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InWin Diva MITX Case

Installation Cont.

In the pictures below you can see the possible configurations that can be achieved with the case. One of the configurations demonstrates Diva’s ability to house 2 x 3.5” drives, while the other uses the space of one of the drives for a full size optical drive.

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As you can observe from the pictures above there are two distinct routes that the user can take when assembling this case. The first set up focuses highly on storage, while the other provides for a way to place where on could insert a relatively inexpensive optical BD (Blu-Ray) Drive and create a home theater PC.

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Conclusion

Generally cases that are created to appeal to a particular market type tend to be under designed and thus never really catch on as a successful designs, this is not the case with the Diva. From the look and feel of the case right down to the expandability and features, the Diva exceeds the expectations for  a Mini-ITX case. With a cost of approximately $90, the Diva is slightly pricey for a Mini-ITX case, but it is certainly worth the money. The question then remains on how well does this case fulfill its functions for its designated audience type? Aside from the fact that you will most definitely need a screw driver and at least 30 mins of your time, the Diva manages to cram all necessary equipment and more into a visually attractive package that will appeal to both females and male builders alike.

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The field of computing in general is generally dominated by males and so the cases are generally made with the male gender in mind. In Win, however, decided to take into account the minority and create a case that will be marketed towards the female side of the market. The Diva is the case that was designed with mostly women in mind. In fact, the female concept is woven event into the name of the case. The word Diva, means a distinguished female singer, a prima donna.

The fact that this case is directly marketed towards women meant that it had to be “appealing” to the eye. The front of the case is shiny and the power button consists of a Swarovski crystal. The choice of colors for the diva case is “fuchsia red”, “champagne gold” and “starry black”. Our case color is “champagne gold” which is perhaps the most neutral of the colors that In Win offers for this case. Outside the Diva looks relatively small when compared to other similar cases form the competitors, however, the fact that it is small does not translate into the lack of space.

To start off, the case must be almost completely taken apart in order for the motherboard to be installed. As you can see in the pictures above, the first thing that needs to be removed is the side panel. This can be done by removing the black screws placed on the backside of the case. Following the removal of the side panel, one must then remove the front panel which was basically piece of plastic that was held in place by pressure pins. After the removal of the front panel, one must then remove the 5.25” bay which can be done by removing a silver – colored set of screws from the back of the case.

All these steps are necessary in order to expose the backplane where the motherboard is to be mounted. Once the motherboard is mounted, folks at In Win made it so that the user has the ability to decide where to put the hard drives. Usually cases this size there is not much room to stick a single full size hard drive. This case is designed in such a way that it provides enough room for 2 full sized hard drives or 3.5” hard drives depending on the optical drives that the user selects.

In the pictures below one can see the possible configurations that can be achieved with the case. One of the configurations demonstrates Diva’s ability to house 2 x 3.5” drives, while the other uses the space of one of the drives for a full size optical drive.

The case comes standard with a 300 Watt ATX power supply which has connections for up to two SATA devices. This means that there are not enough power connections to support all the features that could be integrated in the case.

























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