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LIAN LI Silver Aluminum PC-Q18A Mini ITX Media Center / HTPC Case

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Small is beautiful. The LIAN LI Mini-Q PC-Q18 is a great chassis for those looking to build Mini ITX Media Center / HTPC that combines compactness, strength and style. Sleek aluminum construction with curved edge smoothly fits into your TV cabinet and complements your house decoration. Two 140mm fans with abundance of vent holes ensure efficient heat dissipation. Inside the chassis, you’ll find easy to access space for Mini ITX motherboard and discrete VGA card at up to 340mm in length. A removable HDD Trak along with a HDD cage, supporting both 2.5” and 3.5” HDD, enables flexible drive configuration that adapts to your need. Two USB 3.0 connectors are built on the front panel for easy integration with the latest transfer technology.

Thermal flow One 140 mm front fan and one 140mm top fan in combination with large area of vent holes ensure efficient ventilation and effective system cooling.
Removieable HDDs Rrak The removable HDD Rrak, located at the bottom of the chassis, support two 3.5” and one 2.5” HDD. (When using two or thick,long graphics cards,install 2.5" HDD only.)
Supports four sata hot swap HDDs Sata hotswap HDD cage, using thumb screws with rubber suspension, supports four 3.5-inch HDDs and two 2.5-inch HDDs.
Smart Internal Space This Mini ITX chassis support high end graphics card of up to 340mm long to bring in powerful graphics performance to Mini ITX form factor.
Multimedia I/O Ports Users can easily access USB 3.0 x2 and HD Audio ports.

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General

Brand: LIAN LI

Model: PC-Q18A

Spec

Type: Mini ITX Media Center / HTPC Case

Color: Silver

Case Material: Aluminum

Power Supply: No

Motherboard Compatibility: Mini-ITX / Mini-DTX

Expansion

External 5.25" Drive Bays: 1

Expansion Slots: 2

Front Ports

Front USB Ports: USB 3.0 x 2

Front Audio Ports: HD Audio

Cooling System

140mm Fans: 1 x 140mm Front Fan
1 x 140mm Top Fan

Side Air duct: No

Features

Features: HDD bay 3.5"

VGA Card length: 340mm

PSU length: 160mm

CPU cooler height: 150mm

Dimensions&Weight

Height: 11.42"

Width: 7.83"

Depth: 14.37"

Weight: 7.39 lbs.

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Warranty

Limited Warranty period (parts): 1 year
Limited Warranty period (labor): 1 year

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vihila 10/11/2012 3:49:31 PM Tech Level: 4/5 Ownership: 2/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 4/5Good overall but some minor gripes Pros: Very attractive. Very easy to work with. USB 3.0 front panel. Quiet fans. Nice hard drive mounting system. Includes optical drive bezel. SATA backplane for 4 hot-plug hard drives. Cons: Minor gripes: 1) Had to remove the top fan to install the optical drive. This could have been avoided if the case was 1/2" longer. 2) Had to return two different PSU's because they were too long. Again, this could have been avoided if the case was 1/2" or 3/4" longer. Make sure to purchase a PSU that is no more than 5.5" long!!! 3) Does not come with a fan controller for the case fans. Has the mounting holes for one (the Lian-Li PT-FN01), but does not include it. Newegg does not sell the PT-FN01, but I found it online for around $8 plus shipping. 4) Front panel USB 3.0 cables terminate in USB A connector instead of motherboard header connector. I purchased an adapter cable (Bitfenix) for motherboard connector which works perfectly. 5) When mounting a 2.5" HDD to the drive cage "shelf", you cannot use the backplane, and it is difficult to plug in the SATA cables from the back of the case, routing underneath the backplane. 6) When a PSU with a 120mm fan is used, the fan would compete with the CPU fan for airflow (they would be blowing away from each other about 1" apart). Therefore, I used a PSU with an 80mm fan in back, but I was hoping to use a fanless PSU (of which I had to return two models because they were too long). If you can find a 5.5" fanless PSU, that would probably be ideal, since the PSU placement has plenty of airflow around it. Other Thoughts: This is my fourth Lian-Li case over the past 10 years. I think this one is the best looking, but I think they could have put some more thought into the layout and cable management. I recommend purchasing four 12" SATA cables with right angle connectors on one end for the backplane, and a 6" SATA cable for the optical drive. I also recommend purchasing the PT-FN01 fan controller, unless you have a motherboard with two case fan headers. Otherwise you have to plug at least one of them directly into the PSU which doesn't allow you to set the speed. 7 out of 7 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
JSmith 9/6/2012 12:35:23 AM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 3/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5Happy camper Pros: Needed a case for a mini-ITX motherboard. Decided on the ASRock z77E-ITX. Quality aluminum and steel construction. Liked the fact that this case was able to enclose a full size GTX 670 graphics card and full size ATX power supply. Cons: none so far Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!