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May 2013
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The editors liked
Excellent cost/benefit ratio
Stylish design with aluminum front panel
Support for a regular-sized ATX power supply
Air filter for the front and power supply fans
Air filter on the left panel mesh
Three-speed fan controller
Anti-vibration rings for 3
Sleek and stylish design
Filters on all intakes
Support for a fullsized graphics card
Support for ATX power supplies
Support for tower CPU coolers
Supports six hard drives
Fan speed controller with three speeds
Available in either black or white
Full ATX PSU support
Great use of space for such a small chassis
Excellent build quality
Three fans are included
Fan controller switch for all three fans
Space for up to six hard drives
Full ATX PSU will fit - just watch the length
USB 3.0 Cable comes with additional US
Great build quality
Support for up to 6 hard drives
Supports normal ATX power supplies
3 fans included with fan controller
Elegant design
USB 3.0 support
Actually would make a great quietrunning file server
HTPC or highend gaming system
Three fans with included fan controller
One of the smallest enclosures that can still fit highend GPUs
Still keeps those highend GPUs cool
Intelligent layout
Fits full size ATX PSUs
Simple
Clean and attractive lines
Fits tower CPU coolers
The editors didn't like
Lack of support for internal optical drives may be a problem for some users
Could come with thumbscrews for the video card
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Various systems interfere with each other
Cleaning filters requires opening case
No external ODD slot
Power plug can be difficult to connect
Only 3 zip ties in the bag!
Overall Score
8.5 / 10.0
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Difficult installing motherboard standoffs
Cable management is challenging
A tad more expensive than other mini-ITX cases out there
No reset button
Modular PSUs won't work in combination with a long GPU
Watch the length of the PSU
Especially if you want to install a long GPU
No external drive bay
Motherboard standoffs are quite hard to install correctly
Modular power supplies will not work with longer graphics cards
No 5.25-inch drive bays
Have to cherrypick a PSU if building a highend gaming rig
Must choose between fulllength GPU and six HDDs
Cable management always a struggle
Odd shape for an HTPC (Hard to place with other home theater components)
I've said it a few times in recent months that the Mini-ITX form factor is getting better and better and the Node 304 just further reinforces my belief. As seen in our build section it may not be the most practical solution in terms of space for our compo...
Fractal Design NODE 304 Mini ITX Casing retails at USD 99, it's on promotion on Newegg for USD 59.99 at the time of this article. Don't expect much flexibility out of the casing, the space constraint is too limited BUT it works very well as a classy lo...
we found that the Node 304 was a pleasant case to work with, although like most other ITX cases, some homework has to be done on the internal componentry to prevent installation conflicts. The chassis is selling for US$89 (Newegg) / SGD$129 (Cybermind)...
Increíble Diseño, Gran refrigeración, Incluye 3 ventiladores de gran Calidad, Gran capacidad de Almacenamiento, hasta 6 HDD's de 3,5", Dos USB 3.0 Frontales, Filtros de polvo desmontables, Buena Calidad de Fabricación
Lector de Tarjetas Frontal
Es la primera caja que analizamos de Fractal Design pero esperamos que no sea la última, ya que no has dejado sorprendido. Node 304 sustituye en el catálogo de Franctal Design a Array R2 Mini ITX. Pero no es una simple sustitución; la colocación de los co...
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Published: 2013-01-18, Author: Victor , review by: hardwaremx.com
Diseño elegante y minimalista, Espacio suficiente para acomodar tarjetas gráficas de 11 pulgadas, Puede ser usado como un Rig o como un NAS casero, Controlador e ventiladores muy eficaz, Buen flujo de aire, Acomodo de cables bastante sencillo
Disponibilidad en el país(esto puede cambiar muy pronto), Un poco pesado para estar trayendo en LAN Parties, Si no se tiene cuidado el filtro de polvo se puede caer en su transportación.
Sobre, Qualité de fabrication, Modulable, Filtres anti-poussières de partout, Ventilateurs silencieux,
Attention à la taille de l'alimentation
De plus en plus de personnes cherchent une configuration pc de petite taille pour des types divers d'utilisation, que ce soit HTPC, bureautique ou bien "gaming" le Fractal Design Node 304 est suffisamment modulable pour s'accommoder de toutes les tâches...
Le Node 304 est un boitier compact dédié au Mini-ITX. Son look joue la carte de la sobriété avec un corps en acier et en revêtement aluminium brossé en façade. La connectique propose l'essentiel avec deux ports USB 3.0 aux côtés des classiques Jack Audio ...
Qualité de construction, Look agréable, Polyvalence d'utilisation, stockage, Filtres sur toutes les entrées d'air, Ventilateurs livrés, Dimensions
Pas de bouton reset, Choix de l'alimentation pour certaines configurations, Dimensions
Le Node 304 adopte une ligne minimaliste avec une façade que nous pouvons qualifier de réussi dans son contexte, totalement uniforme elle confère à ce boîtier une classe certaine. Petite ombre au tableau dans cette recherche d'esthétisme, les ouvertures ...
Nous allons enfin pouvoir répondre à la question que nous nous posions en début de test concernant la polyvalence du Node 304.NAS/ Serveur ? No problemo, avec ses 6 emplacements pour disque dur/SSD et son silence de fonctionnement il pourra trè...
Absence de 5.25" ?, Finition, Cages HDD astucieuses, Ventilation correcte et silencieuse, Boitier polyvalent
Absence de 5.25" ?, Attention aux alimentations modulaires
Inutile de le nier, nous sommes sous le charme. Ce Node 304 est, à nos yeux, une petite réussite, surtout grâce à l'absence d'un 5.25", permettant ainsi d'obtenir un boitier compact, tout en restant compatible avec de grosses configurations.Pour ceux qui...
