10-inch or 19-inch rack for a homelab?
Choose 10-inch when your gear is mini PCs, Raspberry Pis, small switches and desktop NAS boxes: 322 of the 359 desktop devices in the PrintableRacks catalog fit its 222 mm opening. Choose 19-inch when you need rackmount gear: 97 bought rail parts in the catalog, from 24-port switches to rack UPS units, only fit 19-inch rails.
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Key facts
- A 10-inch rack takes 254 mm panels with a 222 mm opening; a 19-inch rack takes 483 mm panels with a 451 mm opening.
- Both use the same rack unit: 1U is 44.45 mm tall.
- The 14 10-inch frames here are 160 to 300 mm deep; the 2 19-inch frames are 300 to 1000 mm deep.
- Ready-made 10-inch frames here cost about $60 to 149; the 19-inch ones about $60 to 250 (typical US prices).
- 37 desktop devices in the catalog are wider than 222 mm, so they need a 19-inch shelf.
The numbers
| 10-inch | 19-inch | |
|---|---|---|
| Panel width | 254 mm | 483 mm |
| Opening between rails | 222 mm | 451 mm |
| Frames in the planner | 14 | 2 |
| Usable depth of those frames | 160 to 300 mm | 300 to 1000 mm |
| Bought rail parts in the catalog | 66 | 99 |
| Desktop devices that fit the width | 322 of 359 | 359 of 359 |
| Ready-made frame price here | $60 to 149 | $60 to 250 |
| Printable frames here | 6 | 0 |
Desktop devices are the loose devices in the catalog that sit on a shelf. Wider than 10-inch, for example: MikroTik CRS309-1G-8S+IN (272 mm), GL.iNet Flint 2 (MT6000) (245 mm), Synology DS1522+ (282 mm) and UGREEN NASync DXP4800 Plus (257 mm).