Rosewill RS-MI-01 BK Mini ITX Tower/ Desktop Computer Case with 250W 20+4Pin & 1SATA Connectors Power Supply

Pros: The size is great and the power supply fan is nearly silent

Cons: Sheet metal is too thin. Everything bends or flexes. The front panel looks like 2 bays but there is only one. The top bay is intended for a DVD so it has a sloppy button intended to push the DVD button for open/close. The power supply has no support other than 4 screws. This would be ok if the sheet metal was thicker. The SATA connection on the PS is a strange length that makes routing awkward. Only one button for power on/off

Other Thoughts: I would have preferred a more simple front panel like a shuttle PC. I do not need a door that hides the DVD and why hide the USB/Audio ports behind a lousy plastic door that is probably always open.

Pros: Small, comes with a power supply, good quality steel. My front drive bay doors and usb door came undamaged so I can't complain. Most of the negative reviews are from poor packaging/shipping. Don't let the reviews scare you it is a great case for the money.

Cons: The power supply has a bottom mount fan which works against my APU fan since its a spreader which blows air downward. Not a con for some people since some mini-itx motherboards APU cooling is fanless. For my system build configuration I wish it were a rear exhaust fan on the power supply.

Other Thoughts: I have a Asrock E350M1 motherboard which is not fanless. I had 1 inch of room from the power supply to the APU heat sink fan which is far from enough room. APU gets 70C max under 100% load for 1 hour. Max is 90C. Since this is well within range the cases cooling is just fine.

Pros: cost

Cons: flimsy. arrived with the 2 front panels broken (would not stay shut, latch mechanism was broken.) did an exchange through NewEgg (which was easy, no hassles) but the second unit arrived broken as well! Decided to keep it and tape the panels shut because I didn't want to rebuild the computer a third time!

difficult to route cables and such if you have a cpu fan installed.

Pros: I've been using this box for almost a year. It came to me in good shape (the doors were intact and still open and latch closed. The power supply fried after a month, but that may have been my doing, as I was troubleshooting a USB cable that probably shorted out. The replacement PSU has worked fine since then.

I'm running an Intel I3 processor on a Gigabyte GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard, with 2X4MB Crucial DDR3 1333 ram sticks, an ASUS DVD R/W drive, a Patriot Torx2 32GB SSD for my system and a Western Digital (3.5") 160 GB hard drive for storage. I cobbled together a wi-fi card, but a USB wi-fi dongle would work as well.

Everything fits. The power supply overhangs one-third of the CPU fan, but I mounted an 80 mm case fan on the left of the case (looking at it head-on) blowing directly onh the CPU and after 18 hours of running the CPU temperature was 40 degrees, while the case temperature was 42 degrees.

The case has a provision for mounting a 3.5" hard drive on the right side rail at the rear of the case, blocking the vent holes. Instead, I used the bracket provided to drill new holes on the right side rail at the front of the case where the DVD drive and SSD were mounted. The bracket worked just as well up front and wedged the drive securely between the rails.

The case is sturdy, and with a fan and clear vent holes it should work for you, provided your motherboard doesn't park the CPU directly under the power supply. I've been running Ubuntu Linux 12.4 and have never had a more trouble-free computer.

Cons: The case is extremely black.

Pros: The case looks good other than the busted doors on the front.

Cons: The door the covers the UBS ports and the door that covers the 3.5 drive bay are both broken.

Other Thoughts: I called newegg for an RMA and they paid for my return shipping.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Valued Customer,
Thank you very much for purchasing this unit. We strive to provide the most reliable and highest quality products to our customers. Please kindly contact the Rosewill support team either via phone at 800-575-9885 or via email at rma@rosewill.com so we may assist you with a replacement.
Thanks,
Rosewill Customer Care

Pros: The case would look nice if the covers for the 3.5" port and the UBS ports would work.

Cons: The cover for the USB port won't close, and the cover for the 3.5" drive won't open. Both of the plastic retention mechanisms are broken. An RMA will cost me $15 in shipping. I tried calling Rosewill customer support to see if there was anything I could do to fix the problem without having to return the whole unit, and they simply told me to complete an RMA through newegg. Also the unit did not come with any screw

Other Thoughts: This case would probably be okay if it worked. I would recommend avoiding this case.

I am going to opt for another case since it seems like there is a bad batch and I don't want to spend another $15 when the next one is busted too.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Valued Customer,
Please contact the Rosewill support team at 800-575-9885 so that we can assist you with your issue.
Thanks,
Rosewill Customer Care

Pros: Compact, sleek, shiny and cheap.

Cons: I have ordered two of these cases, brand new (one via RMA on the first), and both times the plastic spring clips on the drive/accessory doors have arrived broken! The doors cannot be closed again due to the damage, and must be removed for any effective design. I have delayed a customer's order for nearly a month by just trying to uphold some semblance of quality.

My company is outraged with the sudden drop in quality from Rosewill. These shoddy, poorly-designed cases are a disgrace to the industry.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Valued Customer,
Thank you very much for purchasing this unit. We strive to provide the most reliable and highest quality products to our customers. Please kindly contact the Rosewill support team either via phone at 800-575-9885 or via email at rma@rosewill.com so we may assist you with a replacement.
Thanks,
Rosewill Customer Care

Pros: Small

Cons: The 3.5" drive bay door was broken upon arrival, it will not shut and stay shut, the locking mechanism is bad.

Other Thoughts: Looks a little flimsy and the broken door upon arrival is proof of the poor design.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Valued Customer,
Thank you very much for purchasing this unit. We strive to provide the most reliable and highest quality products to our customers. Please kindly contact the Rosewill support team either via phone at 800-575-9885 or via email at rma@rosewill.com so we may assist you with a replacement.
Thanks,
Rosewill Customer Care

Pros: Small form factor. PSU Included.

Cons: Poor quality control.

Other Thoughts: This item has two doors that are supposed to click locked. Like I say, supposd to. Out of the box the door covering the USB was open and would not click lock closed. We opened the second door whick clicked open but would not click closed. Save time and money, buy another brand as this company cares more about $$ than quality. You can't tell me the person boxing this up did not see the USB door open. He/she did see it and they ignored the fact that it would not lock closed - proibably at the order of their stupidvisor.

Pros: It's small and cheap.

Cons: The power supply comes in direct contact with the cooling fan. The plastic door latches both failed the first time I used them. They popped open but wouldn't close.

The 3 1/2 inch drive bay won't fit a standard drive unless you get some low profile memory. I didn't so it didn't fit.

Other Thoughts: I'd avoid this case. It's badly designed and badly made.