Raidmax X1
While we haven't looked at
that many cases from Raidmax, the X1 was certainly more classy than some of the previous models we've seen from them. The X1 is available in both black (which is the version we received) and white.
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Perhaps somewhat similar to the Antec P180, the X1's front carries a very monolithic look to it, with brushed aluminum on the left half and black glossy plastic shaped for ventilation on the right. Only a single power button with a very simple design on it stands out from the rest of the front. Instead of a thin door, practically the entire front bezel of the X1 swings away to the right to open up.
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Once opened up, right away it's apparent that the X1 is capable of holding several more drives than the P150: five 5¼” and two 3½” to be exact. In this shot, we've already placed our combo optical drive just to give a better idea of how the system would look with a computer installed.
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In a more direct shot, the extremely glossy finish is even easier to see. This is definitely a surface that will have to be kept very clean to always look its best (and could scratch easily), but should look very nice as long as its given a little extra care. At the bottom of the front are intake vents and the port cluster. Raidmax has finally done something right where so many other cases fail; it simply spaces apart the USB ports a decent distance, so larger devices won't crowd each other.
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The side that is of most interest on the X1 is the left side - mostly a plastic window to see the innards of the computer. The window is set off by eight shiny light blue triangular pieces, into which the bolts are screwed to hold the window in place. Notice the fan designed to draw cool air in, and right at the CPU are the three side-loading hard drive bays.
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Tamale - Friday, January 13, 2006 - link
Thanks for the quick criticism guys. Article updated.Please continue to scrutinize :)
Viditor - Friday, January 13, 2006 - link
Another comment for your conclusion (which is important for those of us that do video work)...the P150 is the only one of the 3 that has Firewire connector in front (as far as I can tell). If you could list the specs of each case at the head of that cases segment, that would also help (e.g. number of 3.5 slots, front firewire connector, etc...).Cheers!
ceefka - Saturday, January 14, 2006 - link
The P150 also features a cable organizer. If you take of the right panel, you'll see it at the right side of the internal 3,5" drive bays. This can make your cabling a lot tidier than the picture in the review shows.The FireWire connection is S400 on an Intel standard. Those who wish to connect AMD boards might want to call Antec for an adapter cable.
All'n'all I think the P150 looks like a fridge. I bought it though because it made the most sense for its price.
Tamale - Saturday, January 14, 2006 - link
I've heard the P180 referred to as a fridge much moreso than the P150.. hehebut yah, good catch on the cable organizer.
andrewln - Friday, January 13, 2006 - link
i wonder if they suspended the hard drive or they used the brackets.... it makes a difference when the hard drive seeksyacoub - Friday, January 13, 2006 - link
For that matter I wonder if they had the 3-speed 120mm fan it comes with on the lowest setting for the sound tests or still ramped up to max from the cooling tests.gman003 - Friday, January 13, 2006 - link
Why only 3 cases in the roundup? Not much to compare to... :-(In any case, I would really love to see an Aspire case tested against these sometime. I've been building with them for a while now and IMO they look better and cool better than Antec or other so called "Gaming" cases.
Raidmax and Antec cases are nice, but Raidmax is too chinsy with their materials at times and Antec is sooooo overpriced sometimes that one really shouldn't even consider them anymore as their go to case because of so many other competing vendors out there with high quality cases at cheaper prices.
mindless1 - Friday, January 13, 2006 - link
True, Antec is often overpriced but (putting aside the possible issues with the power supply), it's expected that with the Antec one has a power supply they can use long-term. Raidmax power supplies I wouldn't even install in most systems. What would be most interesting is a P150 discounted due to no power supply until the issues with the present one are resolved.oofboi754 - Thursday, March 31, 2022 - link
This case isn't so bad. Put in some Noctua Fans in the front and back ant it keeps my 3060ti (EVGA XC) and 12700kf (NH-U12S) at a comfortable 40 Degrees Celcius when idling. The Noctua Fans combines with the quiet nature of this case keep my rig silent as possible. For it's age, the cable managment isn't bad, it just takes a bit of creative thinking. This case is great for a Sleeper PC like I made.