HL15 Extended Version Update: We’re Moving Forward!

Hey 45HomeLab Community!

Thanks again for all your amazing feedback—it’s because of you that we’re officially moving forward with the extended version of the HL15!

This upgraded design will support E-ATX motherboards and full-sized GPUs , giving you more flexibility and power for your HomeLab setups.We wanted to keep you in the loop as we finalize the design. While the increased length isn’t an issue for standard racks, the height will also need to increase to accommodate the largest GPUs on the market. The current HL15 is 4U, but the extended version will be 5U.

We know that every RU matters, so we’d love to hear your thoughts as we move forward. Our goal is to make this version as functional and versatile as possible while meeting the demands of high-performance HomeLabs.

  • Yes, 5U option works great!
  • No, I prefer the 4U option.
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5U! A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one.

5U - HL15 Max
4U - HL15 Mini

Do it.

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I’ve mentioned this elsewhere, but I’d love to see a front plate with some I/O (primarily USB, but maybe also a front power/reset switch).

Kevin

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Sign me up! Looking forward for the 5U version!

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Having the 4U version with an E-ATX motherboards would be very nice as it would go on my desk in the horizontal position. One idea to make it happen would be to remove the 15 HDD from the chassis to make room for the E-ATX and instead add some SDD and NVME disk accessible from the front panel for the remaining space and one cool option for the HDD would be to put the HDD in a separate HL15 chassis that we hook up directly. This way that chassis could have like 45HDD drive in it.

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