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Introduction:
When it comes to testing a new system or troubleshooting something it's never fun to fumble around inside of your case. This is where the folks at High Speed PC come in. They've developed a neat little tech station that allows you to put all of the parts of the PC right in front of you for easy access. Building it is a breeze and the included rubber pads stop things from sliding around even at an incline.
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Who needs a tech station?:
The main purpose of the tech station is to allow easier access to your computer parts. It comes with an anti-static mat for the motherboard to lay on as well as rubber pads to allow the power supply and cd/dvd drives to sit on. With this it is much easier to work on your PC. It is also ideal for people who have multiple PCs to test at once or certain parts to test, such as memory. The average user probably wouldn't need a tech station due to its size. It is very small and really wouldn't be ideal for a case replacement, unless you are into that sort of thing.
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Overview:
The tech station fits pretty much any board. Since the board isn't actually mounted to the case, which I prefer it was, basically any standard sized board will fit in this tech station. Assembly was very easy and straight forward. The included instructions do a very good job at showing you how to set the tech station up. There was only one main issue I ran into in which the two posts that hold the white strip for the PCI/AGP cards didn't fit properly. I couldn't screw the post down all the way because the holes wouldnt be oriented properly. This turned out to be a minor issue because the whole thing is very stable. Once everything is in place it really doesn't budge.
In the above pictures you can see the tech station assembled completely. The black spots on top are the rubber pads that hold everything in place. The tech station comes with a 120mm fan that helps cool the entire system down while it's on. Also the tech station is pretty light weight and it is very easy to move around. The included hard drive rack holds the hard drives at the top of the tech station. The only problem with this would be if you wanted a CD-ROM and hard drive on the same cable. A few cables I had were a bit short and I had to really stretch it to reach. The best option would be to use two cables.
In the above picture I am tilting the tech station quite a bit. The drives at the top do not slide off at all. This shows the incredible hold that the rubber pads offer. I admit I was a bit skeptical at first that the pads would do any good. After tilting the tech station I was happily surprised that they held the drives in place very well.
Conclusion:
The tech station is a great thing to have if you need to work with your
PC or a number of PC components a lot. It is pretty easy to work with
and holds the components very well. The only major change I would have
done was to include some sort of thumb screws or clips to hold the motherboard
in place. The way it stands now is you really need to have a PCI card
in place in order for the board to be secure. The list price is pretty
decent for what you get. If you tried to build one on your own you would
probably end up spending more and spend a lot of time assembling it. Overall
I'd have to give this tech station an 8 out of 10.
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- Easy assembly
- PC components are easily accessible
- Few extra parts
- Compact
- Included LEDs and power/reset
switch and speaker
- 120mm fan included for cooling
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- Motherboard may not be
secure 100% of the time
- Hard drives can slide around
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