Slim and sexy isn’t reserved for the consumer market, with Belkin upgrading its rack consoles for IT administrators with wider screens and easier installs.

The 19-inch widescreen rack console comes lighter and slimmer than past models and is touted with an easier installation without the need for brackets. Keyboard, touchpad, monitor and KVM switches are all thrown into the 1U rack neatly.

The 1440×900 resolution 19-inch widescreen display creates enough screen real estate for running multiple large applications at once or managing multiple virtual machines at a time.

Installation has been simplified with an improved rail design with adjustable rails and a built-in power supply to keep the unit clean. On the outside, the unit is characterised by a large front-end handle and slim construction. Automatic locks keep the unit simple.

Up to 256 servers can be scaled onto a single console, and the rack comes in three models: this single console as well as models with an 8-port KVM or a 16-port KVM built-in.

The roughly 10 kilogram units start at $1199, moving up to $1399 and $1599 respectively.