Rackstuds Smart Rack Mounting System, 100-pack

This is a great design and I've been waiting for what feels like ages to be able to get hold of them in the UK.Getting any heavy equipment in place, or even light equipment when space is tight, with standard cage nuts is a real pain. Having a stud to hang the equipment while you get it locked off is a real time-saver and great for frustration avoidance!The cost is similar to cage nuts in the mid to high price range. For the time and frustration saved (not forgetting the saved chunks of skin you would normally expect to lose), that is a price worth paying.I mainly use this on audio equipment and network equipment.The advice supplied is not to use Rack Studs on items that will be moved around lots (such as hire equipment or a touring rig). I'm trying a compromise where Rack Studs take the top holes so I can hang kit while fitting it, but the bottom holes, which naturally pull away from the mounting rail, have standard caged nuts. The Rack Studs still are subjected to some vibration but with the standard bolts and caged nuts done up tight, there's barely any room for movement between the mating faces. Also, after seeing the company's demonstration video of the truck vibration test, I started laying all my racks on their back and with rails parallel to the direction of travel even if they are fitted with caged nuts throughout. This equipment is not out on the road every day so my experiment is certainly not as tough a test as others will need. If I remember, I'll update this review in a few months.

They are simply awesome! Not sure I'd truss a heavy full length server with them, but for network gear and blanks they are brilliant.

So much easier than traditional captive nuts.

Good product

Fingertop savers

Much simpler to use than traditional cage nuts. Also very useful for mounting thinks alone as they provide a stud (Red part) in the rack that you can use to temporarily hold the equipment in place while screwing in the thumb nut (Black part).I use them to hold all kinds of networking equipment in racks and have yet to break one off. I have even mounted a Synology 1U unit using these studs alone.