4U Server Chassis 7X3.5 + 2X 5.25 HDD, Wall Mount Network Rack SL-450A Airflow Rackmount Server Cabinet 7 x PCI Slot Computer Case Lockable with Key Support 80mm Fan, A/V Devices

The plexy glass on the door had the protective layer that is removed, but I had to take apart the door to get it all off as it was mounted to the door with it on. The sheet metal it's constructed from is a thin gauge but the great price makes you not care. However the hinges on the face door is where a heavier material is needed, they are very soft and easily bent.

I bought this to relocate a small home server from a freestanding tower to a rackmount unit. This case is poorly-made, with lots of tolerance issues. Case is kind of flimsy, but strong enough for my use. In my case it wasn't worth the time to return and search for something better, but to make things work I had to:1) I needed to move the motherboard standoffs to new positions to accommodate my motherboard, but the pre-drilled holes were not tapped. Had to tap them to get standoffs to screw in.2) Rackmount holes were just a touch out-of-place. Had to drill/round them out to get them to line up with my rack.3) Remove the front handles, they interfere with the rack screws' heads and prevent rack installation.4) Destroyed a number of mounting screws while installing drives/etc as all the pre-drilled holes are poor quality or not threaded correctly, but are a harder material than screws.This case is workable if you have patience. But knowing what i know now, I wouldn't have bought it.

Was able to move my surveillance computer into this nice rackmount case without issue. I grabbed some noctua 80mm fans and was all set.It fit my regular ATX board and power supply without issue. The only snag I had was installing a PCIe card seemed to have a very tight clearance between the board and the case.Would happily buy it again!

It is exactly what I thought it would be. Threw my ATX system into it, loaded up all the drives, connected all the cables, closed the case, slid into server rack. 20 minutes to running, exactly like a generic desktop build, no instructions required.This is for home labs and small businesses. It'll serve those applications well.Pros:It's rackmount - made for being in a rack. It isn't getting damaged unless your whole rack is being damaged. It's therefore functionally immortal and since it adheres to ATX/ITX standards, it'll never go obsolete. Whatever comes out in the future, there's a way to adapt it to this. No plastic to break or wear, no proprietary little parts to break. It's a forever case.Dual fan slot on back should fit many water coolers. I just threw some fans in the spaces but the clearance is pretty good for a radiator's tubing. The fan grill is also 100% flat on the back, meaning you could mount an extra fan on the outside of each slot.The locking front panel is spiffy. I glued an old used cell phone to the inside as a SCADA display through the hole for the glass and changed the latch to a magnet to keep it closed.Cable management is good - all wires coming out of the PSU can immediately go under the DVD drive bays, down to the HDD bays, and come out exactly where they need to at the motherboard.The front fan pushes air through the HDD bays quite well. My SSDs report no more than 1 degree different between them, and they're loaded two to a bay, in every bay.I thought I was going to immediately remove the handles but they're unexpectedly not-terrible. They'll hold the full weight of my system just fine if I ever need to move it and certainly helped putting it in the server rack slots 5 feet off the ground.The 4U ears add considerable strength against leverage forces and would work in a flimsy network rack without destroying it like a standard 2U chassis could. The drives are very close to the front, adding to good weight management.Cons:Lots of little quality-of-life upgrades/fixes. This is expected with anything at this price point.The included screws are terrible. Spend $3 on an assortment of PC screws or just use the ones from an old case. Some screws are tapered at a weird angle.The rivet holes are of low tolerance so they're loose. I replaced all the rivets but you could just ignore it.The lid isn't load bearing. There's no supporting structural slot for it to slide into at the front, so don't go putting a monitor on it. I plopped a drill down on it by accident and hand to bend it back up a quarter inch afterwards.The power buttons are momentary rocker switches. The switch labeled I/O is actually the reset, not power. Fixed with a black marker, but if you're used to standard labels you could physically switch them around.The locking front panel is only held closed by the key lock. If you don't plan to lock it, add a small magnet to your order and superglue it on. Easy fix.Not a con, but do note that you'll need to remove the hard drive bays to mount/dismount the hard drives without hitting any of your motherboard components. The lateral stack mounting of the drives is better for cooling but if you want to hot swap things, you'll need to install an adapter in the 5.25" bays.Overall:For the $100 price point, this is what you want to buy. It doesn't have the features you get from premade dell/hp server chassis' but since it is ATX/ITX compliant, you won't be locked into their hardware and accessories.

Very good case out my gaming of in it

This case, the sl-450a 4u rack mounted case, is basic, but it works.The quality is not that high. For example, the screws don't fit quite right in the various screw holes. I think another reviewer is right when he said that you get what you pay for, and this case is the cheapest I could find on Amazon for a 4u case.I do like the very basic features it has. The 5.25" cage and the hard drive cage both are screwed in from the top, so if you wanted to remove either of those cages to aide in installing or removing parts from them, you can. In fact, I did that when setting it up. I found it easier to install the disc drive by removing the cage.The review that has a pros and cons list by Val Erie (or something like that) is accurate, though I didn't have an issue with bent ears like they seemed to.I did find that the fan had a molex connector. Not bad for compatibility, but it's something that likely I will be replacing.Besides a few tolerance issues with the screws, personally I found the size of this case and all it's parts to be fine. You do have to keep in mind, as others have said, that there is that structural bar, which will limit what cards you can place in the pcie slots.I LOVE the carrying handles. I didn't think I'd care about them, but I ended up liking that it had those handles.So, overall it does have a few flaws, but it's a cheap case, what do you expect?I find the flaws of this case aren't enough to keep me away, and in fact I'll be buying a 2nd one of this case at some point in the future to put another of my computers in my server rack.

This case is fine for a small quick server case but I wouldn't recommend buying it unless you are in a crunch. The case material is thin and cheap. The rivets are inconsistent and loose. The screw holes strip after one use. The HDD bay needed additional washers to keep screws tight. If it wasn't for the time crunch I am in this would be going right back.