Review on 🗄️ NavePoint 18U Wall Mount Server Data Cabinet: Secure 24-inch Depth Glass Door Storage Solution with Lock, Key, and Casters by Ryan Fuhrer

I bought this cabinet to organize my audio equipment in front of the church. It works very well for this purpose and I highly recommend it. The all black and glass aesthetic is very well done. The cabinet is solid and well made. Assembly is easy and you have many options to choose the depth of the stand. Unlike some similar cabinets I've used, you get the full 18U capacity and don't even lose a chunk of RU to build. The vertical rails are well designed, labeled front and back, and have square holes that accept standard M6 cage nuts. The cage nuts and bolts supplied with the cabinet are of good quality and it was advisable to use them as part of the vertical rail assembly on the horizontal spacer rail. Not many closets can do that. It was a little tricky getting my hands in the space to insert the cage nuts that attach the vertical rails to the horizontal top and bottom rails, but once the cage nut was in, screwing was easy enough. My closet was pushed out a little. The 'z' indicates that the frame was slightly bent during shipping, but I didn't notice this until I put the hardware in. My gear went in with no problem. There are some flaws in the design of this cabinet that don't make it a 5 star rating for me. The wheels are not blocked. One of the worst things that can happen when working with equipment is rack/chassis misalignment, and with no lockable casters, this has happened to me while racking my 70V power amp. There should be locks on the front casters and I'm considering replacing them so there won't be any problems in the future.2. The back panel is attached with screws and cannot be removed like the side panels. This is a HUGE mistake, IMHO. NavePoint has attempted to address two market needs with one chassis, and I'm afraid both are unsuccessful as a result. Since the cabinet can theoretically also be mounted on the wall, it does not make sense from a technical point of view to have the rear panel removed quickly. The problem with that way of thinking is that I wouldn't hang this on a wall with about 18 units of equipment when the mounting system is enabled, and if I'm putting wheels on it I clearly need to be able to reach at least the front and back for assembly, mechanics and laying of cables. It would be MUCH better if there was a non-wall mount model of this cabinet that came with an easy to remove rear locking plate and a wall mount model with stronger top and bottom mounting plates. Or just make a quick release back plate to give flexibility to those of us who don't wall mount them.3. The fans on this thing are LOUD. Volume 80dB. Don't get me wrong, these are good AC fans, but they don't have speed control and push out a lot of air. I had to replace them with something else. These are 120mm fans and thanks to NavePoint for the quick response when I asked about this before purchasing I was able to purchase a thermostatically controlled, near-silent, variable speed fan solution to replace the stock fans. Any sort of speed control, even just a 3-speed switch, will likely improve this situation and make stock fans usable where you don't want them to be heard. The door is designed to be left or right mounted, but the graphics don't fit in both places - if you have to mount it on the left, the branding is reversed. Not a functional issue, it just looks gaudy and doesn't represent NavePoint at its best. The cable routing holes are either covered or not. These cabinets must be fitted with an optional dust cap or bristle bush. I made something out of nylon bristle door brushes so I could run the cables up and control at least some dust and noise ingress, but at this price and level of quality that was a downside for me. All in all, I really like this office. I've had a lot of experience with server racks in data centers, and with ease of assembly, flexibility, and overall aesthetics, it beats many of the more expensive equipment racks I've worked with.