PATCHBOX Setup.exe 3 Installation Tool - Easy Mount for Patch Panels Servers Fits 19” Rails, Square and Threaded Holes - Computer Cabinet and Network Racks - Laptop, Device Workshelf, Holds 110 lbs

This is a must have if you rack gear in network racks. Built sturdy to handle heavy items. I use this as a shelf on a regular basis for my laptop. It allows me to position it at just the right height.

As someone who for years has struggled with installing or removing servers and switches on my own, this is effectively another set of hands. The ability to remove mounting screws and knowing this will support the equipment rather than worrying about it dropping or trying to undo and hold with one hand…is so beneficial. It feels very solid and attaches to racks easily.

Expensive but well worth the cost in build quality and usefulness. I don't have to ask for help racking equipment and still do it safely. Be sure you adjust the the tool because out of the box it was too loose in my network racks.

Very helpful for installing equipment solo. It's also nice that it doubles as a spot for my laptop as well when I'm working in a data room. It would be a 5 star product if it had a place to store the spare pins for threaded/non-threaded racks and a way to adjust for different rail widths without the need of a separate tool.

Expensive but amazing if you rack mount equipment frequently. Takes the place of a second set of hands as advertised. Only found one rack in our campus where the holes are too far from the edge for this to work. Older 2 post aluminum racks may or may not work depending on the hole spacing from the edge.

Very well built and thought out tool. Have used this on different racks with cage nuts and tapped holes. The tool is adjustable to work with varying thickness rails. Needs 1 U spacing to fit. The tool needs the rail drilled and tapped so the alternate spring pins can be stored on the tool. Also a case would be nice.

First off this is a great idea for a product. However could have been so much better. 1) Price. This should cost a few bucks to make in China. Even if they charged $100, it would still be tons of profit, for it being basically two pieces of metal on a hinge $250 is ludicrous. 2) Size. If you plan on traveling and using this during installs it is too long to fit in a standard laptop backpack. They should have made it slide out and extend like server rails do and then you could transport it at a reasonable size. 3) Extra hardware needed. You need a 10mm wrench to swap the ends from square open hole to the threaded adapters. AND you need a 13mm wrench to adjust the bolts if it doesn’t fit your rack. So now you need to buy and carry around 2 wrenches + the extra adapters (that can easily get lost) + the unit itself. This should have been designed better to require less extra parts and tools… a Dell Server rail has no extra parts or tools needed, can extend, support tons of weight, etc. as an example, you just need to put the effort into designing something better. 4) Lack of support. I emailed support with a simple question and never got any response. End Result= Product Returned.

I have been in IT for 30 years. After working in many data centers and standing in front of countless server / networking racks, this product has been a life saver. This has made mounting new hardware much safer, has cut my install/ mounting times down considerably. Great tool and super handy. An easy decision to buy and I highly recommend this to anyone installing networking equipment especially if they do so alone. It's better than a second pair of hands! Don't wait, buy it. You will not regret it!

Used it a few times so far and it’s made every install easy! Let’s a single man struggling to do a two man job alone do the work safely and quickly. No more tying to balance a switch in one hand, hoping the cage nuts don’t pop out whilst bending an a rack ear. Biggest issue, and why it doesn’t get 5 stars: requires some tools (a spanner) to adjust the rack ears and no where to store the alternative pins. They could have easily made a threaded hole on the arms to store the extra pins.

Super om dit te gebruiken, altijd handen vrij om toestellen correct in rack te monteren. Perfect om laptop op te zetten als deze omgekeerd gemonteerd is waardoor je deze niet meer moet op de grond plaatsen of een plaats zoeken.

ich bin von dem Produkt begeistert, hätte es mir nicht so stabil vorgestellt. Endlich hat mein Kreuz eine Entlastung und ich kann am Laptop vorm Schrank arbeiten und hab beide Hände frei. Auch das einbauen von Switches erleichtert meine Arbeit sehr und ich erspare mir einen Helfer. Das Produkt hat sich quasi innerhalb den ersten 3 Switch Einbauten von selber bezahlt. Würde gerne mehr als 5 Sterne vergeben. Perfektes Produkt

This is a great tool for when racking server or comms kit. No longer do I need to find boxes to balance or use one arm to support the device whilst furiously trying to get the first 2 screws in.

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