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Corsair Obsidian Series 800D Case Review
Author: Gabriel Torres
Type: Reviews Last Updated: December 11, 2009
Page: 7 of 7
Real-time pricing for Corsair CC800DW.
Corsair CC800DW Obsidian 800D Black Aluminum Full Tower ATX Enthusiast Case Electronics Usually ships in 24 hours
Amazon: $273.99 TigerDirect: $259.99
Wal-Mart: $298.08 CompUSA: $259.99

Conclusions

Corsair 800D is certainly a nice case, full of nice features, but we think it is highly overpriced, especially when you can get a Zalman MS1000-HS2, which has six hot-swap hard drive bays (two more than this model from Corsair), for USD 175. Of course this model from Corsair brings some extra features, but we don’t see why it should cost so much more, and therefore we can’t recommend it.

Strong Points

  • Hot-swap hard disk drive bays.
  • Support for 2 1/2" drives on all hot-swap bays.
  • Air filter on the bottom panel.
  • Rear panel and interior are painted black.
  • Hole in the motherboard tray for accessing the backplate of the CPU cooler with lid.
  • Holes for routing cables on the motherboard tray with rubber covers.
  • No sharp edges where you could cut yourself while building your PC.
  • Screwless mechanisms for fastening drives.
  • Thumscrews for fastening daughter boards.
  • Aluminum front panel.

Weak Points

  • No noise absorbing mechanisms for the hard disk drives.
  • Slot covers could be meshed.
  • No eSATA port.
  • Doesn’t come with the top fans.
  • No support for external 3 ½” devices (who still uses floppies anyway?).
  • Too expensive.
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