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Review on Fractal Design Node Computer Case by Wiktor Gajewski ᠌

Revainrating 4 out of 5

I am satisfied with everything, both price and quality, I advise you to buy.

I did not wait here, I dragged him from Ukraine. First impression: it is wider than it seems in the pictures. I started to disemble it - many screws sit very hard, including those with a knurled head, apparently, these screws cut the thread when screwing in, so you can’t do without a screwdriver. When you set the fan speed control to the "Low" position and turn on the computer, one of the front fans does not start :( We start it either from the "pusher" (which is not applicable for the embled case :), or set the control to "Max" then to "Low". I advise you to pay attention when choosing a PSU: the internal extension adapter of the 220V wire is designed in such a way that on some PSUs it breaks strongly when connected. We look at the PSU, imagine it in the case with the fan installed downwards. Now we look at the power input: it is desirable that the "bevels" at the 220V input to the PSU are directed upwards or to the front wall of the case, then the 220V wire does not break (someone understood something? :) By the way, we shove the extension adapter itself into the PSU for nothing, because Apparently, he didn’t fully insert it + there was a hall after turning it off (! ) After about 5 minutes, one of the contacts in this extension adapter “shot” with me knocking out all the sockets in the apartment. Now I turned the power supply over, tightly planted the extension cord adapter and, it seems, everything is working fine. Price: for this amount, Fractal Design sells its full-fledged cases, in which there are a lot of convenient chips and gadgets, which are practically absent here, but it’s a shame :( but I really liked it outwardly.

Pros
  • Small and beautiful. Carefully embled. 3 quiet coolers. Cool indicators: power - blue (it can be seen in the photo), and HDD - white shines under the case. Removable dust filters.
Cons
  • Price. Glitchy fan controller (or such fans? ). Frail and sometimes uncomfortable internal wire 220V. Tight screws.