APC NetShelter SX Server Rack Gen 2, 42U, 1991H x 750W x 1200D mm, with Sides, White

Product Overview

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The APC NetShelter SX Gen 2 42U is the kind of rack you buy once and stop thinking about—solid build quality, sensible access, and it’ll play nicely with typical UK server and networking setups. For £2,492.83 ex-VAT, it’s not “cheap,” but it’s also not priced like a premium gimmick. Where you’ll feel you’ve got value is when you actually need proper cable management and a rack that stays square and usable over time, not something that starts wobbling the minute you add weight and patching.

That said, I wouldn’t buy it for a small deployment where you’re trying to minimise spend—if you only have a handful of servers and light networking, you can usually get a perfectly adequate rack and put the money into redundancy, UPS, or spare optics instead. Also, if you’re not planning to use the side panels sensibly (airflow planning, maintenance access, and keeping dust under control), you may be paying for features you won’t use. This one really suits mid-sized businesses, MSPs, and data-centre-adjacent offices who expect to fill it properly and want APC reliability rather than “good enough.”