5.0 out of 5 stars Tiny rack with SERIOUS quality and BIG features!!!!

G.P. · 27 May 2024

I have to confess, i don't always write long reviews for products i buy, Generally because i buy something, it's nothing exciting, i use it an that's the end of that.... This on the other hand has been something i have wanted for a long time and FINALLY got round to buying.First and foremost, packaging was great, lots of squishy foam and item arived in perfect condition. No assembaly needed. Obviously you will need to move things around to your liking but it's only a cross head for any screws and allen key for the frame (not that you need to change that)Build quality (i hope i showed in my pictures) is SOLID!!! thick alu extrusion and thick smoked plexi on the sides. Screws have plastic washers so won't scratch your kit and the extrusions have pre-drilled holes so no fiddling with racknuts (which i hate)Decent ventalation up top and open at the rear. Nice rubber feet on the base to help dampen vibrations. The handles at the top are also metal and screwed in to the rest of the metal frame so you will be able to pick up and move without worrying about things falling apart.The included DeskPi adapters are pretty cool, moving the USB-C and HDMI to the rear of the board to make mounting super neat and tidy, my bag of screws also included many standoffs for various mounting options and what look like heatset inserts you could use on 3d printed brackets (or maybe they are joiners.... either way that's cool :-)Super stoked to get building in this little rack of mine and have already printed out some test fit parts to mount my UniFi networking kit and ZimaBoards into the rack :-)Would i recommend? YES YES and YES again (infact, already got a few of my techy buds looking into it! :-)

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid Rack But Not Perfect

O.W. · 27 April 2025

I've been looking for a way to better organise my stack of TinyMiniMicro nodes for a while, and this seemed like the perfect option. Combine this with a whole world of 3D printable / off the shelf 10" rack accessories and you've got a lovely little stack.Unboxing was impressive. Everything is packed well, and neatly laid out in layers of foam cut to size. This makes laying out the kit before assembly nice and easy, and also is great for doing the initial check against the (well illustrated) assembly guide to check that all pieces are supplied and intact.Once built it's a good looking and sturdy mini rack. I'd maybe like to see slightly larger rubber feet to give a) a bit more stability and b) a bit more of a height gap over the floor level if you wanted bottom mounted fans, but that's a minor quibble.There are a couple of aspects of the kit that I'm not fond of:- The head of the supplied philips driver feels like it's going to keep skipping and eventually either it or the rack screws will strip. Something doesn't match up well there.- For an 8U rack, you're only given 24 rack screws. Assume 4 screws for a decent fixing per 1U and you're not going to fill your rack with what's provided.- While it's nice to have pre-drilled holes for rack screws as opposed to fiddling with cage nuts, I loathe 10-32. Metric standards do exist, and are far more internationally friendly (cost & availability) than whatever abomination the Americans use.- The SBC shelf seems like a poor choice of default accessory. It's not like they're not available separately, but they're of no use if you're not putting SBCs into your rack. Another rack shelf or a lower price would make more sense. This is a product likely to be bought by people with a specific setup / goal in mind, so there's no real appeal in having a variety of extras just for the sake of showing what's on offer.Still, it's a good shortcut package when I'm not in the mood to build a custom frame and want to focus on populating the rack instead. I'll try to get some photos up once I have it fully loaded.

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it! Amazing for Tinkerers.

H.J.K. · 28 July 2024

Purchased this for a project, and I think it turned out great.Would highly recommend for hobbyists and anyone trying to neaten their homelab setups!

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect rack

M.T. · 15 April 2024

The perfect start to me building my own NAS. This rack is extremely sturdy and has perfect layers for fixing in my storage so I can access it anywhere and at max speeds as well. Perfect aeration for the components, and clear sides to view it all. The sturdy overall build is a treat, and proper handles just mean moving ti is even easier. 10/10........absolutely recommend

4.0 out of 5 stars Looks nice but how to assemble?

A.A. · 18 June 2025

Seems good quality on arrival but assembly a bit tricky. Looks good when complete

3.0 out of 5 stars Lovely little rack cabinet but has issues

A. · 23 June 2024

Firstly, the build quality looks good, time will tell if it lasts. The accessories provided overall are good and useful.However, it has a few issues.As Jeff Geerling pointed out in one of his videos, the blanking plates are too tall. 1 of the plates fits snuggly against other items in the rack. The other 2 are too tall and project in to the other Units. So they can't be used with anything that takes up a full rack unit. It appears to be the folded edges top and bottom which protrude in to the unit space above and below. As I say, one of them is spot on and the other two aren't.In addition, there are no spare bolts provided with the rack. I'm surprised that extra bolts (and washers) weren't provided for the blank spaces within the rack. 12 extra bolts would mean you could fill the rack with additional equipment. Not to worry, i can't use the 2 blanking plates due to their faults so I have 8 spare nuts & washers.Be aware that not all 10 inch accessories will fit in this rack. Not sure if that's the fault of the rack or the 3rd party accessories. I purchased a Digitus 10 inch patch panel and it's about 2mm too wide to fit between the vertical rails. I need to make adjustments to the patch panel to make it fit better that than paying more than twice the price for the DeskPi patch panel which wastes space in the rack at less than 1U, unless you plan to use 2 of them together.Overall it's a lovely little rack but let down but the lack of additional bolts and incorrectly sized blanking plates.

DeskPi RackMate T1

C. · 17 May 2024

Il nuovo RackMate T1 prodotto da DeskPi offre una soluzione compatta in grado di ospitare unità rack fino a un massimo di 8U, con una larghezza di 10 pollici. La struttura del case è realizzata in alluminio mentre le superfici laterali traslucide sono in acrilico. La parte superiore preforata in acrilico presenta delle imperfezioni dovute al taglio mediante cnc, sarebbe stato preferibile un pannello in alluminio. Le maniglie, anch'esse realizzate in alluminio, sono rimovibili ed alla base sono presenti dei piedini in gomma.La confezione include anche una SBC shell con due adattatori utili per l'installazione di schede come il Jetson Nano e il Raspberry Pi 5, comprese viti di fissaggio e rialzi, una shell preforata in alluminio ed un pannello vuoto di altezza 1U. Tutti i vassoi ed i pannelli sono intercambiabili e seguono gli standard di dimensione previsti per i rack, in modo da consentire configurazioni personalizzate in base alle proprie esigenze. Il case è grande abbastanza per ospitare schede madri mini-itx, ma non viene fornita la shell necessaria per il montaggio, acquistabile separatamente. Il case nel complesso, tralasciando qualche piccola imperfezione nella finitura, ha soddisfatto completamente le mie aspettative, lo userò per ospitare un server domestico con annesso NAS. Al momento sono alla ricerca di un UPS delle giuste dimensioni per renderlo autosufficiente durante i blackout, che al momento GeeekPi non fornisce. Assegno 5 stelle su 5 al prodotto.

Super produit !

D.M. · 1 October 2024

Livraison rapide, le produit est bien emballé. Je m'attendais à un kit, mais il est déjà monté. La baie est rigide, solide, elle inspire confiance. Il y a déjà de nombreux accessoires fournis avec.J'ai acheté cette baie pour donner un look plus pro à mon bazar de serveur de fichiers. La gestion des câbles est un vrai bonheur, il y a plein d'endroit où les attacher avec des colliers, et plein de place sur les côtés pour cacher le surplus. J'ai pu aussi fixer mon switch USB à une façade avec des colliers. Je pourrais encore améliorer si je trouve des câbles USB3 plus courts.Comme la baie est prévue pour 2 raspberry pi d'origine (et même plus avec les accessoires disponibles), j'en ai ajouté un second avec Home Assistant, ainsi qu'un switch réseau dédié à la baie.Il y a même encore de la place, je pourrais ajouter une étagère avec deux Raspberry Pi supplémentaires pour d'autres services. La baie est bien ventilée grâce à l'espace sur les côtés et la grille supérieure. On peut aussi y ajouter des ventilateurs.Je trouve que c'est réussi. C'est propre, c'est pro, et avec les poignées sur le dessus on peut la déplacer facilement.

Recibido con un solo adaptador en lugar de dos.

A. · 5 December 2024

Falta un adaptador de raspberry y como en otros casos, la bandeja inferior esta doblada, aunque la he podido enderezar.

Awesome and cute at the same time!

A.N. · 22 June 2025

I wanted to upgrade my home network, and was wondering how I could mount the equipment neatly, and then I discovered this GeekPi 8U Rack, and immediately wanted to get this (saw it used in a YouTube video for the UniFi network equipment as well). It is really good quality, and perfect for my use case.

Good quality but you need to know that…

A.J. · 25 July 2025

First off, I really like the rack, it feels high-quality, and in my opinion, the price is justified. That said, it’s a bit disappointing that the mounting holes don’t follow standard measurements. I had some 10-inch inserts that I couldn’t attach using the inserts provided screws, which are very standard, because the holes didn’t align. Only the original screws from the rack’s vendor fit, and they sell them separately if you need more.It honestly feels like this was intentional, possibly to encourage buyers to purchase their inserts and accessories, since I can’t think of another reason for the non-standard sizing. Also, the spacing between holes isn’t standard either, so many of my inserts are mounted using just two screws instead of four. This might be a space-saving decision, though.If you’re okay with that, then it’s no big deal. Personally, I didn’t mind too much, it still works well for my needs.