It is sturdy and the build quality is good

It is sturdy and the build quality is good  Read Less

After some initial issues with getting networking setup selfresolved after a reboot its been smooth sailing

After some initial issues with getting networking setup selfresolved after a reboot its been smooth sailing  Read Less

Out of paranoia i selected the maximum threedrive parity type of raid for this first zfs build so now id have to lose four hdds...  Read More

Out of paranoia i selected the maximum threedrive parity type of raid for this first zfs build so now id have to lose four hdds in this new array before actually losing the data  Read Less

The system itself has the ability to adjust the fan speeds manually but its basically almost full speed or full speed and then ...  Read More

The system itself has the ability to adjust the fan speeds manually but its basically almost full speed or full speed and then no options to just turn up the case fan  Read Less

As well as saving the cost and effort of finding a case with good thermal properties and 8 3

As well as saving the cost and effort of finding a case with good thermal properties and 8 3  Read Less

Of course this is at the cost of louder fan noise

Of course this is at the cost of louder fan noise  Read Less

Also wish it came with a supermicro licence included for the price

Also wish it came with a supermicro licence included for the price  Read Less

In summary not cheap but worth it for the time saved and peace of mind

In summary not cheap but worth it for the time saved and peace of mind  Read Less

Arrived faster than expected booting up the mini xl went pretty smoothly

Arrived faster than expected booting up the mini xl went pretty smoothly  Read Less

With the problem quickly identified from the system logs i got shipped a new motherboard that i replaced myself sending the old one back

With the problem quickly identified from the system logs i got shipped a new motherboard that i replaced myself sending the old one back  Read Less

The customer service staff at ixsystems was a pleasure to work with and bent over backwards to resolve a shipping delay issue t...  Read More

The customer service staff at ixsystems was a pleasure to work with and bent over backwards to resolve a shipping delay issue that was amazons fault  Read Less

Included two ethernet cables power cords and came extremely well packaged in custom foam

Included two ethernet cables power cords and came extremely well packaged in custom foam  Read Less

The second box took the first 4 hdds fine but when i added the remaining 4 hdds everything started to lock up

The second box took the first 4 hdds fine but when i added the remaining 4 hdds everything started to lock up  Read Less

The first box took 8 hdds with no problem

The first box took 8 hdds with no problem  Read Less

Lot of little screws of which many extras were in the box

Lot of little screws of which many extras were in the box  Read Less

The system runs great with plex lms and a few other virtual systems running on it

The system runs great with plex lms and a few other virtual systems running on it  Read Less

I highly recommend purchasing systems from ixsystems as opposed to building a system on your own its so much easier and works a...  Read More

I highly recommend purchasing systems from ixsystems as opposed to building a system on your own its so much easier and works as good or better than a custom system  Read Less

Ixsystems sells a 480 gig ssd that shows up as having only 16g of space available on it

Ixsystems sells a 480 gig ssd that shows up as having only 16g of space available on it  Read Less

Especially as we transition to doing more and more with 4k video which is a lot more data to deal with as compared to hd

Especially as we transition to doing more and more with 4k video which is a lot more data to deal with as compared to hd  Read Less