X-Pider Aluminum Case Review

Former staff writer - February 23, 2004
Category: Cases
: AspireUSA

Introduction
We've all seen the Alienware, Antec, Chenming, Chieftec, Enermax, and Thermaltake Xaser cases that look exactly the same. The reason they look the same, is because, surprise, they are made by the same people. The question, who actually makes all of these cases seams to be one of the Tech World's most unsolved mysteries - And a mystery, we'll try to uncover in our review of the Turbo Case X-Pider Aluminum Case. While we're at it, we'll also take time to review the PSU that came with the case, as well as the matching Keyboard and mouse that Aspire kindly provided to us.

The X-pider Case

Case Specifications

	Case Material	Aluminum
	Main Board	ATX-Up to 12"W x 13"L
	Dimensions(DxWxH)	473x205x522mm
	Thickness	1.0mm
	Drive Space	4x 5.25"
		2x 3.5"
		4x 3.5" Hidden
	Front Panel Switch	Power / Reset
	Led Display	Power / HDD

Shipping

When UPS arrived to deliver the case, I was surprised to find two boxes. I had forgotten at the time that Aspire was sending me a matching Keyboard/Mouse with the case. And sure enough, that's what was included in the 2nd box. Both boxes looked like they were roughed up a bit, but thankfully everything inside was well packed, and undamaged.