I was looking at this case today - can get it in Canada for about $175 plus shipping. I like that it has 10 internal drive bays, with a very straight forward push/pull air design. With 5 5.25 bays I could also add a 5x3 and 3x2 for a total of 18 drives. I think it is well worth the $175. Just wondering if anyone else has experience with this case or recommend a contender in the 18 drive range, for $350? (case - $175, 5x3 - $100, 3x2 - $75)

 

Thanks!

Shawn

I own this case and it's a very nice case.  The bottom three 5.25" bays don't have any tabs sticking out so it's easy to install a 5x3 module like the Norco SS-500.

 

You may want to consider the Norco 4224 as an alternative.  It's a bit more expensive but right now you can get it with free shipping from NCIX (it's not advertised but add it to your cart and see for yourself).  However, the fans on the Norco are very loud so you would either have to put it somewhere out of the way or plan to replace the fans.

Yes, I have looked at the Norco cases, but everything i see, they a freaking huge at 26" deep, and read about the crappy fans makes me thing to go with this solution. I don't expect to go much beyond 18 drives within the next two years - so a 20 bay or 24 bay Norco is a bit much I think. Plus I think the Lian Li out of the box will blow away the Norco for cooling, and you cannot beat that.

 

Shawn