ASUS TA-252

The case is shipped in the same packaging as the previous model:

The contents are absolutely different, though:

This time it is a classically designed system case without much pretension to originality, yet quite cute-looking. I’m all in favor of the junior model if I were to compare it with the TA-370. The front panel of the TA-252 is in fact the example of how the front panel of a PC case should be shaped:

The single drawback is the “legacy” slit for a floppy drive – I don’t think you need one in a home computer. What’s good about the front panel is the well-placed Power-On button…

…and the big vent grid with the company logo:

The grid is not just a decoration:

You see there is a vent opening behind it and a seat for an 80mm fan which should blow through the cage with the drives (not included with the case, unfortunately).