Zalman offers two new PC cases designed with high value, low cost in mind.
On the heels of announcing its entry into the SSD market, South Korean manufacturer Zalman revealed its new Z9 series mid-tower chassis arriving next month.
The new line will be offered in two models-- the Z9 and the Z9 Plus. Both will sport a steel construction with front and top steel mesh panels, a rugged black coated interior, and measure 207-mm (w) x 464-mm (h) x 504-mm (d). They'll also have three external 5.25-inch drive bays, five internal 3.5-inch bays, an external 3.5-inch bay and an internal 2.5-inch bay. Other notable features include a bottom-mounted PSU design, tool-free installation of HDDs and SSDs, and a front-mounted I/O panel with four USB 2.0 ports.
On the cooling front, the line will come with a standard 120-mm fan at the rear and a 120-mm Blue LED fan in the front by default. There will also be room for two optional 120-mm fans at the top, two 120-mm fans on the side, and a 120-mm fan at the bottom.. For the Z9 Plus model, Blue LED 120-mm fans can be mounted in the top and side, replacing one of the optional standard fans.
Outside the fan configurations, the only difference with the Z9 Plus is that it will provide side acrylic tuning and add a two channel fan controller and temperature sensor display located on its I/O panel. Zalman designed both models with low cost in mind, offering the Z9 Plus for $74.99 and the basic Z9 model for $64.99.
Look for these two slick PC cases next month.
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4silversurfernhs , November 6, 2010 3:00 AMIt's like they have kids designing some of these weird looking cases. These aren't particularly weird, but its not 2000 any more. Their GS series is nice though.
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1willjackson , November 8, 2010 10:24 AMnice looking cases with fan controller cool
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1juncture , November 7, 2010 11:18 PMvictorintelr...but their RPM is much lower so they produce less noise to move the same amount of air.If you're correlating RPM to decibels, you have to be aware that good fans rest on a very low friction axle to minimize mechanism noise. What would be making the majority of noise if that's the case? I think the answer is the amount of moving air and how it collides with itself and objects by the design of the fan blades because air is physical matter after all. For example, a blade that is flat and surface is gritty like sandpaper would produce more noisy friction with air when turned than a blade that gradually directs air in a particular direction and has a smooth surface.
