Pros: Fit and finish is great. All case screw holes lined up, fan screw holes line up, and the cover is easy to remove and install. Small form factor that looks great with other A/V equipment; small enough to not be intrusive, yet large enough to hold everything as long as you aren't stuffing it to the brim. Looks nice (better in person than in the pics). The front panel is clean looking and the texture is "ridged" so it doesn't take fingerprints too easily. Allows standard ATX PSU. Although, get a smaller PSU (around 5.5" deep max) if using an optical drive. Allows a decent range of the smaller motherboard sizes to be used effectively. Lightweight despite being a steel case. And solid enough to stack other components on top if needed.

Cons: If I was FORCED to come up with a con, I guess the front USB/audio connections could have come with a fold-down cover and make the Silverstone logo removable for an even cleaner looking front. But even as-is, it's not bad at all.

Overall Review: I don't usually write reviews but after seeing some of the negative comments, I thought I'd add my 2 cents. Listen, if you are looking to stuff this case with the largest low-profile video card available, max size motherboard, multi-terabyte storage, optical drive, high power PSU, and a really fast CPU, this case is probably NOT for you. It me be "possible" to do, but not practical. Something like that should be stored in a larger case, plain an simple. Silverstone (or other brands) do have larger cases which would still offer the "A/V look" and would provide a much better solution for more robust systems. However, this IS a good case for a minimalistic HTPC. My goals for this build was low power usage (yet strong enough to handle Netflix HD), minimal fan cooling, minimal storage capacity, and low-cost. This case fit these requirements EASILY. I loaded this case with: - Antec EarthWatts green 380w PSU - No optical drive. I stream all DVDs as ISOs stored on a media server/HTPC in another room. - ASRock H61M/U3S3 micro ATX motherboard - 4GB G.Skill ECO Series 1.35v DDR3 1600 RAM - Intel Celeron G530 CPU with stock cooler from a core i7 CPU (the i7 cooler is not as high and has a copper core). Dual 2.4GHz cores and integrated GPU is more than adequate for basic HTPC use. - 2.5" Seagate 500GB 7200 rpm laptop HDD. Actually, this is much more storage capacity than I needed just to store the OS, but I already had it in my parts bin. - Windows 7 Professional 64-bit. There was PLENTY of room for all that and allowed a clean wiring job with more than adequate cooling even with no case fan at all - CPU temps between 35*C idle to a max of 50*C in a ~25*C room with the system sitting on a shelf. I even left room in case I decide to add an optical drive in the future. All the unused PSU wires were neatly bundled under the optical drive cage. The HDD was installed on the plastic "shelf". Some people didn't like this shelf, but it worked perfectly fine for me, and make drive removal/replacement really easy. As some have mentioned, you might have trouble finding screws long enough to compensate for the thick plastic, but I used M3 screws which are exactly 6mm long and they were perfect for the 2.5" HDD I used. The extra length for the long-ish front panel USB cables was easily placed under the optical drive cage as well. Total installation time was around 3 hours, and that includes everything from system assembly, OS install, updates, and configuring Media Center. Like I said before, this is a great case... as long as your expectations are reasonable.

Pros: Arrived well packaged and physically undamaged.

Cons: Doesn't work. Windows sees there is a drive in disk management, but drops off and reappears sporadically. Does not work long enough to even complete a quick format. Tried several times, even on a different box using different sata/power cables.

Overall Review: I should really have read the RECENT reviews on this drive. I've used WD blue drives in the past with no issues, and saw this had 4 eggs overall, but I neglected to read recent reviews stating lots of DOAs. Shame on me. Live and learn I guess. Out of all the systems I've built over the years, this is the first time I've ever had a DOA on any component. Rather aggravating though since I had to quickly hunt down a comparable drive locally and pay the difference just to get the new system up and running.

Pros: Works great out of the box. No special installation or drivers needed in Windows7 - just hook it up to a USB port, Windows installs the drivers automatically, and you are good to go. Inexpensive remote and receiver for HTPCs. Intuitive design that even my 4 year old can use effectively. Mouse cursor feature is nice for those times when you don't want to drag out a mouse for simple actions.

Cons: None

Overall Review: I have two of these being used on different PCs and they work great with Windows Media Center. One one PC, I use a Harmony remote (works fine), and I use the included remote on the other PC for my 4-year old. Either way, everything works like I expect it to. Also want to point out that the "power" button on the remote will put the PC to sleep or wake it up from sleep. Nice feature for an HTPC! I was going to list this as a "con", but it didn't apply to me so I'll say it here instead; I can imagine some people may want some way to customize button mapping. There is no included software to do this, but there are utilities you can download to do that if you want.

Pros: Small form factor ideal for mini-PC or HTPC use. Case design is clean and simple and looks nice. Adequate cooling for its size. Spacious enough for 2 internal 3.5" HDD (providing one of them is a slim style). Included power supply seems to be working perfectly so far. Case panels have indents to attach the included rubber feet so it can sit either vertically or horizontally, and looks good either way. Noise isn't too bad at all. I'm sure the fan speed and noise would increase if I stress the system more, but so far it's fine for general HTPC use. Supports adding a low-profile video card or TV tuner.

Cons: Blue power light strip is very bright. No built-in support for 2.5" drives which is rather odd considering this case is designed for low power applications. The front panel will not close fully when using one of those micro USB receivers for wireless keyboards/mice.

Overall Review: The blue power light strip is quite bright and may be distracting. A resistor can be added to the power wires to reduce the brightness, but I found that simply wrapping the front of the blue LED with a small piece of paper towel was perfect to reduce the brightness to a reasonable level and matches the brightness of the HDD activity light perfectly. It's just a matter of removing the front panel (really easy to do), popping out the blue LED, adding the tiny bit of paper towel, and putting everything back together. Be careful when choosing memory with tall heatsinks as they may not fit if using an optical drive depending on motherboard design. This case does not support 2.5" drives, so don't forget to pick up 3.5" to 2.5" drive adapter brackets if you are using a notebook or SSD drive. This case is home to a Celeron G530 using the stock cooler and integrated CPU graphics (via HDMI), 4GB GSkill ECO DDR3 RAM (1.35v), ASRock B75M mini-ITX mobo, 500GB 2.5" notebook HDD, and GMYLE Media Center remote. Runs great as a HTPC in my 4 year-old daughter's room (will be a general-purpose PC as she gets older). Not using an optical drive since I use Media Browser to "stream" DVD iso files from my main media server. Under normal Media Center usage (watching DVD movies, Netflix, etc), CPU temps are around 40 degrees C in a 25 degree C room, so cooling is more than adequate with not much noise from the case or power supply fan.