Today, we are taking a look at the Kenuco SOHO Mini 10in. We kicked off our 10″ rack series this weekend, with the Tupavco 4 Outlet 10in Rack Power Strip Mini Review. Now it is time to get to our first rack review. The Kenuco we purchased for $129 on Amazon which is decent for a 6U unit. To say we received a mixed bag would be an understatement. Let us get to the review.
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Kenuco SOHO Mini 10in Rack Overview
The Kenuco SOHO Mini 10″ rack is roughly 11.5″ x 14″ x 14″ in size. Our unit might have gotten a bit banged up in shipping, so we are going to just say that is roughly the size.
On the front of the rack, we get a latching and locking door with a window so you can see the equipment.
This door may not look it, but when we took it off it was heavy. Generally, we are not huge fans of heavy doors since if you wall mount it at the rear, that is a lot of weight on the far end of the lever.
On both sides, we get removable panels.
Here is what they look like on the other side with a fairly heavy internal lock in addition to the plastic latches.
The side panels and door come with locks, but we get three sets of keys, and they are not all the same.
That means you have to figure out which key works with which lock.
On the top, we get a fan exhaust vent as well as an opening that you can use for cable routing.
On the bottom, we have mounting spaces for feet as well as another opening for cables.
That is a nice little feature since if you get the unit on the included feet, cables can run under the chassis.
On the rear, we get four holes for wall mounting.
Inside the rack, we get front and rear posts. You can see the front posts have 1-6 numbering, which is nice. We have seen some popular 10″ racks that do not include this labeling.
The posts are also adjustable. Opening the side panels, one has access to the screws that allow you to adjust. This can be useful, for example, if you have shorter gear that has long connectors so you need extra space in the front.
In terms of included hardware, this is a bit perplexing.
We thought we were getting shelves for two pieces of gear. Instead, we got one set of shelves, but on the top set, we only got one side.
Just take a moment to reflect on the strangeness of this. Some manufacturing process lacks the simple quality control to make sure that there are left and right sides. This is not a small bit, this is glaringly obvious to anyone looking at it that there should be another side here.
Another small quality item was the front label. It was thick unlike a simple sticker making it rigid, but it was also very wavy.
On the Amazon listing the title says “Fan Not Included”, but further down in the listing it says “Fan Included” and that there would be a drilling template. We did not see the drilling template for wall mounting, but we got a fan.
Here is the included hardware. One fun one is that the Allen wrench does not fit any of the included hardware. It certainly does not work on the screws that keep the feet on and that come in the same bag.
Next, let us get to a test fitting to see how well it worked.
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It’s not just the box’s fan but the equipment inside that makes noise.
That box is in no way soundproof or suitable for home/office use. Most suitable soundproof racks are 20 – 30 times more expensive. An attractive furniture-like appearance is a quick way to spot these units, as are casters.
One that is only 10x the price is SysRack’s: 12U 35″ Depth Under Desk Sound Proof Server Cabinet SP 12.900, but a few hours searching might turn up something better; nothing under U$500 is likely to be suitable, and expect to pay that much in addition for shipping in state.
I don’t agree that fan noise isn’t an issue. There are plenty of low power and low noise devices. If you’ve got a rack at under 100W it won’t need to be loud and expensive
A couple of things:
1. Not only noise, I’d consider 230/110V mains connected fan a health hazard, especially when it’s connected to metal chassis despite there being proper grounding.
2. I have a similar 10″ rack from another manufacturer and there’s nylon washers for door hinges, maybe they are missing?
3. Mikrotik has several “200mm” devices and OEM rack ears for 10″ (RMK-2/10), but if you look closely the installation gets a bit tricky as 200mm ain’t exactly 200mm.
Some recent releases:
CSS318-16G-2S+IN: 218mm (sold as “10 inch product”)
CSS610-8G-2S+IN: 200mm
CRS310-1G-5S-4S+IN: 200mm
I hope they could be more consistent in the future.
Isn’t 10″ rack 222.25mm width? I just read that in the article today. 218mm should fit, but they’re only leaving 4.25mm which isn’t a lot.
One thing that has always bugged me about these racks (and carried over in to the 10″ one here) is how much wasted space there is on the left and right of each device. Given that cooling is typically front-to-back, I’m surprised nobody has come up with a design that reduces the amount of space on the left and right sides, allowing an extra rack or two in an aisle, or in the case of this one, a smaller footprint on or under a desk.
What are the usable inside dimensions?