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Articles: Editorial

CES 2006 Coverage (page 6)


Category: Editorial

by Anna Filatova

[ 01/12/2006 | 12:31 PM ]


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And these babies are from the light-weight category. New CoolerMaster prototypes weighing a little bit over 6kg feature all the convenient trifles you may want: plastic brackets, honeycomb front panel, neon lights that will see through the grids.

Let’s take a closer look at some pleasing peculiarities of these case solutions, such as the sliding front panel opening in a pretty unusual way:

Or solid plastic brackets that can be easily removed without much effort and transparent side panel with a retention socket for a large fan:

Another case manufacturer I visited at the show was Thermaltake. Their new full-tower Eurika case designed for servers and high-end desktop systems looks very solid:

It is expected to start shipping in the end of Q1-beginning of Q2 2006.

Another new series of system cases is the matrix series. These cases are ideal for gamers and LAN parties, because they are extremely light: only 3.8kg!

The Matrix case (left) is equipped with one additional 120mm rear fan, and the Matrix VX (right) – with two 120mm fans in the rear.

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