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Design & Features
There's no doubt that this case is sexy and
after careful inspection, wished they would have given more attention to its
quality and design.
The Outside
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Let's begin with none other than that sexy front
panel. The Luna is primarily built out of extremely thin aluminum and
is why it is so incredibly light. However, the front panel is made of
quality thick aluminum and its design is breathtaking. In short, it is
simple yet modern and does add quite a bit of appeal. It was hard to
depict in pictures but the center accent running from top to bottom is
actually a nice shade of silver and not white. Right in the center
left is where you'll find a single status LED that appropriately emanates a
blue glow, adding that final touch to what is otherwise a very appealing
front design.
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That front panel will definitely fool you
though. Upon first glance, you may think it is double-hinged and opens
to both sides. That's not the case at all and the front panel actually
opens only towards the left. Open it up and you'll find some nice
touches in design. While the this portion is made of plastic, the
bottom front sports some uniquely styled
intake vents. Also, at the very bottom is where you'll find the front
expansion ports. However, note that unlike most gaming cases, this one
does not feature a Firewire port. As with most mid-tower cases, you'll
find a total of four external 5.25" drive bays.
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Before I move on, I just couldn't help myself
and need to comment on their choice of additional front accents.
Design tip #1...never ever use cheap plastic chrome-plated parts on any
electronics or computing product. It is not only a clear sign of poor
quality, but it completely ruins any product design. Why they opted for
chrome-plated top and bottom support panels is beyond me. However,
this is nothing an avid case modder can't easily fix!
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Look at the rear of this case and you'll
quickly be surprised to find it sports a black finish. Unlike the
norm, it truly does enhance its design quite significantly. In terms of
features, nothing much to brag about and all is fairly standard, with the
exception of the two foldable panel grips that actually add additional style
over function.
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Finally, we have a closer look at the bottom of
the case. You will not find additional vents here and the case feet
are pretty standard. Despite the efforts taken with the front panel
vents, I think they could have done better here for added ventilation.
The Inside
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Open up that side panel and you'll be pleasantly
greeted by something you don't normally see in case. The Luna sports a full black
finish inside and out. I can't begin to tell you how much a simple
feature like this will make in terms of overall aesthetics. The
picture above truly does depict this and after all these years, I find it
quite surprising that higher-end manufacturers don't take the initiative to
add this "final touch" to a majority of their own products.
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The next thing your eyes will lay on is that
drive cage. Other than sporting a unique tool-less design and
overall size comparable to the
Silverstone's Kublai, this
small mid-tower manages to support a whopping ten drives in total.
However, despite how impressed I was with this, it was later that I really
found out how it was able to support this many drives without one compromise
in the cooling department.
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A closer look at the drive cage shows support
for three internal and two external 3.5" drives and an unusual support for
five external 3.5" drives and/or accessories.
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A much closer look at the drive cage reveals its
fairly unique slidelocks designed primarily
to make the whole install process a bit less cumbersome. The internal
I/O and extension cables are what you'd expect and all are properly labeled.
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Moving to the internal rear of the chassis, we
find the standard ATX PSU mount and their own Sigma labeled 120mm exhaust
fan. Finally, moving to the bottom rear does not reveal anything out of
the norm and the case sports standard push-style PCI brackets with a
tool-less design.
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