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Date: May 29th, 2005
Article by: Jeff Caldwell
Product was submitted by: Thermaltake
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PRODUCT WALKTHROUGH (cont'd)

 

 

Here you can see the two very distinct locks. Both locks use very different keys, making it impossible to confuse the two. This is a very helpful feature for when you have people (probably your kids) trying to mess around inside the computer to “fix it”. I am an avid security advocate, and always can use more of it.

 

 

Here you can see the 4 internal 5.25 drive bays with nice airflow holes. Also you can see the included toolbox. I think this was a nice addition so you don't have to always go looking around for your extra parts and screw drivers. You can keep them all inside the case just where you need them. I did choose to remove this, as it was directly in front of the intake 120mm fan. After removing it I noticed there was better airflow all around.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The USB Connector is one piece instead of the standard separated spread with each pin having to be plugged in on its own. I found this a beautiful feature because it's just a pain in the ass to plug each pin in separately.

 

 

Installation was a breeze with this case because of the many places for standoffs and nice open interior. I did notice that the motherboard tray is not removable whatsoever. Even with my larger heatsink I did not have to remove the power supply to install the board.

 

 

The hard drives and peripheral drives are easily secured with the included rails. They slid into place perfectly without any tweaking.