The Antidote To Tedium: 11 Midi Tower Cases Bring Excitement to the Desktop

Illuminated Interior

A cold cathode (enclosed) ensures even more lighting effects, shown to advantage through the transparent side panel. When switched on, this light glimmers through the blue 5.25" front panels. But even without the lighting, the interior is a feast for the eyes. Foxconn obviously put a lot of thought into it.

The mainboard is mounted on a tray that is removed from the case in a flash. The mount for the hard drives is made of transparent acrylic plastic, which not only looks good but also insulates the drives from the rest of the case. A preinstalled 120mm system fan is also made of this material. Unfortunately, additional fans have to be bought at an extra charge, since they are not included in the package.

Fan and hard drive cage of see-through acrylic plastic

It's hot in hell - thanks to the 30cm neon lamp

Hard drive cage: suitable for four 3.5" disks

Uncluttered. Everything that isn't needed can be stashed here

Pros

• Unusual design with lighting effects
• Mounting rails for drives
• Acoustic isolation of drives
• HD cage rotated 90°
• Preinstalled 120mm system fan
• Funnel for better extraction of CPU heat
• Holding device for accessories
• Mainboard mount on tray facilitates installation
• Filed edges

Cons

• No HDD fan provided
• No dust filter
• No way to install long PCI cards

Heat removal on the side via the green funnel