One of the disadvantages of a small form factor is there's no space to add devices to the computer's body. The old system I'm moving from had 2 internal hard drives. The 200 GB data/video drive needs to move to the new system because it has all of my work on it, but it can't fit into the case. So I had to convert it to an external. Shopping for a case can be overwhelming because there are so many out there and at various price ranges. You can get a really cheap one for under $10, but it probably won't last too long. After a lot of looking around, I settled on the Black Galaxy Metal Gear 3507 from Directron for $25.99. It has a nice big fan and is made of aluminum to help in cooling. It's also black... same color as the IBM case. The interior of the case is well-padded too. The hard drive is a tight fit (must be installed very carefully), yet very protected. There are foam shock absorbers on all sides and not one part of the drive touches the case's interior wall. It could easily survive a fall. The installation was a little harder than most cases, but still pretty easy. It's durable, performs great and looks cool.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Takhisis 2.6 (Part 3)
Black Galaxy Metal Gear 3507
One of the disadvantages of a small form factor is there's no space to add devices to the computer's body. The old system I'm moving from had 2 internal hard drives. The 200 GB data/video drive needs to move to the new system because it has all of my work on it, but it can't fit into the case. So I had to convert it to an external. Shopping for a case can be overwhelming because there are so many out there and at various price ranges. You can get a really cheap one for under $10, but it probably won't last too long. After a lot of looking around, I settled on the Black Galaxy Metal Gear 3507 from Directron for $25.99. It has a nice big fan and is made of aluminum to help in cooling. It's also black... same color as the IBM case. The interior of the case is well-padded too. The hard drive is a tight fit (must be installed very carefully), yet very protected. There are foam shock absorbers on all sides and not one part of the drive touches the case's interior wall. It could easily survive a fall. The installation was a little harder than most cases, but still pretty easy. It's durable, performs great and looks cool.
One of the disadvantages of a small form factor is there's no space to add devices to the computer's body. The old system I'm moving from had 2 internal hard drives. The 200 GB data/video drive needs to move to the new system because it has all of my work on it, but it can't fit into the case. So I had to convert it to an external. Shopping for a case can be overwhelming because there are so many out there and at various price ranges. You can get a really cheap one for under $10, but it probably won't last too long. After a lot of looking around, I settled on the Black Galaxy Metal Gear 3507 from Directron for $25.99. It has a nice big fan and is made of aluminum to help in cooling. It's also black... same color as the IBM case. The interior of the case is well-padded too. The hard drive is a tight fit (must be installed very carefully), yet very protected. There are foam shock absorbers on all sides and not one part of the drive touches the case's interior wall. It could easily survive a fall. The installation was a little harder than most cases, but still pretty easy. It's durable, performs great and looks cool.
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