XPost: comp.sys.mac.system, alt.comp.os.windows-10, comp.mobile.android   
   From: nospam@needed.invalid   
      
   On Thu, 4/17/2025 5:08 AM, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   > On 2025-04-17 07:15, Paul wrote:   
   >> On Wed, 4/16/2025 9:52 PM, Alan wrote:   
   >>> On 2025-04-16 14:24, Paul wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   >> This is one of the reasons, in the current computer room, *the* most popular   
   >> computer, is the one with a flat door panel with a handle on it. I used to   
   have   
   >> computer cases, where the silly drives used to slide into front mount   
   >> tray holes (it would take like ten minutes to change a drive),   
   >> but the machine with the nice door, the trays face the user   
   >> and are immediately accessible. I have "enjoyed the hell" out of the   
   >> two of those I own. The trays for the disks are steel, so you don't have   
   >> to worry about the competitor cases that use plastic trays. That's   
   >> the Antec Sonata case. It's amazing, what a few convenience features   
   >> makes to your opinion of a thing.   
   >   
   > I have the Antec P101. Way too big, I can not figure out the sizes when   
   shopping on a web page like Amazon. Of course I can see the specs, but then   
   I'm surprised when I actually have it on my hands. It is a pleasure to work   
   inside, but I had to modify    
   the computer rack to hold it.   
   >   
      
   Dimensions 	527x232x506mm (DWH)  EATX   
                   20.7 9.1 19.9   
      
   That's about the same size as the one I got (Phanteks).   
   They don't have to get too large, before   
   they're hard to cool. I've blocked some   
   of the vents in mine, to try to get more   
   air velocity in other places, but it's   
   really a losing battle. It's got five fans   
   in it at the moment.   
      
      Paul   
      
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