EVERYTHING You Should Know About the HL15 (HL15 Review)

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The HL15 from 45Drives is here. It brings a lot of unique features and was built and designed with the HomeLab community in mind. In this in-depth review we'll cover everything you want to know about this new storage server. Thank you to 45Drives for sending this unit! You can get yours at: https://45homelab.com/ Check out their forums for updates: https://forum.45homelab.com/ Other Parts: - Universal Rack Shelves: https://amzn.to/3usoh9Q - Blank PCIe Covers (Black): https://amzn.to/3sK8ZwE - Blank PCIe Covers (White): https://amzn.to/3sLTSCY - RGB Case Fans: https://amzn.to/3SURBAc - Heavy Duty Noctua Fans: https://amzn.to/3QT2M9E - 8 TB NAS Drives: https://amzn.to/3sUCz2x - SATA DOM: https://amzn.to/3QT30h0 - Samsung NVMe: https://amzn.to/46o6v4R - SuperMicro 2 NVMe PCIe Card: https://amzn.to/47ENblz - SuperMicro 4 NVMe PCIe Card: https://amzn.to/3sNIdni - 10g SFP+ to RJ45 Transceiver: https://amzn.to/3GbKonB - Noctua CPU Cooler: https://amzn.to/46qHKFh - 16 GB DDR4-3200 RDIMM RAM: https://www.ebay.com/itm/204230531994?mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&campid=5338780159&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1 (Affiliate links may be included in this description. I may receive a small commission at no cost to you.) Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/hl15-review/ Mentions in this video: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPIrYYbrS4U - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNu53PTAIcs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaAUn0QeKVo Disclosures: - I was not paid - I was sent an HL15 for review Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOk-gHyjcWZNj3Br4oxwh0A/join Merch Shop: https://l.technotim.live/shop Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help in Our Discord Community: https://l.technotim.live/discord 2nd channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TechnoTimTalks 00:00 - Introducing the HL15 00:59 - Purchasing Options 01:25 - Chassis / Case 03:13 - Motherboard & Connectivity 06:28 - CPU 07:39 - Backplane 09:14 - Power Supply 10:04 - Power Consumption & Efficiency 11:17 - Cooling & Fans 12:39 - OS & Software 16:09 - Hardware & Network Stress Test 17:57 - Price & Value Thank you for watching!