In Win, as a high end case manufacturer, are the makers of some of the most uniquely visual designs on the market. Previous designs such as the Star Wars styled X-Fighter, stealth bomber-esque B2 and racing car inspired F430 have certainly caught the imagination offering a very different perspective to the full-ATX case.
In Win’s products are much more than novelty products though with extensive cooling systems and innovative mounting mechanisms providing a practical dimension to the eye-catching designs. The cooling aspect applies especially to the Maelstrom case to which this review is focused on as the chassis is able to house up to ten 120mm fans creating the potential for a huge cooling system. So how does the Maelstrom go about combining innovation, practicality and typically unique visuals? Let’s take a look…
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In Win Maelstrom Case Review
March 28, 2010 – 5:14 pm
Cooler Master CM 690 II
January 7, 2010 – 12:22 pm
Cooler Master’s CM 690 quickly became a top-selling mid tower chassis due to its sleek design, full tower like features and exceptional value. Today, we have raised the bar again, with the new CM 690 II, which comes in regular and advanced editions. The new version enhances the original CM 690 killer features with a seductive all-black interior, added capacity, superior cooling system and user-friendly design.
Antec Two Hundred Review
November 22, 2009 – 5:27 pm
The Antec Two Hundred is part of the latest generation of low cost gaming cases that aim to reduce the cost of gaming, whilst still maintaining many of the features gamers have to come to expect from their chassis’. With Antec’s great reputation for building high quality cases, the Two Hundred has a lot to live up to.
The Two Hundred has an array of features from the hot swappable hard disk drive bay to an extensive cooling system with great expandability. So now we’ve got a basic grasp of the concept of the Antec Two Hundred and where it fits into the already extensive array of Antec gaming cases. Let’s see if it can deliver in terms of performance and present itself as an impressive, yet low budget, gaming enclosure.
NesteQ Mini ITX Case Now Available in Black
September 28, 2009 – 4:58 pm
NesteQ’s mini ITX case is now available in black! Take a look below for the full details and specifications…
Xigmatek Release Pure Black Edition of the Asgard Chassis
September 9, 2009 – 8:48 am
„Asgard”-The Property of Æsir and castle of Odin. As the country of Gods, the inviolable Asgard is the world’s first black coating entry-level chassis – milestone. Furthermore this chassis is supplied with 1 x 120mm preinstalled black fan, and 3 more fans can be mounted in different areas for best possible airflow. 4 x 5.25” bays will be able to house all your optical drives, but also 5 trays for your 3.5” HDDs are available so you can feel free by ”DIY”. Tool free design and a ”gorgeous” outlook are only a few points why this chassis is a ”must” not only for enthusiast but also for pc beginners.
NZXT Continues Mid Tower Range with Lexa S
September 3, 2009 – 10:23 am
The NZXT line of Lexa Mid Tower cases has been extended with the introduction of the Lexa S. This case is a step on from the original Lexa and the likes of the Lexa Blackline; the new chassis is aimed to be affordable at just $70 as well as providing some decent airflow with five fans included in the design.
Cooler Master Storm Sniper Black Chassis
September 3, 2009 – 9:47 am
The CM Storm Sniper chassis which was only introduced to the market a little while ago has undergone a revamp and has now been christened the CM Strom Sniper Black due to its both black exterior and now interior.
Eagle Tech Consus Review
July 12, 2009 – 9:04 pm
The external hard drive market has grown quickly with vast amounts of data needing to be moved from one system to another that a USB drive simply cannot handle. The preferred connection method is now by far eSATA with its greater performance namely for read and write speeds. However, many users still require the older USB 2.0 connection as their cases do not allow for easy eSATA usage and so most enclosures offer both connections. Today, we take a look at an enclosure focused purely on the older connection; with the focus solely on the USB outlet, will it be able to punch above its weight and produce some good results? Let’s take a look…
In Win AMMO: the latest HDD external enclosure with RFID
July 3, 2009 – 11:19 am
“Locked and loaded” is an excellent way to describe the all?new Ammo 2.5 inch external HD enclosure from In Win. Its
look and features truly set it apart from other enclosure designs. The words protection and shield are synonymous
with the Ammo, as its external and internal shells are truly one of a kind. The casing of the Ammo is enforced with a
Military standard MIL?STD 810F shock and vibration testing approval adding supreme protection in harsh and bumpy
conditions.
Eagle Tech Consus T-Series ET-CSTESU2-BK External HDD Enclosure Review
June 16, 2009 – 5:24 pm
External storage systems have really hit it off in recent years with people wanting to transfer more and more data from one computer to another. The enclosures have evolved to be very easy to use and able to support IDE and SATA hard drives utilising both USB and eSATA connections. However, with USB performance lagging behind, more and more users are turning to eSATA for its much higher read/write speeds. Let’s take a look at the Eagle Tech Consus T-Series to see what kind of performance it can offer…