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| Review of Antec SLK3700-BQE Case In the case's favour, * It has Slide rails for the 5.25" bays - but there are 4 holes in each side of a 5.25" device, yet the slide rails only use the bottom 2, and you find that out by trial and error (it doesn't work in the top 2). * It has removable trays for the 3.5" devices - FANTASTIC * There is also room for loads of 3.5" devices, all in removeable trays, and beautifully located so that a front fan can blow air over them. - Wonderful * Removable FDD cage with a latch - GREAT * Antec - I believe - do sell extra drive rails if need be. Cons * The side of the case is almost a gimmick. It has a locking mechanism which doesn't do anything because you can actually take the side off very easily whilst it's 'locked' (though the gimmick lock doesn't close properly when you do that - it breaks easily) It's a very cheap side. * The 5.25" rails, aren't so great. They are sturdy - the drive won't shake in there, but they can screw in into many different positions whilst only 1 position works. So that can cause some annoyance, since the correct position must initially be found by trial and improvement - and by example thereafter. And they only make use of 2 holes on the side of the drive, not all 4. Really Antec should have let the case have nice Trays for 5.25" drives like they have with the 3.5" drives. * The front of the case is a joke. I like to look at the front of the computer and see what drives are in there. On this case, I have to open a door to see. How stupid. And when you open the door, you see an ugly thing, metal framework with holes. It probably has to be closed to retain good airflow. * The case does not support thumbscrews - at least not in the 5.25" bays or the 3.5" bays. So if I want to unscrew or scrwe in a drive to the rail or tray, I have to use a screwdriver. This is forgivable because no manufacturer i've come across provides slide rails/trays WITH thumbscrew support(since the slide must be a tight fit, there is never any room for a thumbscrew, and at least there are removable trays or slide rails. So you won't have to unscrew the drives that often - unless you want the drives in another computer/case with a different design. ------------ To conclude, the ability to slide 5.25 and 3.5 drives in and out is such a valuable feature, that they outweigh the cons. The drives in the floppy cage don't slide in and out, but the cage is removable with a latch, and one can probably use thumbscrews to attach the drive, so it's not a big nuisance. I have seen drive rails available separately from antec, so I expect antec would provide extra packs of drive rails compatible with this case if need be. That, of course, is another valuable advantage. |
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