well I have the case and it is actually a bit disappointing.
First of all the case looks pretty cool. It's smaller than my previous atx mid tower, though not as small as my wife's mAtx case. This is offset by better airflow and space for more drives. The "plasma" bubble in the front is pretty cool, though I've yet to see it be purple as the pics suggest. It's blue when it's on and it's bright blue when the hdd is being accessed. The sliding door on the case is pretty cool but has it's drawbacks too.
Now for the bad part. The quality of this case is horrible. It's what I would have expected to get 8 years ago when purchasing a case. The side panels are flimsy and buckle back and forth. When put together the seems don't all line up as they should and there are some large spaces where there shouldn't be. The rounded edges are not in all places and even then are done poorly.
So how about that sliding door on front? Well it's pretty cool looking though when you have it fully open and pushed back on the side, it doesn't stay flush with the case. It would be nice if there was a magnet back there to hold it to the case instead of have it dangle out. The magnet used to hold it closed when it's shut is also pretty weak. It does do a good job of hiding my mismatched drives, so I'm happy about that.
I'd prefer if the colors of the case were reversed and the thickness of the steel was higher. It seems like they tried to get the weight of an aluminum case without the aluminum. $45 is a resonable price for this, so expect a $45 case if you purchase this.
Most of these problems won't bother me too much as this is just my server and will sit in the back of the room or in a closet without being messed with much, but I don't recommend the case for the majority of the people on this forum. It's too bad for ahanix too because I was really looking into getting one of their htpc cases but that probably won't happen now.
Here's the one pic I took of this case in comparison to my workstation mid ATX case.
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