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BeanTech Igloo2 Review
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BeanTech Igloo2 Review
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Supplied By:
BeanTech |
| Written By:
Rich |
| Price: Under
$140 to $160 |
| Written:
2/3/2003 |
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This
is one great case and with all its features it is worth picking up.
I have seen a lot of high end aluminum cases and I have to say this is
the highest quality one I have seen yet. Most aluminum cases are paper
thin and can be damaged very easily the aluminum on this case is thick
and rugged and I already know it can take a kick by my two year old and
not even warp. In part 2 of this review I will be modding this case. I
haven't totally decided what mods I will do so keep your eye out for
part 2 and lets have some fun with this case. After I finish modding
this case I will be assembling my LAN box into it. It will be a lot
easier doing testing for hardware reviews with this pull out
motherboard tray and I will also be able to get a lot of cool photos of
the system when it's completed. If anyone has any ideas for some good
mods let me know and if you're a manufacture that would like me to
install any window kits or anything else let me know. As of right now
I believe this case will have a side window, top window, and stealth
drive bay for the CD-Rom but until cutting starts it's all up in the
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I
had a few problems with this case that I wanted to go over before I
get to my pros and cons. When the case has its blanks in, they
are not perfectly even with the face plate. They seam to stick out a
bit. Look at the photo to the right and you will see what I mean. It's
not a big problem but it bothers me so I am going to find a way to fix
this during part 2. Another problem I had was with the 5 1/4 drive
rails, This isn't Beantech's fault, in fact I think they're a great idea
but for me its going be hard to stealth my CD-Rom like I have on my
current aluminum case because I need to recess the CD-Rom in about 1/4
if an inch and I will not be able to use the 5 1/4 drive rails when I
do this. I will probably just drill some new holes for my CD-Rom but
that's what Modding is all about right :-). I wanted to explain this
because you might notice that the drive rails are in pros and cons
because depending on what you plan on doing it could go either way, but
even though the drive rails will make it harder on my mod I like them
the way they are. It's a great idea, however, the only change I would make is to
have them be adjustable so that people can recess there drives or fix
alignment problems with drives that have different screw holes. (Over
closer inspection it looks as if you might be able to screw the drives
in instead of using the drive rails. We well find out more in part 2.) |
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Pros |
- Very high quality
- Great looks
- Strong & rigid
- Hard drive dampening
- Easy to install drives with rails
- Fan controller
- Pull out motherboard rack
- Thumb screws every ware
- Dust filter in front of front fans
- Quick disconnect front header wire
loom
- UBS / 1394 Ports upfront
- Lots of modding potential
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Cons |
- Alignment of 5 1/4 and 3 1/2
blanks (They stick out a little from face)
- Rails are great but might make
some mods hard (Stealth drive
bay)
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