Which Computer Case?

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What's the panel to the right of the 3.5" bays?

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Looks like some kind of stash compartment. I had a stash compartment
on the shift knob of my 280Z.
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That's where your kid will stick his peanut butter and jelly sandwich if you
don't have a door on your front bezel. Don't you read the other threads?...:)

No, actually it's supposed to be a "tool box". Remember this case is designed
for the Lan Party enthusiast. It's also a damn good place to stash wires,
that's what I used it for. I still haven't figured out how to cover it from the
front though.

Ed
 
It IS a hassle! Advantages are ...
cover a bezel of a different color,
keep dust out,
prevent the insertion of a P&J sandwich by the toddler,
clean appearance.
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And you can lock them so if you turn it off, someone can't boot it up and
get on it.
 
William W. Plummer said:
Aluminum does not provide magnetic field shielding the way steel does. So
don't plan on having a radio next to your work area if you use an Al case.

Also, I really dislike the cheap card mounting scheme used in some cases.
I'm refering to the ones that have a single bar that catches the tops of all
cards instead of a screw to hold each card individually.

I don't see any value in more than 2 full-size 5 1/4" bays. All you need
is one DVD or CD RW drive. Two makes copying easy but is not necessary.

There is probably no use for a 3 1/2" drive bay, let alone two. Floppies
are totally out and so is using Zip drives to move files around now that we
have the Flash Drives.
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Good points except for those of us that like to have a flash media reader. A 3-1/2" bay is usually needed for them. I just pop my memory
card in and load my mp3s, copy images, copy files I need on other machines. It comes in very handy for me. I use it in place of a floppy
for most things.



Roger
 
Roger M said:
Good points except for those of us that like to have a flash media
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reader. A 3-1/2" bay is usually needed for them. I just pop my memory
card in and load my mp3s, copy images, copy files I need on other
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machines. It comes in very handy for me. I use it in place of a floppy
for most things.
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OfficeMax was giving away a nice little USB gadget for reading Compact Flash
chips. (Free after rebate). You can use your camera chip for carrying
files or plug a "Thumb Drive" on to the front USB connectors on your
machine. Nice.
 
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