CyberPower RKBS15S2F12R Rackbar Surge Protector, 14 Outlets

Pros: 15′ 14gauge shielded wiring, very sturdy. Any other time in my life the cable length would’ve been a godsend, but was an inconvenience for me that was easily overcome by ziptie’s.

Sturdy construction, lots of outlets for my immediate use and cleaned up a ton of power cord mess from my wall outlet. Holds up very well under a hefty power load, which means I don’t have to have a quad outlet splitter in my wall socket.

Coloring matched my rackmount and it was easy to install.

Cons: There’s a cable guide / tie-down bar that is a bit flimsy and was more of an annoyance/frustration than anything. The tiny screws were a pain to get in because the slots in the bar were too close to the outer casing, so I had to find a thinner screw driver. In the end I just tossed it into the trash because it didn’t work for me, was too much frustration and by the time I had it on, I found I’d put it on upside-down so yeah… that piece didn’t survive my temper 😉

I wasn’t too concerned with the price, but I did get it initially at a reduced price which is what caught my eye. Would buy it again (and ditch that bar again, too!!) if I needed to. Definitely worth it if you’re looking for a solid power bar for your rackmount.

Installed two years ago and still working perfectly. Shallow depth allows use even in shallow patch panel racks.

I saw complaints that outlets are too close together and large plugs might fit in every available outlet. Since rack width is limited by 19″ spec, there’s no way to fit this many outlets at rear with more space between them. I can use every outlet for regular plugs and just had to skip a few when plugging in cheaper products that use wall warts.

For ease of cable management, I used the rear outlets to power rack equipment and front only for temporary use. Highly recommended.

I had 8 power cords, several which were so large that they covered 2 outlets that were plugged into 2 bulky surge protectors, They were very unsightly. I was able to mount this slim unit on the back of my file cabinet and plug everything into it so it is all out of sight. It is a very solid, well made product. I searched on the internet for several days and this was the best product for my application. A real bonus was the attractive price. I also love the security of purchasing from Amazon.

Was looking for a power bar / surge suppressor before adding on a UPS later on in my rack. I noticed a lot of the top rated / best selling rackbar had 6 outlets in the front and 6 in the rear, and so on — I didn’t understand this. After going to CyberPowers site and poking around a little more I discovered this line compared to the more popular ones.

Looking at the comparison it seemed like a no brainer, there’s more joule coverage overall, more NEMA ports in the rear, two extra up front just in case, and actual surge suppression (If you wanted more in the rear on the other line your option was to go 20 amp, or lose out on surge suppression). Seemed way more fitting the bill than anything else. Received it in a great packaging, I had to put the wire bar on manually which I thought was a bit of an odd setup but everything went together pretty easily. Wired everything up and works great. Got the twelve outlets in the back and two up front. Easy to hook up to a 19″ rack width too. There was also an option to set the depth a little more into the rack if you so chose, seemed like a few configuration options that I didn’t particularly need.

Works really good, I like how the ports are all laid out. So far no issues, powering lots of expensive server equipment.

I bought this as I wanted a power bar to connect a bunch of low draw devices (switch, router, modem, POE injector) to a single UPS backup outlet. The cord is LONG, but ultimately makes less of a mess as I’m able to bring power to all the devices and shorten those cords up a lot.

I don’t even have it in a rack yet. Ultimately its priced barely more than a decent strip power bar and still works fine out of a rack.

I purposely picked this one as it does not have a power switch, don’t need to shut all that stuff off by accident.