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April 2011
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The editors liked
Excellent Noise Absorption For Near Silent Computing
Impeccable Fit and Finish
Engineering and Layout Make Installation Easy
Configurable Three Chamber Design To Tailor Component Airflow
Excellent Airflow With Many Flow/Noise Balancing Options
Top Quality Materials Used In Every Component
Build Quality
Sound Dampening Materials
Room For 10 Hard Disk Drives
Extra Fan Controller Expansion Slot
Removable Hard Drive Cage
Price (For Some)
Cable management
Sleek looks
Quiet
Value for money
Large CPU cooler installation hole
Sleek design
Steel body has good build quality
Lots of room for storage devices (10)
And each tray supports 3.5" and 2.5" disks
Fan controller included
Dust filters
Thumbscrews
Some nice features to minimize noise
Lots of small
Nice features
Extremely well built
Sound insulated
Tons of space
Ten plus hard drives
Unique compartmentalization
Nice looking
Good value
Excellent mechanical tolerance
Lots of options
Excellent cable management possibilities
Very spacious interior
Two types of sound dampening materials used
Can hold 10 hard drives
Three fans included
Top 180 mm fan angled for better sound encapsulation
Very good paint job
The editors didn't like
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HDD Trays Could Be Better
Only 7 PCI Expansion Slots
Door doesn't open all the way
Can't fit long power supplies
Very heavy (and no carrying handles)
Neither fish nor fowl
Does not outperform in terms of noise insulation and cooling performance
Some flimsy components (like the front panel)
Despite being a large case
Not all areas are roomy
Limited space in s
Front fan filter release tab location akward
Only three included fans
PSU cable hole needs relocating
Horizontal divider can limit cable routing
Could use side and top 230mm fan options
Front inner door/filter needs reworking
No USB 3.0
Rather heavy
Fans not the quietest
Upper left corner a bit of a squeeze due to angled fan
Excellent cable management possibilities, Very spacious interior, Two types of sound dampening materials used, Can hold 10 hard drives, Three fans included, Top 180 mm fan angled for better sound encapsulation, Fan controller included, Very good paint job
No USB 3.0, Rather heavy, Fans not the quietest, Upper left corner a bit of a squeeze due to angled fan, Door only opens to the left
The Define XL may just look like a simple size increase of the Define R3 and from an outside perspective it actually is. It is a bit wider, a bit taller and comes with more external drive bays and a larger number of USB 2.0 connectors, but retains the ...
We like the Define XL, but it has a number of niggling flaws that disappointed is as well. The poor positioning of the PSU power cable cut-out and the bizarre flap covering the CPU socket cut-out in the motherboard tray both stick out as irritants. We're...
Abstract: The newest member of Fractal Design’s Define family is the aptly named XL, a full tower enclosure that incorporates a number of innovative features at a great price. With Fractal’s history of forward thinking mentality, its hard not to find something t...
Abstract: I arrived at home like normal the other day. After a long day of doing more than humanly possible, I put my bags down, sat down in my (Now relatively flat-cushioned) mesh back computer chair, and turned on my computer. After going through my usual rout...
