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Gerhard M.

Gerhard M.

Joined on 12/20/11

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Most Favorable Review

very good case & good value

iStarUSA D-407P-DE6BL Black Steel 4U Rackmount Compact Stylish Server Case 3 External 5.25" Drive Bays
iStarUSA D-407P-DE6BL Black Steel 4U Rackmount Compact Stylish Server Case 3 External 5.25" Drive Bays

Pros: solid, compact, excellent trayless drive racks, quiet fans, inexpensive, standard PS fits It is now April 2019 and this case is still the best value to be found anywhere. Still using this, my original purchase, 02/11/2013, after all these years. Changed rating to 5 eggs from 4, it's that good. It's even a better value now than when I bought mine in 2013.

Cons: only 1 80 mm exhaust fan, should have 2 included, poor air flow from front to back, with the air filters in the front doors any air entering the case should come from there not the massive slots on top and the sides of the rear end of the case. Very heavy when loaded with 13 hard drives and quality PS

Overall Review: covering over the top and side air vents reduces the drive temps. by several degrees C. Mainboard temps down a bit as well because the air flow is now flowing across the mainboard instead of in through the back slots and out. If I were to build another NAS or server, I would snap up another one of these cases with the hot swap racks included.

Most Critical Review

not up to istarUSA quality

iStarUSA BPN-2535DE-SA 3.5" to 2 x 2.5" SATA 6 Gbps HDD SSD Hot-swap Rack
iStarUSA BPN-2535DE-SA 3.5" to 2 x 2.5" SATA 6 Gbps HDD SSD Hot-swap Rack

Pros: small, cheap, it works

Cons: The doors are not self latching like their 3.5" units, these have to be latched with a key and that makes them feel cheaply made.

Overall Review: I will not buy another one, even if on sale. If the box didn't say istarUSA on it, I would have thought they were made by someone else.

fantastic

Klipsch R6 Bluetooth Wireless Neckband In-Ear Headphones
Klipsch R6 Bluetooth Wireless Neckband In-Ear Headphones

Pros: well made, great sound quality, instantly paired with iphone 4 , good value. The package presentation shouts Klipsch is quality. Klipsch uses the same button sequence as my old plantronics Backbeat BT headphones, nothing new to learn. They even use the same power connector so my power block is usable as well. Standardization is a good thing in this case.

Cons: none so far, and no I don't own the company

Overall Review: neck band looks large on the models but for us real people the neck band is just the right size, it doesn't flop around on my neck. If you are a thick necked, over a 20 inch neck you will have to decide if it is comfortable for you to wear. For me, it is comfortable and the music quality is heavenly. The R6 supports a couple of sound standards that give even better reproduction but those I can't at this time test. Klipsch hasn't let me down with any of their products that I have bought.

SYBA SY-MRA25023 Back Panel Slot Mount Mobile Rack for 2.5"

SYBA SY-MRA25023 Back Panel Slot Mount Mobile Rack for 2.5" Laptop Size SATA HDD / SSD
SYBA SY-MRA25023 Back Panel Slot Mount Mobile Rack for 2.5" Laptop Size SATA HDD / SSD

Pros: Very good product, good price. Not a single problem in 3 years use. Makes good use of filling the bare spaces in a server with unused back panel slots. Can also be used up front, easy to modify.

Cons: EDITED: one of the two that I bought in 2013, just over 4 years ago had one of the sata connectors supplied with this unit burn up, looks like the 12 volt line inside the connector arched, melted the copper traces and a small spot of the plastic connector the traces are bonded in. This connector might only have been moved a couple of times in 4 years. Molded sata power connector seem to be time bombs waiting to go off.

Overall Review: I have 2 of these in a server and I modified a 3rd one to fit in a slim CD drive opening in a Sophos firewall. Wanted my SSD to be removable without opening up the small ISK300-150 case. EDITED: product is good, cable keep an eye on it, you should smell the burn before you see it. I did not see it until I started a server rebuild. Everything was still working so that made it hard to find.

Very good value

Rosewill RSV-L4000 - 4U Rackmount Server Case / Chassis - 8 Internal Bays, 7 Cooling Fans Included
Rosewill RSV-L4000 - 4U Rackmount Server Case / Chassis - 8 Internal Bays, 7 Cooling Fans Included

Pros: well made case, large and easy to work in, standoff holes: there are many and the ones needed for my dual cpu supermicro board align perfectly. Free shipping + sale price= unbeatable value and function. iStarusa BPN-DE230ss trayless drive racks fit in perfectly using the Rosewill mounting system once their drive trays were removed. Air intake filter.

Cons: Included fans are maybe better than nothing.

Overall Review: I just replaced the 2 rear 80mm fans with 3600 rpm spare fans. Will decide later if I need to replace 1 of the internal 120mm fans with a more capable one. I only use 1 of the 3 internals. Even so there are still 11 fans running in this case all drawing, mostly, filter air. This case now has 12- 3.5" hot swap drives via BPN-DE230ss, 6- 2.5" hot swap drives via 1 SuperMicro CSE-M14TQC and 2 SYBA SY-MRA25023 Back Panel Slot Mount and plenty of room for a number of extra SSDs

Very good, so far!

SILVERSTONE SFX ST30SF 300W Small Form Factor 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Semi-Fanless Power Supply
SILVERSTONE SFX ST30SF 300W Small Form Factor 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Semi-Fanless Power Supply

Pros: bought it in 1/10/2014, that makes it 2 3/4 year old. It is running like the day I first plugged it in and it is still quiet.

Cons: none

Overall Review: If the new ones are better than this one, as some have implied, I would buy this brand/model again. It isn't easy finding a good low power and small PSU. It would be nice if it were available as a modular and still low power. Most people buy a PSU that will supply way more watts then needed and end up running the unit outside the optimal power curve, thereby costing them money in the long run.