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Glacialtech Altair 380
A Deeper Look:
As stated earlier the Altair 380 supports both micro and standard ATX motherboards, but since the case is very low profile, there is only room to install half height PCI cards, which means your video and sound will probably need to be onboard. With the release of the new AMD 780G platform this is not much of an issue but if you select an Intel powered platform you may have to be selective to obtain acceptable performance and features at this time.
With many micro and even standard ATX platforms you will be able to find onboard video and audio so this issue should be a roadblock. The Altair also comes with IR cables which allows you to run the sensors to a location in you home entertainment stand where it will be able to easily pick up the commands from the included remote control which can be expensive if purchased separately.
Take a look at the pictures in our small gallery below to see how the Altair is laid out and the numerous features.
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 The ROM drive bay door is included with case to allow you replace your present ROM drive door with the same brushed aluminum look. |
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 Showing off the included 275Watt Power supply and 60mm Case fan |
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 The back side of the power button and power LED located next to the ROM drive bay. |
 Front access ports, which includes audio, USB media card reader, CF/MD, XD/SM, MS ports. |
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 Included IR extension cables. |
 The remote is designed to work with Windows Vista |
As you can see the internal layout is very clean and includes enough room for mounting the bare essentials necessary for a Media Center PC. The addition of a combo card reader is a nice touch and will probably find plenty of use in this case for its intended purpose. We should not that many media center PC cases do not come with remotes included and while more and more are being offered with the remote it is still nice to find that Glacialtech has kindly included one in this package.