AeroCool AERO-X202 Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Cheap, economical, plenty of room for hdd, fans etc...

Cons: Cheap case lighting. two lights blew out after only a few months.

Overall Review: This is my thrid review of the product. At first I was very pleased with it, but now i'm a bit mixed. After having the case for a few months I have run into a few problems with it. The blue light on the very top and the color switching light on the X panel in the front both died making the case look rather odd with everything else. I had to come up with some inovative methods of fixing the problems to make the case look good again. The blue led on the top can be purchased at Radio Shack for only a few $$. I tried to find the same product on Newegg but without much luck. You just have to sotter it onto the wire and use a hot glue gun to afix it to the socket again. I took mine a step further and attached it to the hdd light plug making it my new hdd light. To replace the color changing bulb on the front you just have to do the same thing only you will have to pick a solid color, prefrebly blue as I was unable to find the color changing light. My case looks good again now.

Comments: A good case for the money, but one can do better for a little more. The constantly changing LED in the front is distracting. There are plenty of spots for fans: 2 80mm or 1 120mm in the back, an 80 mm on the side, and, oddly enough, 4 80mm or 1 120mm in the front, but with no venting or grating to draw in cool air. The front fan assembly sits just behind the large solid plastic front piece. I feel they should have scratched the big frint window with the changing LED and made that a backlit vent for the front fans. All in all, it was alright, but for less than half again as much grab a ThxxxlTake Soprano.

Comments: This case came in and has plenty of room, and is sturdy as a brick. The paint has a little bit of a glossy shine to it not captured by the picture.

Pros: Attractive exterior (esp. the lights). Roomy interior (but see "other thoughts" below). Nice & quiet. The carrying handle is a godsend. As always, Newegg rocks!

Cons: No instruction manual, therefore figuring out some of the connections is pure guesswork. (Thank goodness for the Q-Connectors on my ASUS board.) Wires prevent the front cover from fully detaching. No need for that external 1394 connector cable.

Overall Review: The little "baggie" holding the screws had a hole in it. As a result, stuff was rattling around all over the place on arrival. Had to bend down the flange near the top with pliers to get the PSU to fit. Turns out my PSU is slightly larger than standard.

Pros: This is a decent case. Looks nice. The side fan is in a good place to keep the CPU with fresh air. The front LED not only changes from green to blue to red(not in that order) but every color in between. It will show one color and fade out and fade in with a new color.

Cons: the top handle may seem scary to use but i use it and it hasnt given way yet.

Overall Review: The pictures dont show it but the 2 bars that go up and down on the sides do light up blue

Pros: Well designed case, nice lighting features for the non-modder. Easy to assemble parts into. Thumbscrews and handle on window side.

Cons: Front panel tricky to remove, LED's&wiring require hot glue for better hold.

Overall Review: LED wiring could be combined and HD cages should have quicksnap feature. But overall a great case for the $.

Pros: Cheap, good amount of room, and airflow not to bad with plenty of extra fans added. Something you all might like to know too... the front LED box on it changes colors from green, red, blue, white, purple, yellow, etc... it mixes the red/blue/greens into the primary colors. Blue top light, blue fan on side, blue front "bubble" bars. Overall excellent case.

Cons: Had to muscle the 3.5" hard drive racks to get the screws in. Case handle is excellent, if a tad sharp underneath (not a con unless you pack it full of 8 HD's and a huge power supply like I did)

Overall Review: Excellent case for the money. I bought it to make a NAS machine and it's excellent. Lights are bright but it reminds me to remote-in and turn the PC off if I happen to forget.

Pros: Ventilation is pretty good, case stays pretty cool.

Cons: Green LED in the front led cycle is already dead. Does not come with fans (I didn't notice)

Overall Review: Good case overall, though I'll probably end up taking off the front x and putting making a fan grate for it.