not bad really.

Really nice rack. I have three 2U servers and it does a great job without taking up tons of space. Very solid and the wheels make it helpful to move it when I need to get to the back. Price was the best part.