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Sunbeamtech 9-Bay Acrylic Case Review
Author: Gabriel Torres
Type: Reviews Last Updated: July 14, 2008
Page: 10 of 10
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Conclusions

Sunbeamtech 9-Bay Acrylic  case (AC-9B-HUVB) is a 100% transparent case targeted to the average user that wants to build a system with a very different looks.

Strong Points

  • Excellent material.
  • Excellent cost/benefit ratio.
  • Excellent ventilation, with places for up to six fans. Big holes with no mesh for the fans allow the fans to deliver their maximum airflow potential.
  • Very light.
  • A delight for DYI users.

Weak Points

  • You have to be very careful to not scratch or crack your case.
  • Requires extra time for you to put the case together, increasing the PC building time by around one hour.
  • Holds only up to four (or five, if a floppy disk drive isn’t used) hard disk drives, so high-end users will probably want to look for a different product.
  • No screwless mechanisms or thumbscrews for holding daughter boards, optical drives or hard disk drives.
  • No anti-vibration mechanisms for the hard disk drives.
  • The reset and power buttons are too tight in their holes, making them to get stuck sometimes.
  • Comes with only three fans. It should have come with at least the top 80-mm fan and one more 120-mm fan for the front panel.
  • No cover for the top 80-mm hole. If you don’t buy an 80-mm fan your case will have a hole on its top panel. This is the main aesthetic flaw from this case.
  • Comes only with one fan grill. Most fans will remain “open”, being injury hazards.
  • No dust filters for the fans. Your PC components will be filled with dust in no time.
  • The two USB ports are too close to each other, preventing the installation of two “fat” devices at the same time.
  • The presence of the manufacturer name on the left panel may be a non-desirable feature by some users that want a 100% transparent case.
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