Cases don't necessarily have to cost you $100 - a fact Kingwin proves with the Mutant X midi tower. For $60, you even get a preinstalled power supply that pumps out 420 watts of power. Although the cables for the supply's sparse peripheral plugs are a bit short, they are just about sufficient for the Mutant X case.
The front of the Kingwin case is really nifty: two glowing blue LEDs lend the Mutant X a special personal touch. Unfortunately, Kingwin did a rather shoddy job on the front pop-out cover for the USB and audio ports. Grasp it a little too firmly just once and there it is in your hand, ruining the very agreeable overall look. No amount of tape or superglue could repair our test model.
The bays for the 5.25" drives are located behind the big front panel, which is plastic. Be careful when opening the panel on the Mutant X, as the holding bracket is very wobbly and we got the impression it wouldn't last too long. It would be too bad if the front panel bit the dust right away.

Flipped-out front

The front cover opens to the right

Connection cable feed through the hinge? Can this be a good idea in the long run?
- Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder
- The Test Candidates In Detail
- Little Room For Drives
- Little Room For Drives, Continued
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- Upgradeable Interior
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- Enermax: Milk-White Case
- No-frills Interior
- Foxconn TH-202 Electric Blue: Hellish Encounter
- Illuminated Interior
- Jeantech JNAF600 Visco: Aluminum Case With Strange Air Filters
- The Filter System Takes Up A Lot Of Space
- Nexus Breeze: Plastic Case With Soundproofing
- Drives Under Construction
- Pros
- Kingwin Mutant X: Gamer Case With 420W PSU
- Room For 11 Drives Total
- SilverStone SST-TJ06: Totally Tubular
- Upside-down World
- Hard Drives Are Installed Vertically In The Case
- Uneec 602BLK: The Best Of Many Worlds
- Lots Of Room For Drives
- Pros
- XGBox Viper: A Case With A Bite
- Muzzle For The Back
- Bright Red Paint Job Inside And Out
- Evaluation
- Features Table
- Features Table, Continued
- Features Table, Continued
- Test Procedure
- We Used This Hardware For The Test, Continued