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Review on Premium Aluminum Mini-ITX HTPC Desktop Computer πŸ’» Chassis with Sliver Tempered Glass - Goodisory A01 by Bobby Valadez

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Nice but chunky design, serious fit issue.

Advantages: nice design, no wiring problems. Cons: The motherboard brackets were 1-2mm shorter: When I installed the motherboard, the connectors were moved 1-2mm down from the corresponding cutouts in the I/O shield. I got around this by gluing a couple of small fiber washers to the mounting post, which raised the panel just enough for the connectors to line up with the I/O shield. Annoying enough to justify two stars from my rating. The second downside is the mount, which only holds the 2.5" HD faucet in one direction. The HD mounts at the end of the bracket and so close to the end that it can only be installed one way (otherwise SATA cables cannot be connected). I would like to install this hard drive with the cables facing the back of the computer, but the one-way mounting bracket made this impossible. I noticed that this case has a lot of sharp edges. Next time I open this case I'll hit each raised edge with sandpaper. /O shield) weren't that annoying.

Pros
  • Computer case
Cons
  • Annoyed