Special Considerations

This case is extremely tight inside. Some innovative methods have been used to help deal with this space limitation. The power supply location has been moved to the bottom of the case and placed in a vertical position to allow for the motherboard to have clearance.

The hard drive mounts on the inside of the front panel, NOSE DOWN! There is room for two hard drives, three if you utilize the floppy slot.  The nose down hard drive idea was a personal favorite and makes up quite a bit more room.

Even though the case is small, it can still support the amount of equipment normally found in a large atx case. Three 120 GB drives and a CD Burner in a case less than a foot and a half tall,  would make one heck of a nice server.  Building it will be a bit tight though.

Final thoughts

This PC definitely has it's own niche.  Due to it's limited expandability, it is not a PC for the masses.  Then again, the price puts it out of the range of the masses. Unless you should consider these alternative uses.

Server was mentioned in this review, but other possibilities come to mind.  Drill the top and put a FAT handle (or eye bolts for a shoulder strap) on it and you've got an extremely nice LAN gaming box. The front bay cover buttons up nicely for travel and flair.

Small enough to fit into tight places, and beautiful styling.  This would look fantastic as a multimedia station under the television.  Add a digital sound card, wireless keyboard/mouse to complete your home theatre with much more function than just watching movies, not to mention a great discussion piece.

Overall Rating: 8.5/10

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