Aplus Gl 3 Htpc Black Aluminium Media Center Case

This one is amazing. I wanted a case that was aesthetic pleasing, and this one is, and for a good price compared with many other HTPC cases out there. Many other HTPC cases you have to use the slimline CPU coolers and in some you need miniATX motherboard. But in this one you can use the normal parts. Although steer clear of the bigest cooler. The power supply is moved to the front of the case, are completely isolated from the rest of the inside. I would strongly advise getting a power supply with the large 120mm fan as these ones fit perfectly underneath the intake at the top (the one you see in the picture), the air is then pulled inn here and directed out underneath, where you can fit an 80mm fan if you want. It includes two 80mm fans at the back to replace the effect the PCU would have had in an conventional case. It's a little bit cramed inside, so get some cable ties and be systematic.
Negative: nothing significant. The design, I think, its men to resemble high end amplifiers, CD-players and similar that you stack on top of each other. And the finch does, bot for some strange reason it's about five cm narrower than these normally are. That it's deeper I understand, but it would only be advantages to making it the couple of cm wider.
The fans on the back are mounted to a plastic frame, so that they can be removed easily. This frame feels a bit flimsy, and could have been made in a more durable material, or with a better fixing, I'm afraid this can create some vibration.
They could also have put some screw holes on the bottom for the legs, as this are only attached with double sided tape.
Conclusion: As they all say, you get what you pay for. In this case, you get a tiny bit more. It works, and looks good. I wanted a high end computer in a HTPC case, and you can do that in this one.

This case is ideal if you want to build a Media Center PC using a Full Size ATX motherboard (or smaller), such as those using the latest i7 Intel CPU and lots of memory. I have been able to add a Blue Ray read writer and 3*1Tb disks, which has filled all the slots. It is about the same size (width and hight) as a full size home cinema amplifier, but about 20cm deeper. I recommend this case.

This case is of poor build quality, the standard connectors are poor, airflow is poor (strange upside down back to front power supply mounting). This is the perfect case, if you want one that looks nice but melts all your components!