Rajahal Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 LIAN LI PC-TU200B Black Aluminum Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case $136 shipped after promo LLMay2012, ends 5/23 Excellent portable miniITX case with handle! I've been watching this one for a while, waiting for the price to come down. I just bought one, I'll finally build the portable unRAID server I've been dreaming about! I'm thinking about one of these for the 5.25" bay... It is a shame that there's no way to mount the internal 3.5" HDDs externally (at least not without major case modification), but it appears that the internal backplane system and easy-to-release side panel still allow for simple drive maintenance. It isn't perfect, but for this form factor I haven't seen anything better. Quote Link to comment
kricker Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 That's a pretty cool portable case. Reminds me of a small amp. Quote Link to comment
Johnm Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 This would make a pretty nifty offsite backup server. Backup your important stuff up. take it to work and leave it under your desk for a month. then bring it back for a day to rsync it (or do it over a VPN). I looked at one these a while back for a lanparty type gaming PC. I was a bit concerned with airflow for a high end vid card. This is tempting... but i think i'll pass.. Quote Link to comment
tr0910 Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Love the concept, but want to have 10-15 drives in one of these. Presently using http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811154094 and I can put 9 drives in this one. Really light weight, but only 2 - 5.25 so much wasted drive space. If only it had 3 exposed 5.25, then we could convert that to 5 - 3.5 drives. The Thermaltake V5 looks like an option, but haven't picked on of these up yet. It would require 3 of the 3 to 5 converters, and since I will be moving this around, I'm not certain those hot swap easy removables is the best idea. I like the idea of drives screwed into place to eliminate ghostly frustrating issues with drive connectivity to the backplane. http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Product.aspx?S=1308&ID=1947#Tab1 Quote Link to comment
Rajahal Posted May 15, 2012 Author Share Posted May 15, 2012 I haven't used the V5, but I do have the V6. It is a pretty nice case for the price. Some cheap plastic, but nothing I can't look past. I'm looking forward to the all-metal construction of the Lian Li though. I think it is going to be a lot more durable in the long run. Quote Link to comment
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