Packaging:
While the unit was in transit from
NZXT, FedEx decided to play a little game with me. I like to call it lets attempt to deliver the package at the same time of day when nobody is home for three straight days. (The little FedEx tag apparently fell off into a gathering of leaves by my door Thursday, then I got the 2nd notice Friday, and signed the tag but forgot to stick it on my door the next day - Doh!). I swung by the FedEx facility after work Monday night to pickup my package, and saw the awful beating the package took while in transit. Mostly the corners were bent in and some areas had worn off from sliding around the FedEx truck for three days.
Before checking to ensure the case itself wasn't damaged, I took a quick look at what was on the box. The brief features listed on the box included drive bays: four external 5.25", one external 3.5 ", and five internal 3.5"; four 120mm fans (two on the side, one in the front, and one in the rear). You also see the entire chassis is made with aluminum, a thick top & bottom at 3mm, and an innovative screw/tool less side and front removal system. From the pictures of the case, it looks pretty sturdy and exemplifies "Structural Masterpiece" and "Unbreakable Structure", so let's see if it does live up to what it claims.
Removing the unit from the roughed up cardboard box, the case looks undamaged. It would have to get a side or corner bashed in more than an inch to make contact with the case. Here is the case wrapped in plastic and in the standard Styrofoam packing.
Accessories:
The accessories included are CD-ROM brackets, screws, and standoffs. In the first image, we have from the left, screws for CD-ROM (16), HDD/Power (12), and FDD (8), according to the sheet that accompanies the hardware. In the next picture I have one of the CD-ROM brackets installed on a drive.
