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BeanTech Igloo2 Review  (Conclusion)  Page read 730 times
 
BeanTech Igloo2 Review

Supplied By: BeanTech
Written By: Rich
Price: Under $140 to $160
Written: 2/3/2003
 
 

 

 

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 air.

 

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.)

 
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
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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