Chieftec Smart Series SM-01B-SL

Advantages: Big, cheap and roomy
Disadvantages: heavy, steel chasis

...I have had this case for nearly 2 years now and personally have enjoyed it. The main selling point is price - I paid £75 compared to £150 for the Lian-Li aluminium equivalent. That said it does have its disadvantages. My first impressions where "wow thats big" (well, after taking of the curier and thinking "wow thats heavy"). Its 70CM of jet black steel. Chieftec have made no compromises on this case, both in and out. It looks good with a nice finish. The fron panel is black plastic, with the rest sprayed black metal, although I have only managed to scrape the paint a few times. Inside the front "door" reveals 6 5.25" drive bays, and 2 3.5" bays, plus another 6 inside means plenty of space for whatever you wanna put in it. The external bays have a set of roller type mechanisms that you atach to the drives and then its a cinch... Read review

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Advantages: Enginnering, Style, Quality
Disadvantages: ABS front panel prone to damage

...It's not beauty that counts, it's content too. Well, this baby has definitely got both! I spent this weekend slowly disassembling and reassembling my PC from an olde "mouldy" unbranded boring Midi ATX case to this sleek and smooth beauty from Chieftec. The whole series of Dragon cases, coming in various colours (blue, my fav, black, silver and white) and sizes (midi or full towers) are the progeny of the holy matrimony of engineering and design. A picture is worth a thousand words, so head off to http://www.chieftec.com/products/Workcolor/ColorDA.htm to have a look at the real thing. The website offers good pics of the case from the outside, showing off it's SO GOOD curves and from the inside to show how functionality has not been sacrificed for style. I spent a good £84 (£95 incl p&p) on a Blue Dragon Full-Tower DA-01BLD found... Read review

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Advantages: large so its very roomy inside
Disadvantages: sumtimes can be loud cause the case acts like a drum

...it can be locked and the pc can be kept on like a server so nobody can switch it off cause the power button is behind the door.You also get a fan with this case wich is on the side as a blow hole wich is handy to have but you will need more fans in this case to keep your pc cool.tere is a total of 5 places to mount fans including 4 wich your fans just clip into like a caddy.The case is very strong and looks realy smart and will last for ever maybe even nuke proof :).There are many colours of this case to choose from including Green,Blue,Yellow,White,Grey,Purple and black.the couler i got was green wich looks like shrek :P plus toy can also buy a panel for the side wich replaces the panel supplyed with this case and has a large window in so that you can see your pc running inside and you can have fans with lights in and cold cathode tubes... Read review

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