Entry-level server case: Enlight 8950000 - $138.94 shipped

tristramshandy

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No power supply, but then you're likely to put in a better one than the Enlight anyway for much less. This case is Anandtech approved (with some reservations - see case reviews). The price is not the cheapest (per pricegrabber.com) but Egghead has got $6.95 flat UPS shipping and this case mails regularly for $25-35, depending who you order from. It weighs 36 lbs. I couldn't find any 5% off coupons still working.
http://www.egghead.com/category/inv/00032853/03295585.htm

Maybe there's better out there for the money, but I'm tired of looking at multi-coloured jelly-bean garbage. I'm getting this because I bought an AMK Services (BC, CANADA) case last spring, and when I finally got it overseas (where I go to school) the bezel was broken off and the side panels (of cheap, sharp enameled metal) had bent and warped so it was nearly impossible to screw 'em back on straight. Yeah, AMK deserved the panning it got from Anandtech.

Oh, the product description:
http://enlightcorp.com/download/en-8950.pdf

Been skulking around these forums for two years now. Day before yesterday I looked up and saw I had become a member. I can't help it: it felt good, it felt real good.
 

tristramshandy

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Hey, c'mon now: this is a pretty good deal. The best competing prices at pricewatch are for the case and a mediocre enlight 300wt ps for $199 plus beaucoup shipping (at the twin companies PC Progress/ Spartan Technologies). The case has nine (count'em) 5.25 inch drive bays and can be adapted for rack-mounting and hot-swappable scsi-raid systems.