Fractal Design Announces its Core 1000 Chassis
The Core 1000 USB 3.0 is advertised as offering "a unique combination of design, cooling performance and value".
Fractal Design has announced the Core 1000 USB 3.0, a compact aluminum Micro-ATX case that measures 175 mm by 355 mm by 420 mm and is advertised as offering "a unique combination of design, cooling performance and value." The case supports mATX, mITX and DTX motherboards and graphics cards of up to 350 mm in length because of the "innovative, vertical HDD mounting system" that includes anti-vibration silicone grommets and space for two 3.5" or three 2.5" drives.
With regards to cooling, the Core 1000 seems to be well-suited for enthusiast users with its meshed front, dust filters, and support for CPU coolers with a maximum height of 148 mm. The case comes with a built-in front 120 mm Silent Series fan and has space for an additional two 92 mm fans on the rear and side panel. Last but not least, the front panel features a USB 3.0 and 2.0 port along with the standard HD audio connectors.
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Really? Innovative? My 7 year old Inspiron 530 had vertical mounted hard drives.
Evidently Fractal Design considers it to be innovative enough to have used it in the press release
Personally, I think the positioning of the mount to allow extra-long graphics cards is a smart design choice
The venerable Antec Three Hundred V3 currently goes for about $70 - $80 online and that case is quite a bit simpler than the Core 1000. I'm expecting it to be closer to the $100 mark
Would have loved to see 90 degrees rotated cages and have the ability to remove them in two separate sections, like the Corsair 600T.
Certainly NOT INNOVATIVE . (Check http://www.aerocool.us/pgs/pgs-q/qs200.htm)
Certainly NOT CHEAP ."given the company's history and the case's premium build."
mATX cases coulld be much smaller if they put PSU horizontally above the motherboard
You're comparing apples to oranges. The 600T is a mid-tower, not a micro-ATX. If you want a fractal case to compare to the 600T look at the r4, you'll notice the drive cages do exactly what you're asking for.