Joined on 12/16/03
Small case + dremel = nice setup
Pros: Small case for htpc. Probably the smallest you could get that will fit a small form-factor video card and dvd drive in. Nice black finish (but scratches easily). With a little tweaking, it's a very nice setup that fits in small places and packs lots of power. I used a core2 duo with 775-pin motherboard and the fan is right under the top air intake.
Cons: No reset button. Paint scratches easily. Poor placement of power supply (see below). Hard drive mount is between power supply and cdrom. There is room toward back of case though to have it "float" in the case. Mine is held up with just the cables going to it. It's an ssd so it doesn't vibrate that way. I prefer it there instead so it gets better cooling and won't block air flow to the PS. Minus one egg for bad PS bracket placement.
Overall Review: I bought this case to place behind my wall-mounted tv. I have just enough space back there to make it fit so now wires are showing. It gets really hot though with just the tiny (30mm?) powers supply fan running, so I added a fan. It says a 60mm fan will fit so I bought a 60mm x 10mm fan which is very thin, but it wouldn't fit because the power supply mounting bracket was in the way. I was able to make it fit by dremeling away part of the fan shroud, and also had to cut away part of the power supply bracket with some metal cutters. The part I cut off was completely excessive metal and doesn't affect the mounting stability at all. Now the case seems to run cooler, and the tiny power supply fan isn't always running at full speed. I haven't tried adding a low-form factor video card, but believe that Apevia is right, saying that 55mm card will fit without bracket.
Not good for long transfers
Pros: Small, does connect to a computer
Cons: Stops working during long transfers of multiple files
Overall Review: I am using this for a network attached storage over 1 Gbps ethernet, so I am only transfering at around 110MBps. When transfering files, it will sometimes disconnect from the host computer and be completely unresponsive to the OS. The computer it is attached to must be re-booted to regain access to the enclosure. I made a return request and was refunded.
5,750 other reviewers can't be wrong (as of his writing).
Pros: Everyone else was doing it.
Cons: What if we're all making a huge mistake?
Overall Review: It Just seemed like the right thing to buy at the time. All my friends were getting one. Has not let me down so far.
6-sided case
Pros: cheap
Cons: flimsy
Overall Review: It's $20 and starts out shiny. Good enough for me. I noticed that the side panels are the same fit as other model Rosewill cases. I compared it with a discontinued model the same height and they're the same.
Cheap and Good
Pros: Runs any regular programs. Video capabilities good enough for old games.
Cons: Probably won't save the world with it
Overall Review: Great option to save money now and upgrade to an i5/i7 down the road.
Failed after a year. Still waiting on RMA
Pros: It was cheap at the time
Cons: Failed after a year. Not out-right, just got slower and slower until doing anything in the OS took several minutes.
Overall Review: Mushkin's service department is also slow. It's been a week since Mushkin received my SSD and a replacement has not been sent out. I had to ask them why and they then told me it was out of stock and I'd have to wait until they get more in. I would not buy from Mushkin again.