Pros: 250 MB/sec sequential read, this is the maximum throughput speed of the slower SATA ports on my motherboard. 100 MB/sec sequential write, just as rated. Pretty good pricepoint.

Cons: As mentioned by others, no 3.5" mounting bracket is included. This isn't a deal breaker, but I almost went with another SSD that did come with one.

Pros: -This thing is a looker. I chose it for utility over form, but it is a sight to behold. -Comes with all SATA backplanes installed, which is more than I can say about its big brother, the PC-Q26. -Fans and dust filters are included and installed. -Super compact. Everything squeezes together nicely but leaves rooms for airflow if you're not stuffing the case to the brim. -Most maintenance operations are completely tool-less, including removing the side panels, swapping hard drives, swapping fans and cleaning dust filters (see caveat in cons). -Fits some ATX power supplies. I used a 450W modular power supply 5.91" in length and had no trouble fitting and managing power cables.

Cons: -If an ATX power supply is installed, it must be removed before the top fan and dust cover can be removed for replacement or cleaning. This can probably be remedied by using an SFX power supply. -I'm pretty sure the 140mm front fan is not providing airflow to the topmost hard drive slot. -More of a gripe than an actual con, but the hot swap hard drive bays are not externally accessible.

Overall Review: I built a compact NAS for a client using this case and populated it with 5 hot swap hard drives. I was very happy with the finished product, and I was a little bit sad to have to see it go. I changed the top fan to be intake rather than exhaust, encouraging positive air pressure inside the case.

Pros: -Two nice big 180mm fans pushing air through the case with plenty of clearance even on carpets. -Stylish utilitarian design -90 degree rotation is quite the looker. Dual graphics cards looks especially appealing in this orientation somehow. -Really quite compact. -2.5" drive mounting on the rear of the motherboard tray, as is trendy nowadays. -Nearly completely toolless operation, including drive installation and opening the case.

Cons: -Poor planning for drives. The included 3.5" drive cage impedes power supply cabling and places two drives bottoms together which is really bizarre and difficult to plug in when two drives are installed. Luckily the cage is removable if not needed. -The 3.5" drive cage can be split into two, allowing a single drive to be installed into the rear half. However, due to the orientation issue mentioned in the previous point, this leaves that drive with the PCB facing outward, looking very ugly. Orienting the drive in the more attractive way will leave the ports blocked by the cage, though I suppose a rotary tool and some sanding could fix that. -Cable management is very difficult, and I and other reviewers have had to sacrifice some case functionality in order to get all cables routed in such a way to allow the case to close. -One 2.5" drive mount is almost unusable due to limited space after cables have been managed. I have a fully modular power supply, keeping the cable mess down as much as possible, and this was still an issue. -I had to remove the slim optical drive bay completely just to give myself enough room for cable management. I guess if I ordered custom length power supply cables I could reinstall and use it, but with standard components I found it impossible to include.

Overall Review: I had known about all of the cons above from other reviews going into this case, so I did not let them deduct more than 1 egg for me, but your opinion may vary. The case isn't perfect, but I love it, and I'm glad that I got it.