Well, I've been searching for cases in the $0-$150 range, and I came up with these.
Cooler Master Ammo 533
It's pretty sturdy-looking, but the front bezel is cheezy and cheap, and it weighs 25 lbs. The carrying handle is nice, but it's not a LAN case, and I don't need a LAN case.
Another choice, and hopefully it'll get a rebate:
Cooler Master Praetorian
Nice. What can I say. It has a case door, but the power button and ports are outside. Three fans.
Third:
Thermaltake Soprano
It has a nice look, paint finish, but the paint can chip. Also, the power button and ports are hidden inside the case, and it looks kinda ugly underneath. It'll spend a significant amount of time open and it only looks nice on the outside.
The Antec P180 is also nice, better than the Soprano, but it suffers from the same problems (e.g. power button on inside) and I like the top-mounted power button/ports since I'll be putting the case on the floor.
I also considered the Antec P160W, but it's cheap-looking.
Those Silverstone Temjins cost an arm and a leg.
Lian-Li's website is rather chaotic. I haven't really seen any of their cases that I liked; I know they function superbly, so could anyone give me a reccomendation here?
I consider any case within my price range that's a mid-tower if you guys suggest it. Sooooo....Thanks for reading this long post!
--Gerry
Cooler Master Ammo 533
It's pretty sturdy-looking, but the front bezel is cheezy and cheap, and it weighs 25 lbs. The carrying handle is nice, but it's not a LAN case, and I don't need a LAN case.
Another choice, and hopefully it'll get a rebate:
Cooler Master Praetorian
Nice. What can I say. It has a case door, but the power button and ports are outside. Three fans.
Third:
Thermaltake Soprano
It has a nice look, paint finish, but the paint can chip. Also, the power button and ports are hidden inside the case, and it looks kinda ugly underneath. It'll spend a significant amount of time open and it only looks nice on the outside.
The Antec P180 is also nice, better than the Soprano, but it suffers from the same problems (e.g. power button on inside) and I like the top-mounted power button/ports since I'll be putting the case on the floor.
I also considered the Antec P160W, but it's cheap-looking.
Those Silverstone Temjins cost an arm and a leg.
Lian-Li's website is rather chaotic. I haven't really seen any of their cases that I liked; I know they function superbly, so could anyone give me a reccomendation here?
I consider any case within my price range that's a mid-tower if you guys suggest it. Sooooo....Thanks for reading this long post!
--Gerry