ECHOGEAR 20U Open Frame Rack for Servers & AV Gear - Durable 4 Post Design with 2 Vented Shelves & Wall Mount Capability Review

We bought the 20U model and it is perfect for home electronics rack infrastructure. Very easy to assemble if you have basic household tools. It appears to be of solid build quality and no component feels cheap. We installed 1U supply and exhaust air fans at the top and bottom; two included shelves for the receiver and a game console; installed a voltage stabilizer 1U high; and bought a third 1U shelf to house a home modem and consoles. We strongly recommend buying it.

A Dell server with Dell server rails will not work. I expect to use it as a solid stand instead of serving the intended purpose of the purchase. The build quality is good. Easy to assemble. Only the screws for the supplied inserts are included, which are smaller than the server screws usually used. Gave 2 stars. 2 stars for the build quality. 3 stars deducted for misleading. They claim the following: Fits all your network servers and AV gear. This is simply not true as it will not include a…

Used for network and server equipment. It arrived very well packaged, all parts were separated by either plastic or cardboard, instructions were clear and assembly was easy. The result is a pretty solid rack that fits the components I have. Two shelves are very handy for non-mountable components (modem, router, external drives). There are a few extra screws in the kit but I would pay a little more to get a full set of these so all my components can have the same screws. I've seen some…

Assembly was going great until I went to put on my skates. Three of the four holes were machined perfectly. The fourth allows you to paste less than a quarter of the post. I tried this with a few rollers to make sure the one I was using was correct. I took the casters off and tried to install the rack leveling feet and the result was exactly the same. The adjuster foot offered a lot of surface area (at the nut) to work on, but the resistance felt like I could potentially break the bolt. Now I…

This post does not come with cage nuts. It comes with #10-32 screws that match the threaded holes in the frame. It does have slots for cage nuts, but they're on the side, not the front. I like cage nuts, if the thread in the cage nut is damaged, replace the cage nut, but once the screw hole is damaged, that hole can no longer be used. Also, I'd like to mount to the wall instead of the side with cage nuts. In the latter case, the shelf looks asymmetrical (one side is mounted on the wall, the…

I looked at many server racks before deciding on this one. For the price it seemed worth it. I am happy to report that it does not disappoint. Wi-Fi is having problems in and around my house. Old construction or wiring causes interference, overlapping signals, and a lack of proper space to place access points throughout the home. I decided to set up a small network stack in my basement and run ethernet to each room as needed, but I really didn't want to rack mount it in the very old basement…

Everything I was hoping for plus a few extras. The stand is very durable. The power amp I just put on the bottom rack weighs about 82 pounds and nothing! I'm probably around 150 pounds and it still slides back and forth. By the way, the marks on the floor are from the previous owner of the house, and the legs of the echo mechanism are not scratched. I ran out of space in just a few months, so I added a 10U wall shelf from the same company. above mine. 10U is designed for wall mounting…