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Originally Posted by Chunky_Chimp 
Well I got mine late last Thursday and have had my build in it for a few days now, very satisfied.
3 nitpicky problems, 2 cosmetic:
1. My XL side window came with about a 2-inch scratch near the middle of it; I'm not gonna ask for a replacement, though if offered one I'll accept, but I felt I should note that.
2. The top drop-in mount didn't come with fan mount blanks. This is actually more of an annoyance than a problem, though since I have a front-to-back airflow configuration it doesn't really flow well to have a nearly fully open top.
3a. I noticed the USB 3.0 cables from the front panel in SM8s with those ports are black, while the 2.0 cables in mine are blue. Since I have an NZXT IU-01 I was able to leave these out of the way and just use the sleeved cables with the hub, but it still made me wonder why it's like that.
3b. As noted by TTL in his M8 review the USB cables have header leads for each individual port rather than in standard 2-port blocks. I had thought this would be corrected after that review, which was quite a long time ago now.
Even if I hadn't won the case I definitely would have bought either it, the SMH10, or something out of the Gemini lineup whenever that's out, for my next build, and again overall I am really satisfied with the case.
Well I got mine late last Thursday and have had my build in it for a few days now, very satisfied.
3 nitpicky problems, 2 cosmetic:
1. My XL side window came with about a 2-inch scratch near the middle of it; I'm not gonna ask for a replacement, though if offered one I'll accept, but I felt I should note that.
2. The top drop-in mount didn't come with fan mount blanks. This is actually more of an annoyance than a problem, though since I have a front-to-back airflow configuration it doesn't really flow well to have a nearly fully open top.
3a. I noticed the USB 3.0 cables from the front panel in SM8s with those ports are black, while the 2.0 cables in mine are blue. Since I have an NZXT IU-01 I was able to leave these out of the way and just use the sleeved cables with the hub, but it still made me wonder why it's like that.
3b. As noted by TTL in his M8 review the USB cables have header leads for each individual port rather than in standard 2-port blocks. I had thought this would be corrected after that review, which was quite a long time ago now.
Even if I hadn't won the case I definitely would have bought either it, the SMH10, or something out of the Gemini lineup whenever that's out, for my next build, and again overall I am really satisfied with the case.
Hmmm... Windows shouldn't be scratched - even on "free" cases
We'll send a new one with the fan covers.The USB panel is a trickier issue. We get them from Silverstone and they won't change the design to accommodate our needs (not with out ordering $$$ anyway). I have never been thrilled with them but at the time, we were the only boutique case builder offering an integrated USB panel. As far as I know, we still are. Custom panels are prohibitively expensive for a small company like ours, so we were kind of stuck with what was available. One of the reasons that it took so long to get USB 3.0 is that I wanted a cleaner solution and we finally got it
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