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Rosewill R521-M Mini Tower Computer Case
The Rosewill R521-M Mini Tower Computer Case is a stylish, durable, rich-featured Mini Tower with great affordability. It comes packed with all essential features, like excellent expandability, effective cooling performance, a reliable power supply etc., letting you easily build your own rig.
Superb Scalability
Though small in size, the Rosewill R521-M Mini Tower Case offers ample interior room to accommodate your PC components, like a Micro-ATX or Mini-ITX motherboard, a long graphics card etc. It also offers up to five internal 3.5” drive bays, two external 5.25” drive bays, and one 3.5” external drive bays, as well as four expansion slots for great expandability.
Cooling Performance
Keep your system running cool. The Rosewill R521-M is preinstalled one 90 mm fan at rear panel. One fan slot on the front panel allows you to install one additional 120 mm or 80 mm fan.
Reliable Power Supply
The included 400W switching power supply offers pure, stable power to all your components with amazing power efficiency. The clever fan design allows for little or no detectable fan noise during regular operation.
Durability and Aesthetics
The Rosewill R521-M is constructed of premium steel material for long-lasting durability. The stylish aluminum-look front panel gives it an attractive look while giving you an easy, quick access to two SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ports and two audio jacks.
Pros: Everything fits, mounting holes for Micro ATX Mobo are where they are supposed to be. Two full hard drives, two CD/DVD drives and a GTX960 fit with room to spare.
Cons: The punch-outs for the PCI covers are like razor blades so use pliers when pulling them out. This is pretty standard. The one thing I truly hate about this case is the blue LED for the power button. It is painfully bright. You could use it to keep ships from running ashore in dens fog. The button itself is also flimsy, when I press it the whole panel pushes in. Nothing bad has happened, it is just a bit concerning.
Overall Review: If you need a case on the lower end of the price scale that gets the job done and looks pretty good (if you are into the minimalist look), this one is great. I would like the 2.5" drive bay cover to be the same color / material as the rest of the front panel, and PLEASE do something about the airport landing lights you used for the power button LED.