On 25/08/2019 23.07, Paul wrote:
Rene Lamontagne wrote:
On 2019-08-25 3:15 p.m., Carlos E.R. wrote:
On 25/08/2019 21.05, Paul wrote:
Carlos E.R. wrote:
On 25/08/2019 15.39, Mayayana wrote:
"Carlos E.R." wrote

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| Some do have filters or grids. You just have to pay more.
| Antec, for instance.
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Â*Â* Yes, so says Paul. I wasn't aware of that. I usually
pay $20 for a simple tin (or sheet steel?) case. I don't
need anything that looks like a Klingon dashboard
so I've never looked at the expensive boxes.

They have other advantages. Holes for more fans, several hard disk
trays, cushioned for reduced vibration (the vibration from one hard
disk
head has been known to transmit to a nearby hard disk causing it more
read errors via positioning head errors because of the vibration at
the
proper frequency). Double sheet sides, also to reduce sound
transmission.

Filtered air intakes I have seen in ruggerized computer cases intended
for industrial environments. Imagine a machine shop, where the dust
can
be metallic particles! Some of those boxes you can put on the floor
and
jump over them, safely.

You pay the money, for the side-mount disk trays.
That's the bit that makes it worthwhile. So
easy to change drives. I'm not looking for fancy metal
bits particularly.

https://img.hexus.net/v2/cases/antec/sonata3/4.1.s.jpg

Side mounted! Interesting. But the cables are right in the back, very
difficult to insert unless you remove as well the back cover.


I keep one optical drive in the front-load bays.

And the rest is done with trays that face you.

Cables at the back... :-P


Off course, 2 knurled thumbscrews and your their, My case is arranged
exactly the same.Â* Rene


To open that panel, I have to partially extract the computer from its
rack first. And in my Antec case, the back panel (right hand) has actual
screws, while the front panel (left panel) has thumbscrews. That is, you
have to remove both panels to replace a hard disk. Me, one. Well, and
the front plastic thing that hides the fans and dust grid.

Some right-angle connectors and bobs yer uncle.

Still...


The cable routing is a bit tortured, and the bottom-most
tray tends to not get used. So using three drives is
a comfortable max with the trays. If I left the door off
the box, I could use all of them, but that's not good
for cooling. I can leave the door off, if using just
SSDs on it.

I use the four, with two fans. Plus an SSD elsewhere, and afterthought.

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Cheers, Carlos.