SilverStone Milo Series SST-ML09B Black Acrylic and plastic front panel, 0.8mm steel body Mini-ITX Computer Case

Pros: It looks like a DVD player from the front which I suppose it could be if desired. It has support for four 2.5 inch drives which I'd guess would be useful for multiple OS drives and a storage disk. Uses a Mini-ITX form factor motherboard. The case is not much deeper than the width of a Mini-ITX motherboard which is great for placing on wall mounted shelves.

Cons: I was confused by the full height PCI-e I/O slot. It looked like it was mounted backwards if one was to use a PCI_e riser cable to use a full height card. The 120MM fan holder has each side bent at a 90° angle. This helps with rigidity. Unfortunately I decided to mount a fan controller in the rear full height PCI_e I/O slot and the 120mm fan bracket interfered with the PCB on the fan controller so I had to get a hack saw and metal file to remove a portion of the bracket so it didn't touch the PCB when inserted. This makes me wonder why the slot is there at all if the bracket is going to interfere with any internal device installed in the slot. Installing 80MM fans using rubber fan screws was nearly impossible due to how compact the case was. If you buy the case don't even attempt to use rubber fan mounts unless you have needle nose pliers that bend at a 45° angle. If you install a 450W PSU be prepared to only install one or two drives in the catty because it's the only place to put all the cables and that's using a modular PSU.

Overall Review: Other than that it's a great little case. I like it. if I had more applications for it I would have bought more than one. With the way the fans are installed and the height of the rubber feet you could even stack the machines on top of each other. It works great as a Mini-ITX server chassis. I was able to build a windows server proxy inside this case to act as a medium for my bigger server.

Pros: Very sturdy steel construction, holds up to 4 2.5" drives

Cons: I don't like the position of the slim DVD tray, which places the drive directly above the CPU heat sink and fan. It causes the CPU to run hot, so I went with an external USB slim drive on the desktop. (The reason for only 4 eggs)

Overall Review: This is a great case, very good construction, with heavy gauge steel. It can be used vertically as a tower with the included stand, or horizontally as a desktop PC or HTPC with the rubber foot pads. the 120mm fan is thin and runs quietly, there are also two 80mm fan mounts on the side/top of the case depending on how you position it. I also ordered the Silverstone SST-ST45SF-V3 450W power supply to go with it. I will order this case again, and enjoyed working with it

Pros: -Small. Looks exactly like all my other media components Can be stood on end or flat Absolutely perfect for HTPC builds.

Cons: I got nothing. 100% as advertised.

Pros: It can fit 4x 2.5 HD, laptop BluRay, and TV Tuner PCI-E card with Intel based ITX setup. Makes for a compact NAS, HTPC, and DVR all in one. It fits on selves and in media chest boxes which are designed small for set top boxes.

Cons: It is as small as it gets and requires planning. Each component needs to be carefully selected before purchase.

Pros: Very small size, yet large enough to fit all components needed for a decent work/play system. Strong enough to set 21 inch monitor on top without sag (don't block air intake) This is why I chose this case Decent ventilation Can hold up to four 2.5 inch SSD's Tiny footprint. 7 liters total volume. Was even smaller than I pictured when I unboxed. Comes with removable stand to orient vertically Only took me 30 minutes to build system out in this case. Everything lines up perfectly.

Cons: Pricey. I got two of them on sale for $74 each which is the high end for what this case is worth. For $100 plus I'd go with the Fractal 202 which can also be oriented either horizontal or vertical. Shiny plastic front panel is dust magnet and scratches easily. Only supports low profile video cards when many small form factor cases support full size cards. GTX 1050ti is the most powerful card you can get for this system. The screws they used to put this case together are poor quality. Even with a brand new correctly sized Phillips screw driver the heads strip out easily. With SFX power supply installed (Corsair SF450 fully modular) It's almost impossible to get the hard drive caddie back in the case. Even with the short flat cables the hard drive caddie must be removed before you can mount the power supply. I ended up just using two sided tape to secure one 2.5 inch SSD instead of cramming cables into a tiny space. Use NVME drives if you can for primary and backup storage and ditch the hard drive caddie. You'll need that space for cable management. Most boards support 2 NVME drives now.

Overall Review: I needed an inexpensive small form factor case that could lie on the top of a very small desk and support the monitor on top. I have a station built for the grandchildren with two computers side by side on a small desk for their activities. The computers couldn't be on the ground and I didn't want wires hanging all over the place. This solution worked perfectly. I choose the ASUS ROG STRIX B360i AC motherboard, I-3 8100 with stock cooler, Corsair Vengeance 2400Mhz LPX low profile memory, Corsair SF450 power supply,j Samsung 970 EVO NVME for boot, 1 TB SSD for storage, and a low profile GTX 1050 ti for gaming. Powerful and fast mini system for under $1k. You won't be overclocking in this case so choose low TDP components.