Linkworld Black body/ Silver strip Steel 6280-01 Micro ATX Media Center / HTPC Case

Pros: Price, 400w mATX power supply which is handling Pentium D 805 and RADEON X1950GT fine. It has a decent amount of room. Good ventilation

Cons: The plastic bezel on the front is very cheap. It looks better than the picture would indicate though. I'll probably end up with a low tech hack to get it to stay put when removing USB devices/cables, etc.

Overall Review: A decent choice for a budget HTPC case.

Pros: 400 watt power supply (runs a 45 watt X2 and a 9800gt nicely) ,nice looking m-atx case and only $40.

Cons: As many people have stated, the front panel comes (at least with mine) slightly damaged. There is what seems to be a positioning post that keeps the face aligned(broken). Other than that the only thing that kept the faceplate from staying put were some ill fitted plastic-to-metal clasps ,which a pair of pliers easily rectified. If you want a perfect case and you arent willing to problem solve a little then go spend a hundred bucks on something else.

Overall Review: It's hard to find a m-atx case with a 400watt PS, and for $40 it's pretty hard to complain. Also, the PS fan was noisy and didn't inspire confidence so I cut a hole in it and mounted a 120mm fan which is cool and quiet.

Pros: cheap

Cons: cheap

Overall Review: what a piece of garbage. I looked past all the bad reviews and figured I'd try it myself, big mistake. I read a lot of complaints about the front bezel pulling off. You guys are LUCKY!!! Mine doesn't even stay on! Won't clip in place at all. The included PSU is in no way shape or form capable of doing what its rated at. It is so light and is missing so many caps I guarantee this thing will go quick. On top of it all, on of the screws where you remove the assembly to mount your optical and HDD had somehow an extra "smudge" of steel at the bottom of the screw after it was inserted into the hole so of course it wont even come out without dremeling it!! newegg is in the process of an RMA exchange for me, but I have low expectations for my replacement as well. All in all will never buy another product from Linkworld, and I know this is a sub $40 case, but I've bought sub $20 cases that were made better then this junk. 0/5 if I could. Terrible.....

Pros: Purchased for HTPC system. Fit good on the TV stand. Nice size and might be the best small case that takes full height cards out there. Unique drive cage flips up for easy installation. Buttons work well and are well placed. Good sized horizontal fan CPU coolers fit in it.

Cons: Original 60mm fans were noisy and I replaced them. After a year the power supply fan is howling. Power supply is very inefficient. I will probably replace it soon also.

Overall Review: Might get another just because good horizontal cases are hard to find, and that is what fits in the "stack" of computers in my office. I would probably replace the power supply and chassis fans immediately.

Pros: Cheap inexpensive case with power supply. Removal drive cage make installation easy.

Cons: My biggest con isnt really the cases fault. Newegg has it listed as 17.5'' wide and 14'' in depth, but its actually 14'' wide and 17.5'' in depth.

Pros: Came with all the things I was needing for a particular build I was planning. Plus at the time it had much better reviewers ratings left as a guide. Now the ratings (in my eyes) are more inline with the products true overall worthiness. I really did not have problems with the case and front plastic construction as some. And as far as being able to install all the individual components would rate that good. But things can get a little congested around the main power and ide hookups.

Cons: Power Supply!!! Power Supply!!! Power Supply!!! This unit was in use for only 6 to 9 months of actual light use. And the power supply went out. Just like so many of the other reviewers have reported. And it makes you wonder just how poorly these power units really are. Because many people will never take the time to report on their troubles!!!

Overall Review: The price was $50.54 delivered when I bought it in May of 08. I never really saw it on a Newegg sale. As cases like this fall in a specialty category. And either you need them or you don't. I needed for a small cubby hole I needed it so could place my LED monitored on top of it to make up for lack of space. If your mb only has 1 ide hook for the optical drive. And you want to install 2 ide optical drives. It can be hard with the physical layout of the drives in this unit. Because the standard ide cable cannot reach both units. *Also can anyone tell me what is a good replacement power supply unit that will fit and be the correct orientation for this unit?

Pros: Assembled a budget HTPC with this case an ECS AMD 780G mATX mobo and Vista. Everything fit fine and worked at first powerup. If you want to build an HTPC without spending a lot of coin, this case fits the bill perfecly.

Cons: The dual 60mm fans in the rear of the case are simply too loud for a HTPC which should be whisper quiet. I ended up replacing them with Vantec Stealth fans - shop around for the best price ;)

Overall Review: Even with spending extra for quieter fans this is still a good case for the money.

Pros: I bought this last year, the front bezel, its flimsy but like most have said it looks sharp very nice in my entertainment center,even impressive. Yet its always coming slightly loose...so there is the bad. Here is the good, lots of ventilation comes with two rear fans, a space in the front for a small fan, has spacious bays for adding drives, I use the extra bay for cable & wire management. More good the power supply is 400watts not many htpc cases come with that high a wattage, it takes regular pci & video cards no need to get low profile cards thats a plus so I can use what I already have. Love Love love the legs yes it comes with nice sliver & black feet you can screw to the bottom with little stoppers you place over the screw holes keeps it from scratching and slipping on my shelf. So basically you have a $40 bargain with one caveat the front bezel I thought of velcro but I don't mess with it once its in place just hold it while I pull out a usb drive.

Cons: the front bezel is a negative since its so loose but its also a positive it looks like a vcr or piece of equipment that matches my entire system

Overall Review: I just ordered another one