maxhax

September 17, 2011 at 1:52pm

Hideous? yes.  Worthless? maybe not.  At 60$, Raidmax is able to bring toolless design to a midsized chassis.  Sure, it's only about 10 yrs old in that department, but not terrible for the price.  It's rare to see a case this cheap feature USB 3.0.  The market for something like this does exist.  But because aesthetics precedes everything else for me, I wouldn't take a second look at this case.  Given 60$, I'd take the BitFenix Shinobi even if it lacks USB 3.0.

big_montana

September 16, 2011 at 11:22am

If this case met every spec you wanted, than is would cost around $300. Not every PC enthusiast can afford, or wants to put that much into a case. Not everyone is on teh cutting edge, as they just want their case to do what it is designed for, hold their components. I myself paid over $300 for my last case (Lian-Li), which has served me well (and still is) six years ago. I have no plans to upgrade it anytime soon, eventhough I upgrade components all the time. I could care less about fron panel anything, as I never use it, and yes myc ase is under my desk now (it used to be on top, but I moved it recently). There are other cases that meet your desires, but for those on a budget, this will do just fine for them.

maxhax

September 17, 2011 at 1:58pm

The cheap plastic hdd mounting adapters bother me too.  Even $200 cases like Corsair's 650D use cheap flimsy plastic for mounting.  The only brand I trust to consistently deliver high quality tooless mounting is Lian Li.  I've used 4 of their cases (ranging from $110 to $250), and they were all a pleasure to use.

Eoraptor

September 16, 2011 at 10:59am

Now there have been some really good and solid tool-less options. Coolermaster and thermaltake both had a good one for a while that was mechanically sprung and latched solidly into the drive holes.

Sadly, in the drive to get costs down, most of those have been eluminated in favour of over-tensioned chintzy plastic clips that will work harden or UV harden and give out in just a year or two.

Cykotr0n.

September 16, 2011 at 10:24am

I agree doors realy dont serve any purpose but for cheap asthetics. Last case i used for a build had a door that promptly snapped off making the rig look ugly. Most cases with out the door look solid and sexy.

 

Dear case manufactuers: Please stop with the crappy plasticy doors and get with the program on making a solid case with mesh filters, good cable management and low pricing like other good companys do *cough*cooler master*cough*.

rawrnomnom

September 16, 2011 at 9:05am

So....if your house has a door do you live in a box?

 

That aside, rear facing hdd bays are a buzz kill for me.