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A
Closer Look:::...
The
green themed box didn't really float my boat, though I think
it's fair to say the pictures haven't done it any favours
either. More importantly, the on-box graphics spell out
all the headline features and give a tempting feel for what
you're buying.
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The
Box
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Outside
of the box, the first impressions are good ones. I'm not
a fan of these LCD gizmos on the front of cases simply because
so many cheap and nasty cases now use them to lure buyers
in before they notice the crap build quality, and with so
few high-end case manufacturers adding such features my
brain is programmed to see front mounted frills and think
cheap.
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Front
View
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Rear
View
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A
good sized acrylic window in the side panel allows a great
view of your case innards, and here you see one of the first
changes from the original X-Dreamer, the inclusion of custom
"Alien" fan grills which may or may not do anything
for you. Behind the fan grill is an illuminated 80mm fan.
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Side
View
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I
really like the look, partly no doubt because I'm growing
a little bored with case doors just lately. I actually think
the design has enough going for it to help me get over my
dislike for that front mounted medallion thingy.
Aspire
claim the case has an automotive quality enamel finish and
though I was impressed with the very nice metallic paint
job, I wouldn't quite class it as automotive quality.
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Oblique
View
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The acrylic panel on the front of the case gives the illusion
of a mirror-polished finish
At
the bottom of the front fascia are a pair of USB ports and
a miv and headphone jack. As we've seen a couple of times
now, the Firewire cutout remains unfilled which is a shame.
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Front
Connectors
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