Small, portable, and cool case for lans and college!

[ku]

hey, im looking for a new computer for when i go to college. I'm just wondering what are good, small cases that provide decent cooling. I haven't been keeping up for a while and I feel sorta lost. Should I just get a shuttle instead? O well, before that, any suggestions would be appreciated... THX!

 

[PliotronX]

Check out the Antec Super LanBoy and the ThermalTake Xaser Lanfire. They're both not that good looking IMHO but very functional. They weigh about 8lbs. dry and neither come with a PSU I think. The Lanfire is more expensive and doesn't feature placements for 120mm nor dampening for the hard drives like the Super LanBoy does, but it's a well built case (so is the LanBoy for that matter though 😀). For PSU, don't skimp because it's one of the most important parts for a system. Brand and quality is more important than wattage. I would recommend the 350W by Fortron or Sparkle (same manufacturer) w/120mm fan from Newegg or TTGI 350W unit with the 140mm fan at Directron. Should be $40~50 for one of these, but it is worth it. Very quiet, clean power that should power just about anything you want to throw in there short of a dual CPU setup 🙂

As far as size, I was never a fan of MicroATX offerings so I can't recommend a very small case. But the above cases are light and the Antec comes with a tote strap for carrying around. Good luck :beer:

 

[ShinSa]

Try a Lanboy from Antec.
It has a 120MM exaust fan, so you can put a slow quiet Vantec in the back.
It also has a carrying strap so you can lug it back home.

Newegg

 

[Zepper]

The Ahanix 'Plasma' is a cool looking small box. And I also like the Athenatech A1xx series and the Anahix Extreme (X119, X120).
.bh.