Hello again, my name is Rodney Reynolds and welcome to another video review. Today, I’m looking at the Thermaltake Soprano Series Case. The front of the case is all plastic, one very large stylish door. It can be unlocked at the right-hand side. It opens to reveal four external 5.25-inch drive bays, two external 3.50-inch bays, a reset and power button as well as a hard drive activity and a power LED. Now, this part also opens and inside is one very large 120mm fan that also comes with a filter which is great and you can easily remove it for cleaning.
At the top of the case, there is a gate which opens to reveal one Fire Wire, tow USB ports as well as a microphone and headphone jack. At the left side of the case, there’s a very large window and this window comes with a 90mm fan. It also can be locked at the top. There are two levers pushed each of them this way and you can remove the side panel very easily. You also notice at the bottom the two feed. There are two feed on either side of the case and this simply pop out for stability.
At the back of the case, at the very top is where the power supply will get installed. They include an I/O shield plate as well as another 120mm fan and down right here are the seven expansion slots. They also include two oversized thumbscrews on the left side panel. This is a midsize tower product so there isn’t a tremendous amount of room on the inside to work, but it’s more than adequate. Also note that the motherboard tray is not removable. As I mentioned earlier at the front top of the case, there are four external 5.25-inch drive bays and two external 3.50-inch drive bays as well as five internal 3.50-inch drive bays. And there are a couple of different tooless designs on this case. One, being the expansion slots as well as the drive bays.
When installing a drive in the 5.25-inch drive bays, just use the included plastic rails on each side of the drive then simply slip the drive right into the drive bay. Now, what’s a little different when installing drives in the external and internal 3.50-inch drive bays, they include locked devices. Two small ones for the two external 3.50-inch drive bays and five larger ones for the internal 3.50-inch drive bays. And they work quite easily. Just push the drive into the drive bay first then attach the locked device, twist it to a locked position and it’s securely into place. Installing a card in any of these expansion slots is quite easy to do. First of all, lift the lever, insert the card and then stock it into place. This case also comes with an open alarm feature. It’s a little switch which will trigger when the left side panel is opened. And finally, have a listen to the case’s stock fans.
This product has lots of excellent features, plenty of drive bays, great air circulation, a tooless design and many more. Keep in mind though that the case is a midsize, not a full size, it takes it to a micro or a regular ATX motherboard. It’s available in two different colors, silver or black. And the case is steel and weighs in around 21 pounds. Overall, this is a kick ass product.
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