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June 2010
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The editors liked
Excellent and durable build quality
Spacious interior
Toolfree drive installation
Toolfree panel removal via thumbscrews
2.5" drive mounting option
Extra PSU security mounts
HighAirflow design
Bundled low noise fans
Side panel window (albeit small)
Peripheral and side panel security for LAN party gaming
Prepunched watercooling holes
Support for aftermarket heatsinks up to 1
Price
Tool less
All Black Interior
Unique design
Unique look
Toolfree mounting system for 3.5” and 5.25” bays
Uses screws to hold PCI and PCIE expansion cards in place
Peripheral antitheft device and side panel padlock loops
Distinctive look
Good cooling performance
Very quiet
Three large fans included
Four front USBs plus an eSATA
Nice
But small
Side window
Well executed front panel and door
Quiet fans
Light weight
Excellent airflow system
Lightweight construction
Toolless optical and hard drive bays
Stylish and cohesive exterior and interior design
Affordable price
Excellent black finish on the entire case
Window for CPU cooler changes
Some pre-sleeved wiring
Cohesive Design
Removable fan filters
Angular power button
Sharp lines and asymmetric design give case an attractive appearance. Hole cut in motherboard tray allows mounting a CPU cooler from beneath.
Lots of room
Looks great
Well made
Keeps system cool
Fairly quiet
Lots of USB ports
Solid construction
Excellent design
Well placed I/O & buttons
Plenty of room for hard drives - up to six
Easy cable hiding makes for a really clean interior
Good airflow around the CPU
Fans are fairly quiet
Possibility to add three more fans
Real
Plenty of cooling
Room for 6 hard drives
Room for a 2.5-inch hard drive
Easy to work with
Great finish and design
Good stock fans
SSD ready
Plenty of room
Very nice design
Good airflow
Plenty of room for installation
Effective cable management
Build quality
Bottom mounted PSU
Effective air intake filter
Mount for 2.5" drive
Motherboard installation simplified
Painted interior
Watercooling friendly
Three good security features
The editors didn't like
Very little cable management options
Larger enthusiast GPUs will not fit if the 3.5" drive bays are completely populated
Solid front panel door negates the point of having meshed drive bay covers
No option to disable fan LEDs
Silver
Window is Minuscule if you are a Showoff
No cable routing holes in motherboard tray
No included thumb screws for holding expansion cards in place
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2.5” HDD Mount
Very limited accessory package
Ineffective HDD toolfree feature
Few cable management aids
Loose quick locks on drive bays
Leds can't be turned off
CPU cooler mounting hole isn't big enough
Bad power button location and design
Thin case material may allow vibrations to resonate
Door can only open one way
Fine unless you have the case on your right side
No fan controller
No cable hiding solutions
Window is a little small
Cannot fit longest video cards on the market. Front-panel ports are USB 2.0 only. PSU support bracket can be tricky to move. Semi-tool-free construction. Does not include brackets for installing 2.5-inch drives in 3.5-inch bays.
Small little window is rather pointless
PSU filter not exactly removable
Hard drives could get in way of larger video cards
Large graphics cards will not fit
No space for dual radiators inside
Expansion slot covers cannot be secured properly for transport
Bumps instead of real spacers on tray
No more thumb screws included
Tool-less system for HDD no good
No dust filter o
No cable routing channels
Front bezel is plastic.
PSU installation is made more difficult and time consuming
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