APC 17" Rack LCD Console

Product Overview

AI-generated summary

The APC 17" Rack LCD Console is one of those “get it working and forget it” products. For UK resellers and business IT teams, that matters: it’s the sort of integrated console you drop into a server room setup where you don’t want a separate monitor/keyboard tray and you want consistent access to the KVM without faffing about. If you’re managing a small-to-medium rack count, or you’ve got colocation hardware and need straightforward remote hands-style local access, this is a sensible way to buy reliability rather than tinkering with cheaper, more temperamental alternatives.

That said, at £1,198 ex-VAT, it’s not a casual purchase. The only real “why not” is if you’re expecting big flexibility or broad compatibility surprises—console units live and die by how well they match the rest of your KVM environment, and that’s where cost can turn into regret if you don’t already have the right ecosystem. Also, if your use case is mainly occasional maintenance, you might be able to get similar outcomes with a less premium console approach or a simpler rack shelf solution, depending on your existing infrastructure. Overall: buy this if you want a dependable rack-mount console that suits established KVM setups; pause if you’re still building the KVM plan and haven’t confirmed compatibility end-to-end.