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Introduction:::...
Have
you looked at the cases in your local PC store recently?
beige cases are becoming rarer than sheep's eggs and
for some people it's not a moment too soon. Personally
I've always been more concerned about ventilation
and build quality than I have about cosmetics but
hey! if I can have both I will!
Lots
of companies have hit the market with highly decorative
pre-pimped cases and though not all feature form and
function in equal measure, there's probably something
for every conceivable taste and deployment out there
somewhere.
The
case I'm looking over today is from a company that
I've had no experience with until now, Yeong Yang.
Apparently they're quite well known in certain corners
of the world but they're not really a big player in
the UK market, not yet at least.
With
more than a couple of proposed tricks up its sleeve,
we take a closer look at the Yeong Yang "Mars"
series case.
The
specs:
| SPECIFICATIONS |
Case
dimension
|
211mm
W x 510mm D x 440mm ( 8.3"W x 20.1"D x 17.3"H
) |
Motherboard
configuration
|
Micro
ATX/ ATX
|
Drive
configuration
|
10
drive bays :
- 4
- 5.25" exposed
- 1
- 3.5" exposed
- 5
- 3.5"(1") hidden
|
Optional
system cooling fans
|
2
* 12 cm fans for front-mounted and rear-mounted |
Expansion
slots and ports
|
7
slots |
Speaker
|
Buzzer |
| Front
panel control |
Power
switch, Reset switch, Power LED, HDD LED
USB2.0, Audio, IEEE1394 |
Materials
|
Recyclable
materials; Steel chassis
Flame retardant plastic parts and front bezel(HB) |
Emissions
|
Designed
to meet FCC class B-47 CFR part15/IEC/CISPR 22:1993 |
Net
Weight
|
7.5kgs
without PSU, 8.9kgs with PSU |
Color
|
Black |
Power
Supply
|
PFC
function available
Standard PS2/ATX Delta 250W/300W/350W
UL, CSA,  , CE approved, DoC compliance |
Options
|
2x12cm
fans (front & rear mounted)
Intrusion switch , Air Guide |
| Packing
/Shipping |
324pcs/20'container
, 689pcs/40'container , 776pcs/40'HQ container |
As
you can see, this is no lightweight LAN case. At 8.9KGs
with a PSU bare, you'll not want to be carrying it
around any more than you have to.
I'm
not covering the packaging as I usually do simply
because the supplied carton was of the plain, brown
variety and is not, I'm told, what the shipping product
will be sold in.
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