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Don't ignore the complaints..., 2008-11-21
I read all the reviews before buying this and thought a previous review was just "sour grapes"... Say it ain't so!!! The case is great, the power supply is a real PROBLEM however. When the computer comes out of standby the power supply fan sounds like the new garbage disposal I just put in. Solution? Sure, there is one immediate one: pound it on the top with a fist and the fan blades goes back to riding on the bearings as it should. Also, there is a fair bit of wind noise from the fan (about like my DELL 600SC server, which my wife complained about regularly).
Other than that; it's a cool Atom (consider dual P only) mother board and solution for everyday use at good price point. Even the case is compact and looks cool. However, if you're fooled by the front pic, "BBW" it's actually a MIRRORED finish in front, NOT BLACK.
If it wasn't cheaper than the fanless and didn't have the CD slot, it would be returned already (after only 3 weeks).
TAKE MY WORD.
PS: This is the first ever written review to a website in my life, but I think you should know about this one... You've been warned.
2 of 3 customers found the following review helpful:
NOT a case for FANLESS NAS, 2008-09-02
I wanted to build fanless NAS for home use, so I've chosen this case to keep my fanless intel mATX board and hard drives. The case is pretty fine, with all the parts well made. There's are no problems with putting main board into it and in general it works pretty file. Couple of flaws however - LEDs (power/hdd) are invisible unless you are in front of the case. If you are viewing from any angles you will have hard times finding it works or not. Unless you head it ;( I for some reason used to believe the power supply used in this case is fanless. It is NOT. And it makes hell lot of noise (as of now it's louder than my desktop).
Giving 2 stars for overall quality, but I'd not rather buy it again due to noisy power supply.
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